43 CFR 3137.23 Unit designation (regulations)

WAIS Document Retrieval[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 43, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
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[CITE: 43CFR3137.23]

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TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR

CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

PART 3130_OIL AND GAS LEASING: NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE, ALASKA--
Table of Contents

Subpart 3137_Unitization Agreements_National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska

Sec. 3137.23 What must I include in my NPR-A unitization application?

Your unitization application to BLM must include--
(a) The proposed unit agreement;
(b) A map showing the proposed unit area;
(c) A list of committed tracts including, for each tract, the--
(1) Legal land description and acreage;
(2) Names of persons holding record title interest;
(3) Names of persons owning operating rights; and
(4) Name of the unit operator.
(d) You must certify--
(1) That you invited all owners of oil and gas rights (leased or
unleased) and lease interests (record title and operating rights) within
the external boundary of the unit area described in the application to
join the unit;
(2) That there are sufficient tracts committed to the unit agreement
to reasonably operate and develop the unit area;
(3) The commitment status of all tracts within the area proposed for
unitization; and
(4) That you accept unit obligations under Sec. 3137.60 of this
subpart.
(e) Evidence of acceptable bonding;
(f) A discussion of reasonably foreseeable and significantly adverse
effects on the surface resources of NPR-A and how unit operations may
reduce impacts compared to individual lease operations; and
(g) Other documentation BLM may request. BLM may require additional
copies of maps, plats, and other similar exhibits.