Title 43

PART 3130 SUBPART 3137

Subpart 3137 - Unitization Agreements - National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska Source:67 FR 17886, Apr. 11, 2002, unless otherwise noted.

43:2.1.1.3.46.8.60SUBJGRP 60
General
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.60.1SECTION 3137.5
   3137.5 What terms do I need to know to understand this subpart
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.60.2SECTION 3137.10
   3137.10 What benefits do I receive for entering into a unit agreement
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.60.3SECTION 3137.11
   3137.11 What consultation must the BLM perform if lands in the unit area are owned by a regional corporation or the State of Alaska
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.61SUBJGRP 61
Application
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.61.4SECTION 3137.15
   3137.15 If the Federal lands constitute less than 10 percent of the lands in the proposed unit area, is the unit agreement subject to Federal regulations or approval
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.61.5SECTION 3137.20
   3137.20 Is there a standard unit agreement form
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.61.6SECTION 3137.21
   3137.21 What must I include in an NPR-A unit agreement
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.61.7SECTION 3137.22
   3137.22 What are the size and shape requirements for a unit area
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.61.8SECTION 3137.23
   3137.23 What must I include in my NPR-A unitization application
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.61.9SECTION 3137.24
   3137.24 Why would BLM reject a unit agreement application
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.61.10SECTION 3137.25
   3137.25 How will the parties to the unit know if BLM approves the unit agreement
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.61.11SECTION 3137.26
   3137.26 When is a unit agreement effective
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.61.12SECTION 3137.27
   3137.27 What effect do subsequent contracts or obligations have on the unit agreement
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.61.13SECTION 3137.28
   3137.28 What oil and gas resources of committed tracts does the unit agreement include
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.62SUBJGRP 62
Development
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.62.14SECTION 3137.40
   3137.40 What initial development obligations must I define in a unit agreement
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.62.15SECTION 3137.41
   3137.41 What continuing development obligations must I define in a unit agreement
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.63SUBJGRP 63
Optional Terms
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.63.16SECTION 3137.50
   3137.50 What optional terms may I include in a unit agreement
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.63.17SECTION 3137.51
   3137.51 Under what conditions does BLM permit multiple unit operators
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.63.18SECTION 3137.52
   3137.52 How may I modify the unit agreement
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.64SUBJGRP 64
Unit Agreement Operating Requirements
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.64.19SECTION 3137.60
   3137.60 As the unit operator, what are my obligations
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.64.20SECTION 3137.61
   3137.61 How do I change unit operators
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.64.21SECTION 3137.62
   3137.62 What are my liabilities as a former unit operator
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.64.22SECTION 3137.63
   3137.63 What are my liabilities after BLM approves me as the new unit operator
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.64.23SECTION 3137.64
   3137.64 As a unit operator, what must I do to prevent or compensate for drainage
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.65SUBJGRP 65
Development Requirements
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.65.24SECTION 3137.70
   3137.70 What must I do to meet initial development obligations
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.65.25SECTION 3137.71
   3137.71 What must I do to meet continuing development obligations
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.65.26SECTION 3137.72
   3137.72 What if reasons beyond my control prevent me from meeting the initial or a continuing development obligation by the time the unit agreement specifies
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.65.27SECTION 3137.73
   3137.73 What will BLM do after I submit a plan to meet continuing development obligations
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.65.28SECTION 3137.74
   3137.74 What must I do after BLM approves my continuing development obligations plan
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.65.29SECTION 3137.75
   3137.75 May I perform additional development outside established participating areas to fulfill continuing development obligations
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.65.30SECTION 3137.76
   3137.76 What happens if I do not meet a continuing development obligation
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.66SUBJGRP 66
Participating Areas
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.66.31SECTION 3137.80
   3137.80 What are participating areas and how do they relate to the unit agreement
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.66.32SECTION 3137.81
   3137.81 What is the function of a participating area
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.66.33SECTION 3137.82
   3137.82 What are productivity criteria
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.66.34SECTION 3137.83
   3137.83 What establishes a participating area
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.66.35SECTION 3137.84
   3137.84 What must I submit to BLM to establish a new participating area, or modify an existing participating area
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.66.36SECTION 3137.85
   3137.85 What is the effective date of a participating area
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.66.37SECTION 3137.86
   3137.86 What happens to a participating area when I obtain new information demonstrating that the participating area should be larger or smaller than previously determined
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.66.38SECTION 3137.87
   3137.87 What must I do if there are unleased Federal tracts in a participating area
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.66.39SECTION 3137.88
   3137.88 What happens when a well outside a participating area does not meet the productivity criteria
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.66.40SECTION 3137.89
   3137.89 How does production allocation occur from wells that do not meet the productivity criteria
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.66.41SECTION 3137.90
   3137.90 Who must operate wells that do not meet the productivity criteria
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.66.42SECTION 3137.91
   3137.91 When will BLM allow a well previously determined to be a non-unit well to be used in establishing or modifying a PA
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.66.43SECTION 3137.92
   3137.92 When does a participating area terminate
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.67SUBJGRP 67
Production Allocation
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.67.44SECTION 3137.100
   3137.100 How must I allocate production to the United States when a participating area includes unleased Federal lands
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.68SUBJGRP 68
Obligations and Extensions
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.68.45SECTION 3137.110
   3137.110 Do the terms and conditions of a unit agreement modify Federal lease stipulations
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.68.46SECTION 3137.111
   3137.111 When will BLM extend the primary term of all leases committed to a unit agreement or renew all leases committed to a unit agreement
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.68.47SECTION 3137.112
   3137.112 What happens if I am prevented from performing actual or constructive drilling or reworking operations
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.69SUBJGRP 69
Change in Ownership
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.69.48SECTION 3137.120
   3137.120 As a transferee of an interest in a unitized NPR-A lease, am I subject to the terms and conditions of the unit agreement
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.70SUBJGRP 70
Unit Termination
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.70.49SECTION 3137.130
   3137.130 Under what circumstances will BLM approve a voluntary termination of the unit
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.70.50SECTION 3137.131
   3137.131 What happens if the unit terminated before the unit operator met the initial development obligations
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.70.51SECTION 3137.132
   3137.132 What if I do not meet a continuing development obligation before I establish any participating area in the unit
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.70.52SECTION 3137.133
   3137.133 After participating areas are established, when does the unit terminate
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.70.53SECTION 3137.134
   3137.134 What happens to committed leases if the unit terminates
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.70.54SECTION 3137.135
   3137.135 What are the unit operator's obligations after unit termination
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.71SUBJGRP 71
Appeals
43:2.1.1.3.46.8.71.55SECTION 3137.150
   3137.150 How do I appeal a decision that BLM issues under this subpart