43 CFR § 3284.10 - What must a unit operator do to prevent or compensate for drainage?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s3284.10"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "43 CFR § 3284.10 - What must a unit operator do to prevent or compensate for drainage?"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3284.10"
section_name: "What must a unit operator do to prevent or compensate for drainage?"
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"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 1001-1028 and 43 U.S.C. 1701"
regulatory_source: "72 FR 24432, May 2, 2007, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "3280"
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# 3284.10 What must a unit operator do to prevent or compensate for drainage?

The unit operator must take all necessary measures to prevent or compensate for drainage of geothermal resources from unitized land by wells on land not subject to the unit agreement (see §§ 3210.16 and 3210.17 of this chapter).