yourstate.us
Home / United States / 43 CFR
43 CFR 3261.11

§ 3261.11 How do I apply for approval of drilling operations and well pad construction?

United States · 43 CFR — Public Lands: Interior · Status: effective

Get this as JSONEmbed this
Cite this
Citation
43 CFR 3261.11, § 3261.11 How do I apply for approval of drilling operations and well pad construction?, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/212642
Permanent ID
ys:prov:212642@1
SHA-256
e398b492b8f3ddadfdb9eff0023f12d66aa5b0ab261f1cb89498074993afa8f8

The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.

Full text

(a) Send to BLM: (1) A completed and signed drilling permit application, Form 3260-2; (2) A complete operations plan (§ 3261.12); (3) A complete drilling program (§ 3261.13); and (4) An acceptable bond (§ 3261.18). (b) Do not start any drilling operations until after BLM approves the permit.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.