[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 43, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 43CFR3162.2-4]

[Page 417]
 
                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR
 
    CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 3160--ONSHORE OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart 3162--Requirements for Operating Rights Owners and Operators
 
Sec. 3162.2-4  What protective action may BLM require the lessee to take to protect the leases from drainage?

    We may require you to:
    (a) Drill or modify and produce all wells that are necessary to 
protect the leased mineral resources from drainage;
    (b) Enter into a unitization or communitization agreement with the 
lease containing the draining well; or
    (c) Pay compensatory royalties for drainage that has occurred or is 
occurring.

[66 FR 1893, Jan. 10, 2001]