25 CFR § 226.26 - Determining cost of well.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s226.26"
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title: "25 CFR § 226.26 - Determining cost of well."
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "226.26"
section_name: "Determining cost of well."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "ENERGY AND MINERALS"
part_number: "226"
part_name: "LEASING OF OSAGE RESERVATION LANDS FOR OIL AND GAS MINING"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 3, 34 Stat. 543; secs. 1, 2, 45 Stat. 1478; sec. 3, 52 Stat. 1034, 1035; sec. 2(a), 92 Stat. 1660; and Sec. 701, Pub. L. 114-74, 129 Stat. 599."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 39573, June 17, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "226"
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# 226.26 Determining cost of well.

The term “cost of drilling” as applied where one lessee takes over a well drilled by another, shall include all reasonable, usual, necessary, and proper expenditures. A list of expenses mentioned in this section shall be presented to proposed purchasing lessee within 10 days after the completion of the well. In the event of a disagreement between the parties as to the charges assessed against the well that is to be taken over, such charges shall be determined by the Superintendent.