---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3137.40"
title: "43"
number: "3137.40"
heading: "What initial development obligations must I define in a unit agreement?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3137.40"
---

# §3137.40. What initial development obligations must I define in a unit agreement?


Your unit agreement must define—

- (a) The number of wells you anticipate will be necessary to assess the reservoir adequately;
- (b) A primary target for each well;
- (c) A schedule for starting and completing drilling operations for each well; and
- (d) **The time between starting operations on a well to the start of operations on the next well.**

## Notes

### Source

Source: 67 FR 17886, Apr. 11, 2002, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6508, 43 U.S.C. 1733 and 1740.

### Source

Source: 46 FR 55497, Nov. 9, 1981, unless otherwise noted.