---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3282.2"
title: "43"
number: "3282.2"
heading: "When must the unit operator have a participating area approved?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3282.2"
---

# §3282.2. When must the unit operator have a participating area approved?


You must have an established BLM-approved participating area to allocate production and royalties before beginning commercial operations under a unit agreement to allocate production within the unit.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1001-1028 and 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.

### Source

Source: 72 FR 24432, May 2, 2007, unless otherwise noted.