Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior |
Subtitle B - Regulations Relating to Public Lands |
Chapter II - Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior |
SubChapter C - Minerals Management (3000) |
Part 3140 - Leasing in Special Tar Sand Areas |
Subpart 3140 - Conversion of Existing Oil and Gas Leases and Valid Claims Based on Mineral Locations |
§ 3140.4-1 - Approval of plan of operations (and unit and operating agreements).
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§ 3140.4-1 Approval of plan of operations (and unit and operating agreements).
(a) The owner of an oil and gas lease, or the owner of a valid claim based on a mineral location shall have such lease or claim converted to a combined hydrocarbon lease when the plan of operations, filed under § 3140.2 of this title, is deemed acceptable and is approved by the authorized officer.
(b) The conversion of a lease within a unit of the National Park System shall be approved only with the consent of the Regional Director of the National Park Service in accordance with § 3140.7 of this title.
(c) A plan of operations may not be approved in part but may be approved where it contains an appropriately staged plan of exploration and development operations.
[47 FR 22478, May 24, 1982, as amended at 55 FR 12351, Apr. 3, 1990]