30 CFR § 256.70 - Extension of lease by drilling or well reworking operations.

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title: "30 CFR § 256.70 - Extension of lease by drilling or well reworking operations."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "256.70"
section_name: "Extension of lease by drilling or well reworking operations."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "OFFSHORE"
part_number: "256"
part_name: "LEASING OF SULPHUR OR OIL AND GAS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "31 U.S.C. 9701, 42 U.S.C. 6213, 43 U.S.C. 1334, Pub. L. 109-432."
regulatory_source: "76 FR 64462, Oct. 18, 2011, unless otherwise noted."
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# 256.70 Extension of lease by drilling or well reworking operations.

The term of a lease shall be extended beyond the primary term so long as drilling or well reworking operations are approved by the Secretary according to the conditions set forth in 30 CFR 250.180.