[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 43, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 43CFR3162.2-5]



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                    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 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]