43 CFR Part 3160 — Onshore Oil and Gas Operations
Subpart 3160 — Onshore Oil and Gas Operations: General
Subpart 3161 — Jurisdiction and Responsibility
Subpart 3162 — Requirements for Operating Rights Owners and Operators
- § 3162.1— General requirements.
- § 3162.2-1— Drilling and producing obligations.
- § 3162.2-2— What steps may BLM take to avoid uncompensated drainage of Federal or Indian mineral resources?
- § 3162.2-3— When am I responsible for protecting my Federal or Indian lease from drainage?
- § 3162.2-4— What protective action may BLM require the lessee to take to protect the leases from drainage?
- § 3162.2-5— Must I take protective action when a protective well would be uneconomic?
- § 3162.2-6— When will I have constructive notice that drainage may be occurring?
- § 3162.2-7— Who is liable for drainage if more than one person holds undivided interests in the record title or operating rights for the same lease?
- § 3162.2-8— Does my responsibility for drainage protection end when I assign or transfer my lease interest?
- § 3162.2-9— What is my duty to inquire about the potential for drainage and inform BLM of my findings?
- § 3162.2-10— Will BLM notify me when it determines that drainage is occurring?
- § 3162.2-11— How soon after I know of the likelihood of drainage must I take protective action?
- § 3162.2-12— If I hold an interest in a lease, for what period will the Department assess compensatory royalty against me?
- § 3162.2-13— If I acquire an interest in a lease that is being drained, will the Department assess me for compensatory royalty?
- § 3162.2-14— May I appeal BLM's decision to require drainage protective measures?
- § 3162.2-15— Who has the burden of proof if I appeal BLM's drainage determination?
- § 3162.3— Conduct of operations.
- § 3162.3-1— Drilling applications and plans.
- § 3162.3-2— Subsequent well operations.
- § 3162.3-3— Other lease operations.
- § 3162.3-4— Well abandonment.
- § 3162.4-1— Well records and reports.
- § 3162.4-2— Samples, tests, and surveys.
- § 3162.5-1— Environmental obligations.
- § 3162.5-2— Control of wells.
- § 3162.5-3— Safety precautions.
- § 3162.6— Well and facility identification.
- § 3162.7-1— Disposition of production.
- § 3162.7-2— Measurement of oil.
- § 3162.7-3— Measurement of gas.
- § 3162.7-4— Royalty rates on oil; sliding and step-scale leases (public land only).