---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3217.15"
title: "43"
number: "3217.15"
heading: "What does BLM need to approve my drilling or development contract?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3217.15"
---

# §3217.15. What does BLM need to approve my drilling or development contract?


For BLM to approve your drilling or development contract, you must send us:

- (a) The contract and a statement of why you need it;
- (b) A statement of all interests held by the contracting parties in that geothermal area or field;
- (c) The type of operations and schedule set by the contract;
- (d) A statement that the contract will not violate Federal antitrust laws by concentrating control over the production or sale of geothermal resources; and
- (e) Any other information we may require to make a decision about the contract or to attach conditions of approval.

## 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.