[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 43, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 43CFR3162.2-5]

[Page 417-418]
 
                    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. 3162.2-5  Must I take protective action when a protective well would 
be uneconomic?

    You are not required to take any of the actions listed in Sec. 
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

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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]