30 CFR § 1202.556 - How do I determine the value of avoidably lost, wasted, or drained gas?

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title: "30 CFR § 1202.556 - How do I determine the value of avoidably lost, wasted, or drained gas?"
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "1202.556"
section_name: "How do I determine the value of avoidably lost, wasted, or drained gas?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF NATURAL RESOURCES REVENUE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "NATURAL RESOURCES REVENUE"
part_number: "1202"
part_name: "ROYALTIES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301  25 U.S.C. 396, 396a  398, 398a  2101  30 U.S.C. 181  351  1001  1701  43 U.S.C. 1301  1331  and 1801"
regulatory_source: "48 FR 35641, Aug. 5, 1983, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 75 FR 61066, Oct. 4, 2010."
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# 1202.556 How do I determine the value of avoidably lost, wasted, or drained gas?

If BLM determines that a volume of gas was avoidably lost or wasted, or a volume of gas was drained from your Indian lease for which compensatory royalty is due, then you must determine the value of that volume of gas under 30 CFR part 1206.