---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3282.7"
title: "43"
number: "3282.7"
heading: "What is the effective date of an initial participating area or revision of an existing participating area?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3282.7"
---

# §3282.7. What is the effective date of an initial participating area or revision of an existing participating area?

- (a) 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:
  - (1) A well is completed that causes the participating area to be formed or revised;
  - (2) Commercial operations start; or
  - (3) 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).
- (b) 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

### 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.