43 CFR § 3285.2 - When may BLM approve a voluntary termination of a unit agreement?

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title: "43 CFR § 3285.2 - When may BLM approve a voluntary termination of a unit agreement?"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3285.2"
section_name: "When may BLM approve a voluntary termination of a unit agreement?"
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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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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# 3285.2 When may BLM approve a voluntary termination of a unit agreement?

BLM may approve the voluntary termination of a unit agreement at any time:

(a) After receiving a signed certification agreeing to the termination from a sufficient number of the working interest owners specified in the unit agreement who together represent a majority interest in the unit agreement; and

(b)(1) After the completion of the initial unit obligation well but before the establishment of a participating area; or

(2) After a participating area is established, upon receipt of information providing adequate assurance that:

(i) Diligent development and production of known commercial geothermal resources will occur; and

(ii) The public interest is protected.