43 CFR § 3141.52 - Term of lease.

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title: "43 CFR § 3141.52 - Term of lease."
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3141.52"
section_name: "Term of lease."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
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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# 3141.52 Term of lease.

(a) Oil and gas leases in special tar sand areas will have a primary term of 10 years and will remain in effect so long thereafter as oil or gas is produced in paying quantities.

(b) Tar Sand leases will have a primary term of 10 years and will remain in effect so long thereafter as tar sand is produced in paying quantities.