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30 CFR §556.601

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You may maintain your oil and gas lease beyond the expiration of the primary term as long as:
  1. (a)You are producing oil or gas in paying quantities;
  2. (b)You are conducting approved drilling or well reworking operations with the objective of establishing production in paying quantities, in accordance with 30 CFR 250.180;
  3. (c)You are producing from, or drilling or reworking, an approved well adjacent to or adjoining your lease that extends directionally into your lease in accordance with 30 CFR 256.71;
  4. (d)You make compensatory payments on your lease in accordance with 30 CFR 256.72;
  5. (e)Your lease is included in a BSEE-approved unit, in accordance with 30 CFR part 250, subpart M; or
  6. (f)Your lease is subject to a suspension of production or a suspension of operations, in accordance with 30 CFR 250.168 through 250.180, for reasons other than gross negligence or a willful violation of a provision of your lease or any governing regulations.