43 CFR § 3138.10 - When will BLM enter into a subsurface storage agreement in NPR-A covering federally-owned lands?

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title: "43 CFR § 3138.10 - When will BLM enter into a subsurface storage agreement in NPR-A covering federally-owned lands?"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3138.10"
section_name: "When will BLM enter into a subsurface storage agreement in NPR-A covering federally-owned lands?"
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"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 6508, 43 U.S.C. 1733 and 1740."
regulatory_source: "46 FR 55497, Nov. 9, 1981, unless otherwise noted."
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# 3138.10 When will BLM enter into a subsurface storage agreement in NPR-A covering federally-owned lands?

BLM will enter into a subsurface storage agreement in NPR-A covering federally-owned lands to allow you to use either leased or unleased federally-owned lands for the subsurface storage of oil and gas, whether or not the oil or gas you intend to store is produced from federally-owned lands, if you demonstrate that storage is necessary to—

(a) Avoid waste; or

(b) Promote conservation of natural resources.