§556.601. How may I maintain my oil and gas lease beyond the primary term?

You are producing oil or gas in paying quantities;

You are conducting approved drilling or well reworking operations with the objective of establishing production in paying quantities, in accordance with 30 CFR 250.180;

You are producing from, or drilling or reworking, an approved well adjacent to or adjoining your lease that extends directionally into your lease in accordance with 30 CFR 256.71;

You make compensatory payments on your lease in accordance with 30 CFR 256.72;

Your lease is included in a BSEE-approved unit, in accordance with 30 CFR part 250, subpart M; or

Your lease is subject to a suspension of production or a suspension of operations, in accordance with 30 CFR 250.168 through 250.180, for reasons other than gross negligence or a willful violation of a provision of your lease or any governing regulations.