43 CFR § 3137.40 - What initial development obligations must I define in a unit agreement?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s3137.40"
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title: "43 CFR § 3137.40 - What initial development obligations must I define in a unit agreement?"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3137.40"
section_name: "What initial development obligations must I define in a unit agreement?"
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: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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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# 3137.40 What initial development obligations must I define in a unit agreement?

Your unit agreement must define—

(a) The number of wells you anticipate will be necessary to assess the reservoir adequately;

(b) A primary target for each well;

(c) A schedule for starting and completing drilling operations for each well; and

(d) The time between starting operations on a well to the start of operations on the next well.