---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3262.14"
title: "43"
number: "3262.14"
heading: "May BLM require me to take samples or perform tests and surveys?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3262.14"
---

# §3262.14. May BLM require me to take samples or perform tests and surveys?

- (a) BLM may require you to take samples or to test or survey the well to determine:
  - (1) The well's mechanical integrity;
  - (2) The identity and characteristics of formations, fluids, or gases;
  - (3) Presence of geothermal resources, water, or reservoir energy;
  - (4) Quality and quantity of geothermal resources;
  - (5) Well bore angle and direction of deviation;
  - (6) Formation, casing, or tubing pressures;
  - (7) Temperatures;
  - (8) Rate of heat or fluid flow; and
  - (9) **Any other necessary well information.**
- (b) See [§ 3264.11](/cfr/43/3264.11.md) for information on reporting requirements.

## 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.