---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3179.2"
title: "43"
number: "3179.2"
heading: "Scope."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3179.2"
---

# §3179.2. Scope.

- (a) Except as provided in [paragraph (b)](#b), this subpart applies to:
  - (1) All onshore Federal and Indian (other than The Osage Nation) oil and gas leases, units, and communitized areas;
  - (2) Indian Mineral Development Act (IMDA) agreements, unless specifically excluded in the agreement or unless the relevant provisions of this subpart are inconsistent with the agreement;
  - (3) Leases and other business agreements and contracts for the development of Tribal energy resources under a Tribal Energy Resource Agreement (TERA) entered into with the Secretary, unless specifically excluded in the lease, other business agreement, or TERA;
  - (4) Wells, equipment, and operations on State or private tracts that are committed to a federally approved unit or communitization agreement defined by or established under 43 CFR subpart [3105](/cfr/43/subpart3105.md) or [43](/cfr/43/subpart43.md) CFR [part 3180](/cfr/43/part3180.md).
- (b) Sections [3179.50](/cfr/43/3179.50.md), [3179.90](/cfr/43/3179.90.md), and [3179.100 through 3179.102](/cfr/43/3179.100..3179.102.md) apply only to operations and production equipment located on a Federal or Indian surface estate. They do not apply to operations and production equipment on State or private tracts, even where those tracts are committed to a federally approved unit or communitization agreement.
- (c) **For purposes of this subpart, the term “lease” also includes IMDA agreements.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[89 FR 25426, Apr. 10, 2024, as amended at 89 FR 92605, Nov. 22, 2024]

### Source

Source: 89 FR 25426, Apr. 10, 2024, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 396d and 2107; 30 U.S.C. 189, 306, 359, and 1751; and 43 U.S.C. 1732(b), 1733, and 1740.

### Source

Source: 81 FR 81421, Nov. 17, 2016, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[89 FR 25426, Apr. 10, 2024, as amended at 89 FR 92605, Nov. 22, 2024]