§ 230.456 - Offsets of overpayments and underpayments on the same lease (or unit) by the same person.

If a person makes an overpayment on any OCS lease or unit in a prior month, it may offset that overpayment against an underpayment that same person made in any prior month on that same lease or unit for the same or a different product without submitting a request for refund or credit. This offset is permitted only if the underpayment was not created as a result of a credit adjustment to recoup the amount of the overpayment or was not otherwise created intentionally to provide an underpayment against which to offset the overpayment. This offset also is subject to any limitations imposed by other applicable law or regulations.