[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: 43CFR3180.0-1]



[Page 451]

 

                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR

 

    CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 

PART 3180_ONSHORE OIL AND GAS UNIT AGREEMENTS: UNPROVEN AREAS

--Table of Contents

 

        Subpart 3180_Onshore Oil and Gas Unit Agreements: General

 

Sec.  3180.0-1  Purpose.









    Note: Many existing unit agreements currently in effect specifically 

refer to the United States Geological Survey, USGS, Minerals Management 

Service, MMS, Supervisor, Conservation Manager, Deputy Conservation 

Manager, Minerals Manager and Deputy Minerals Manager in the body of the 

agreements, as well as references to 30 CFR part 221 or specific 

sections thereof. Those references shall now be read in the context of 

Secretarial Order 3087 and now mean either the Bureau of Land Management 

or Minerals Management Service, as appropriate.



        Subpart 3180_Onshore Oil and Gas Unit Agreements: General



Sec.  

3180.0-1 Purpose.

3180.0-2 Policy.

3180.0-3 Authority.

3180.0-5 Definitions.



               Subpart 3181_Application for Unit Agreement



3181.1 Preliminary consideration of unit agreement.

3181.2 Designation of unit area; depth of test well.

3181.3 Parties to unit agreement.

3181.4 Inclusion of non-Federal lands.

3181.5 Compensatory royalty payment for unleased Federal land.



              Subpart 3182_Qualifications of Unit Operator



3182.1 Qualifications of unit operator.



              Subpart 3183_Filing and Approval of Documents



3183.1 Where to file papers.

3183.2 Designation of area.

3183.3 Executed agreements.

3183.4 Approval of executed agreement.

3183.5 Participating area.

3183.6 Plan of development.

3183.7 Return of approved documents.



Subpart 3184 [Reserved]



                          Subpart 3185_Appeals



3185.1 Appeals.



                        Subpart 3186_Model Forms



3186.1 Model onshore unit agreement for unproven areas.

3186.1-1 Model Exhibit ``A.''

3186.1-2 Model Exhibit ``B.''

3186.2 Model collective bond.

3186.3 Model for designation of successor unit operator by working 

          interest owners.

3186.4 Model for change in unit operator by assignment.



    Authority: 30 U.S.C. 189.



    Source: 48 FR 26766, June 10, 1983, unless otherwise noted. 

Redesignated at 48 FR 36587, Aug. 12, 1983.







    The regulations in this part prescribe the procedures to be followed 

and the requirements to be met by the owners of any right, title or 

interest in Federal oil and gas leases (see Sec.  3160.0-5 of this 

title) and their representatives who wish to unite with each other, or 

jointly or separately with others, in collectively adopting and 

operating under a unit plan for the development of any oil or gas pool, 

field or like area, or any part thereof. All unit agreements on Federal 

leases are subject to the regulations contained in part 3160 of this 

title, Onshore Oil and Gas Operations. All unit operations on non-

Federal lands included within Federal unit plans are subject to the 

reporting requirements of part 3160 of this title.



[48 FR 36587, Aug. 12, 1983]