§3105.22. Purpose.
43 C.F.R. § 3105.22
When a lease or a portion thereof cannot be independently developed and operated in conformity with an established well-spacing or well-development program, the authorized officer may approve a communitization agreement for such lands with other lands, whether or not owned by the United States, upon a determination that it is in the public interest. Operations or production under such an agreement will be deemed to be operations or production as to each lease committed thereto.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 25 U.S.C. 396d and 2107; 30 U.S.C. 189, 306, 359, and 1751; 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; and 42 U.S.C. 15801.
Source
Source: 89 FR 30966, Apr. 23, 2024, unless otherwise noted.