---
kind: "unit"
title: "43"
title_heading: "Public Lands: Interior"
key: "subtB/chII/subchC/part3170/subpart3178"
level: "subpart"
label: "Subpart 3178"
heading: "Royalty-Free Use of Lease Production"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/subtB-chII-subchC-part3170-subpart3178"
sections_count: 10
---

# Subpart 3178 — Royalty-Free Use of Lease Production

Title 43 C.F.R. — Public Lands: Interior › Subtitle B — Regulations Relating to Public Lands › Chapter II — Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior › Subchapter C — Minerals Management (3000) › Part 3170 — Onshore Oil and Gas Production

## Sections

- [§3178.1. Purpose.](/cfr/43/3178.1.md)
- [§3178.2. Scope.](/cfr/43/3178.2.md)
- [§3178.3. Production on which royalty is not due.](/cfr/43/3178.3.md)
- [§3178.4. Uses of oil or gas on a lease, unit, or communitized area that do not require prior written BLM approval for royalty-free treatment of volumes used.](/cfr/43/3178.4.md)
- [§3178.5. Uses of oil or gas on a lease, unit, or communitized area that require prior written BLM approval for royalty-free treatment of volumes used.](/cfr/43/3178.5.md)
- [§3178.6. Uses of oil or gas moved off the lease, unit, or communitized area that do not require prior written approval for royalty-free treatment of volumes used.](/cfr/43/3178.6.md)
- [§3178.7. Uses of oil or gas moved off the lease, unit, or communitized area that require prior written approval for royalty-free treatment of volumes used.](/cfr/43/3178.7.md)
- [§3178.8. Measurement or estimation of volumes of oil or gas that are used royalty-free.](/cfr/43/3178.8.md)
- [§3178.9. Requesting approval of royalty-free treatment when approval is required.](/cfr/43/3178.9.md)
- [§3178.10. Facility and equipment ownership.](/cfr/43/3178.10.md)