[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 30, Volume 2] [Revised as of July 1, 2001] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 30CFR250.122] [Page 254] TITLE 30--MINERAL RESOURCES CHAPTER II--MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PART 250--OIL AND GAS AND SULPHUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF--Table of Contents Subpart A--General Sec. 250.122 What effect does subsurface storage have on the lease term? If you use a lease area for subsurface storage of gas, it does not affect the continuance or expiration of the lease.