43 CFR § 3281.11 - What are the unit operator qualifications?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s3281.11"
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title: "43 CFR § 3281.11 - What are the unit operator qualifications?"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3281.11"
section_name: "What are the unit operator qualifications?"
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: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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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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# 3281.11 What are the unit operator qualifications?

(a) Before BLM will approve a unit agreement, the unit operator must:

(1) Meet the same qualifications as a lessee (see § 3202.10 of this chapter); and

(2) Demonstrate sufficient control of the unit area (see § 3281.10).

(b) A unit operator is not required to have an interest in any lease committed to the unit agreement.