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43 CFR §3214.18

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BLM will hold all interest owners in a lease jointly and severally liable for compliance with the requirements of § 3200.4 for obligations that accrue while they hold their interest. Among other things, all interest owners are jointly and severally liable for:
  1. (a)Plugging and abandoning wells;
  2. (b)Reclaiming the surface and other resources;
  3. (c)Compensatory royalties assessed for drainage; and
  4. (d)Rent and royalties due.