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  2. Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior
  3. Subtitle B - REGULATIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS
  4. Chapter II - BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
  5. Subchapter C - MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)
  6. Part 3160 - ONSHORE OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS
  7. Subpart 3162 - Requirements for Operating Rights Owners and Operators
  8. 43 CFR § 3162.2-5
43 CFR § 3162.2-5
Must I take protective action when a protective well would be uneconomic?
June 11, 2020
CFR

You are not required to take any of the actions listed in §3162.2-4 if you can prove to BLM that when you first knew or had constructive notice of drainage you could not produce a sufficient quantity of oil or gas from a protective well on your lease for a reasonable profit above the cost of drilling, completing, and operating the protective well.

[66 FR 1893, Jan. 10, 2001]

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