43 CFR § 3137.130 - Under what circumstances will BLM approve a voluntary termination of the unit?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s3137.130"
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title: "43 CFR § 3137.130 - Under what circumstances will BLM approve a voluntary termination of the unit?"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3137.130"
section_name: "Under what circumstances will BLM approve a voluntary termination of the unit?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3130"
part_name: "OIL AND GAS LEASING: NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE, ALASKA"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 6508, 43 U.S.C. 1733 and 1740."
regulatory_source: "46 FR 55497, Nov. 9, 1981, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "3130"
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# 3137.130 Under what circumstances will BLM approve a voluntary termination of the unit?

BLM will approve the voluntary termination of the unit at any time—

(a) Before the unit operator discovers production sufficient to establish a participating area; and

(b) The unit operator submits to BLM certification that at least 75 percent of the operating rights owners in the unit agreement, on a surface acreage basis, agree to the termination.