43 CFR 3142.5
§ 3142.5 Definitions.
United States · 43 CFR — Public Lands: Interior · Status: effective
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- 43 CFR 3142.5, § 3142.5 Definitions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/212055
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As used in this subpart, the term:
Production in paying quantities for combined hydrocarbon leases means:
(1) Production, in compliance with an approved plan of operations and by nonconventional methods, of oil and gas which can be marketed; or
(2) Production of oil or gas by conventional methods as the term is currently used in 43 CFR part 3160.
Production in paying quantities for oil and gas leases means production of oil or gas by conventional methods that meets the definition of “production in paying quantities” in 43 CFR 3160.0-5.
Production in paying quantities for tar sand leases means production of shale oil quantities that provide a positive return after all costs of production have been met, including the amortized costs of the capital investment.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.