43 CFR § 3120.7-3
Compensatory royalty agreements
June 11, 2020
The terms and conditions of compensatory royalty agreements involving acquired lands in which the United States owns a future or fractional interest shall be established on an individual case basis. Such agreements shall be required when leasing is not possible in situations where the interest of the United States in the oil and gas deposit includes both a present and a future fractional interest in the same tract containing a producing well.
[53 FR 22843, June 17, 1988]