---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3142.5"
title: "43"
number: "3142.5"
heading: "Definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3142.5"
---

# §3142.5. Definitions.


As used in this subpart, the term:

Production in paying quantities for combined hydrocarbon leases means:

- (1) Production, in compliance with an approved plan of operations and by nonconventional methods, of oil and gas which can be marketed; or
- (2) **Production of oil or gas by conventional methods as the term is currently used in 43 CFR part 3160.** Production in paying quantities for oil and gas leases means production of oil or gas by conventional methods that meets the definition of “production in paying quantities” in [43 CFR 3160.0-5](/cfr/43/3160.0-5.md).

  Production in paying quantities for tar sand leases means production of shale oil quantities that provide a positive return after all costs of production have been met, including the amortized costs of the capital investment.


## 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.