43 CFR 3137.71 Certification of continuing development (regulations)

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[Title 43, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
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[CITE: 43CFR3137.71]

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TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR

CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

PART 3130_OIL AND GAS LEASING: NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE, ALASKA--
Table of Contents

Subpart 3137_Unitization Agreements_National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska

Sec. 3137.71 What must I do to meet continuing development obligations?

(a) Once you meet initial development obligations, you must perform
additional development. Work you did before meeting initial development
obligations is not continuing development. Continuing development
includes the following operations--
(1) Drilling, testing, or completing additional wells to the primary
target or other unit formations;
(2) Drilling or completing additional wells that establish
production of oil and gas;
(3) Recompleting wells or other operations that establish new unit
production; or
(4) Drilling existing wells to a deeper target.
(b) No later than 90 calendar days after meeting initial development
obligations, submit to BLM a plan that describes how you will meet
continuing development obligations. You must submit to BLM updated
continuing obligation plans as soon as you determine that, for whatever
reason, the plan needs amending.
(1) If you have drilled a well that meets the productivity criteria,
your plan must describe the activities to fully develop the oil and gas
field.
(2) If you fulfilled your initial development obligations, but did
not establish a well that meets the productivity criteria, your plan
must describe the further actual or constructive drilling operations you
will conduct.