§3282.6. When must the unit operator propose to revise a participating area boundary?
43 C.F.R. § 3282.6
The unit operator must submit a written application to BLM to revise a participating area boundary no later than 60 days after receipt of the BLM determination described herein, when either:
A well is completed that BLM has determined will produce or utilize in commercial quantities, and such well:
Is located outside of an existing participating area; or
Drains an area outside the existing participating area; or
An injection well located outside of an existing participating area is put into use that BLM has determined provides reservoir pressure support to production.
The unit operator may submit a written application for a revision of a participating area when new or additional technical information or revised interpretations of any information provides a basis for revising the boundary.
The unit operator may submit a written request to BLM to delay a participation area revision decision when drilling multiple wells in the unit is actively pursued or the drilling is providing additional technical information. A delay will not affect the effective date of any participation area revision (see § 3282.7). The request must include:
The well locations;
Anticipated spud and completion dates of each well;
The timing of well testing and analyses of technical information; and
The anticipated date BLM will receive the participation area revision for review.
BLM will provide the unit operator with a written decision on the application to revise a participating area or the request to delay a participating area revision decision by BLM.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
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.