---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3141.52"
title: "43"
number: "3141.52"
heading: "Term of lease."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3141.52"
---

# §3141.52. Term of lease.

- (a) Oil and gas leases in special tar sand areas will have a primary term of 10 years and will remain in effect so long thereafter as oil or gas is produced in paying quantities.
- (b) Tar Sand leases will have a primary term of 10 years and will remain in effect so long thereafter as tar sand is produced in paying quantities.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.; 30 U.S.C. 351-359; 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; Pub. L. 97-78, 95 Stat. 1070; 42 U.S.C. 15801, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 89 FR 30988, Apr. 23, 2024, unless otherwise noted.