43 CFR 3162.2-4
§ 3162.2-4 What protective action may BLM require the lessee to take to protect the leases from drainage?
United States · 43 CFR — Public Lands: Interior · Status: effective
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- 43 CFR 3162.2-4, § 3162.2-4 What protective action may BLM require the lessee to take to protect the leases from drainage?, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/212104
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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.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.