43 CFR § 3100.21 - Compensation for drainage.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s3100.21"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "43 CFR § 3100.21 - Compensation for drainage."
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3100.21"
section_name: "Compensation for drainage."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3100"
part_name: "OIL AND GAS LEASING"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "25 U.S.C. 396d and 2107; 30 U.S.C. 189, 306, 359, and 1751; 43 U.S.C. 1701  and 42 U.S.C. 15801."
regulatory_source: "89 FR 30966, Apr. 23, 2024, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "3100"
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# 3100.21 Compensation for drainage.

Upon a determination by the authorized officer that lands owned by the United States are being drained of oil or gas by wells drilled on adjacent lands, the authorized officer may execute agreements with the owners of adjacent lands whereby the United States and its lessees will be compensated for such drainage. Such agreements must be made with the consent of any lessee affected by an agreement. Such lands may also be offered for lease in accordance with 43 CFR part 3120.