---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3207.14"
title: "43"
number: "3207.14"
heading: "How do I qualify for a drilling extension?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3207.14"
---

# §3207.14. How do I qualify for a drilling extension?

- (a) BLM will extend your lease for 5 years under a drilling extension if at the end of the 10th year or any subsequent year of the initial or additional extension of the primary term you:
  - (1) Have not met the requirements that you must satisfy for BLM to grant or to continue the initial or additional extensions of your primary lease term under [§ 3207.12](/cfr/43/3207.12.md), or your lease is in its 20th year;
  - (2) Commenced drilling a well before the end of such year for the purposes of testing or producing a geothermal reservoir; and
  - (3) Are diligently drilling to a target that BLM determines is adequate, based on the local geology and type of development you propose.
- (b) The drilling extension is effective on the first day following the expiration or termination of the primary term.
- (c) At the end of your drilling extension, your lease will expire unless you qualify for a production extension under [§ 3207.15](/cfr/43/3207.15.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1001-1028; 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; and Pub. L. 109-58.

### Source

Source: 72 FR 24400, May 2, 2007, unless otherwise noted.