43 CFR § 3140.41 - Approval of plan of operations (and unit and operating agreements).

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title: "43 CFR § 3140.41 - Approval of plan of operations (and unit and operating agreements)."
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3140.41"
section_name: "Approval of plan of operations (and unit and operating agreements)."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
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subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3140"
part_name: "LEASING IN SPECIAL TAR SAND AREAS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "30 U.S.C. 181  30 U.S.C. 351-359; 43 U.S.C. 1701  Pub. L. 97-78, 95 Stat. 1070; 42 U.S.C. 15801, unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "89 FR 30988, Apr. 23, 2024, unless otherwise noted."
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# 3140.41 Approval of plan of operations (and unit and operating agreements).

(a) The owner of an oil and gas lease, or the owner of a valid claim based on a mineral location will have such lease or claim converted to a combined hydrocarbon lease when the plan of operations, filed under § 3140.23, is deemed acceptable and is approved by the authorized officer.

(b) The conversion of a lease within a unit of the National Park System will be approved only with the consent of the Regional Director of the National Park Service in accordance with § 3140.70.

(c) A plan of operations may not be approved in part but may be approved where it contains an appropriately staged plan of exploration and development operations.