§3282.7. What is the effective date of an initial participating area or revision of an existing participating area?
43 C.F.R. § 3282.7
BLM will establish the appropriate effective date of an initial participating area or any revision to a participating area. The effective date may be, but is not limited to, the first day of the month in which:
A well is completed that causes the participating area to be formed or revised;
Commercial operations start; or
New or additional technical information becomes known that provides a basis for revising the boundary (such as when production from, or injection to, an area outside the participating area first became known).
The unit operator may request BLM to approve a specific effective date for the participating area or revision, but the date may not be earlier than the effective date of the unit.
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.