43 CFR § 3217.11 - What are communitization agreements?

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title: "43 CFR § 3217.11 - What are communitization agreements?"
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title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
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section_name: "What are communitization agreements?"
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# 3217.11 What are communitization agreements?

Under communitization agreements (also called drilling agreements), operators who cannot independently develop separate tracts due to well-spacing or well development programs may cooperatively develop such tracts. Lessees may ask BLM to approve a communitization agreement or, in some cases, we may require the lessees to enter into such an agreement.