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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior |
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Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Lands |
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Chapter II—Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior |
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SubChapter C—Minerals Management (3000) |
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Part 3100 - Oil and Gas Leasing |
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Subpart 3108 - Relinquishment, Termination, Cancellation |
§ 3108.10 - Relinquishment.
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§ 3108.10 Relinquishment.
The lessee(s) may relinquish the lease or any legal subdivision of the lease at any time. The lessee(s) must file a written relinquishment with the BLM State Office with jurisdiction over the lease. All lessees holding record title interests in the lease must sign the relinquishment. A relinquishment takes effect on the date the lessee filed it with the BLM. However, the lessee(s) and the party that issued the bond will continue to be obligated to:
(a) Make payments of all accrued rentals and royalties, including payments of compensatory royalty due for all drainage that occurred before the relinquishment;
(b) Place all wells to be relinquished in condition for suspension or abandonment as the BLM requires; and
(c) Complete reclamation of the leased sites after stopping or abandoning oil and gas operations on the lease, under a plan approved by the BLM or the appropriate surface management agency.