43 CFR § 3275.21 - May BLM order me to drill and produce wells on my lease?

---
identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s3275.21"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "43 CFR § 3275.21 - May BLM order me to drill and produce wells on my lease?"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3275.21"
section_name: "May BLM order me to drill and produce wells on my lease?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3200"
part_name: "GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE LEASING"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 1001-1028; 43 U.S.C. 1701  and Pub. L. 109-58."
regulatory_source: "72 FR 24400, May 2, 2007, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "3200"
---


# 3275.21 May BLM order me to drill and produce wells on my lease?

BLM may order you to drill and produce wells on your lease when we find it necessary to protect Federal interests, prevent drainage, or ensure that lease development and production occur in accordance with sound operating practices.