43 CFR § 3280.6 - When may BLM require a unit operator to modify the rate of exploration, development, or production?

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title: "43 CFR § 3280.6 - When may BLM require a unit operator to modify the rate of exploration, development, or production?"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3280.6"
section_name: "When may BLM require a unit operator to modify the rate of exploration, development, or production?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3280"
part_name: "GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES UNIT AGREEMENTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "30 U.S.C. 1001-1028 and 43 U.S.C. 1701"
regulatory_source: "72 FR 24432, May 2, 2007, unless otherwise noted."
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# 3280.6 When may BLM require a unit operator to modify the rate of exploration, development, or production?

BLM may require a unit agreement applying to lands owned by the United States to contain a provision under which BLM or an entity designated in the unit agreement may alter or modify, from time-to-time, the rate of resource exploration or development, or production quantity or rate, under the unit agreement.