25 CFR § 226.40 - Use of gas for lifting oil.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s226.40"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "25 CFR § 226.40 - Use of gas for lifting oil."
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "226.40"
section_name: "Use of gas for lifting oil."
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"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
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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# 226.40 Use of gas for lifting oil.

Lessee shall not use natural gas from a distinct or separate stratum for the purpose of flowing or lifting the oil, except where said Lessee has an approved right to both the oil and the gas, and then only with the approval of the Superintendent of such use and of the manner of its use.