43 CFR 3162.2-5
§ 3162.2-5 Must I take protective action when a protective well would be uneconomic?
United States · 43 CFR — Public Lands: Interior · Status: effective
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- 43 CFR 3162.2-5, § 3162.2-5 Must I take protective action when a protective well would be uneconomic?, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/212105
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You are not required to take any of the actions listed in § 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.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.