---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3285.2"
title: "43"
number: "3285.2"
heading: "When may BLM approve a voluntary termination of a unit agreement?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3285.2"
---

# §3285.2. When may BLM approve a voluntary termination of a unit agreement?


BLM may approve the voluntary termination of a unit agreement at any time:

- (a) After receiving a signed certification agreeing to the termination from a sufficient number of the working interest owners specified in the unit agreement who together represent a majority interest in the unit agreement; and
- (b)
  - (1) After the completion of the initial unit obligation well but before the establishment of a participating area; or
  - (2) After a participating area is established, upon receipt of information providing adequate assurance that:
    - (i) Diligent development and production of known commercial geothermal resources will occur; and
    - (ii) **The public interest is protected.**

## 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.