---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3261.11"
title: "43"
number: "3261.11"
heading: "How do I apply for approval of drilling operations and well pad construction?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3261.11"
---

# §3261.11. How do I apply for approval of drilling operations and well pad construction?

- (a) **Send to BLM—**
  - (1) A completed and signed drilling permit application, Form 3260-2;
  - (2) A complete operations plan ([§ 3261.12](/cfr/43/3261.12.md));
  - (3) A complete drilling program ([§ 3261.13](/cfr/43/3261.13.md)); and
  - (4) An acceptable bond ([§ 3261.18](/cfr/43/3261.18.md)).
- (b) **Do not start any drilling operations until after BLM approves the permit.**

## 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.