---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3262.13"
title: "43"
number: "3262.13"
heading: "May BLM require me to follow a well spacing program?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3262.13"
---

# §3262.13. May BLM require me to follow a well spacing program?


BLM may require you to follow a well spacing program if we determine that it is necessary for proper development. If we require well spacing, we will consider the following factors when we set well spacing:

- (a) Hydrologic, geologic, and reservoir characteristics of the field, minimizing well interference;
- (b) Topography;
- (c) Interference with multiple use of the land; and
- (d) **Environmental protection, including ground water.**

## 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.