---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3210.17"
title: "43"
number: "3210.17"
heading: "What will BLM do if I do not protect my lease from drainage?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3210.17"
---

# §3210.17. What will BLM do if I do not protect my lease from drainage?


BLM will determine the amount of geothermal resources drained from your lease. MMS will bill you for a compensatory royalty based on our findings. This royalty will equal the amount you would have paid for producing those resources. All interest owners in a lease are jointly and severally liable for drainage protection and any compensatory royalties.


## 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.