43 C.F.R. § 3162.4-3 Monthly report of operations (Form 3160–6).
Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior
The operator shall report production data to BLM in accordance with the requirements of this section until required to begin reporting to MMS pursuant to 30 CFR 216.50. When reporting production data to BLM in accordance with the requirements of this section, the operator shall either use Form BLM 3160–6 or Form MMS–3160. A separate report of operations for each lease shall be made on Form 3160–6 for each calendar month, beginning with the month in which drilling operations are initiated, and shall be filed with the authorized officer on or before the 10th day of the second month following the operation month, unless an extension of time for the filing of such report is granted by the authorized officer. The report on this form shall disclose accurately all operations conducted on each well during each month, the status of operations on the last day of the month, and a general summary of the status of operations on the leased lands, and the report shall be submitted each month until the lease is terminated or until omission of the report is authorized by the authorized officer. It is particularly necessary that the report shall show for each calendar month: (a) The lease be identified by inserting the name of the United States land office and the serial number, or in the case of Indian land, the lease number and lessor's name, in the space provided in the upper right corner; (b) Each well be listed separately by number, its location be given by 40-acre subdivision ( (c) The number of days each well produced, whether oil or gas, and the number of days each input well was in operation be stated; (d) The quantity of oil, gas and water produced, the total amount of gasoline, and other lease products recovered, and other required information. When oil and gas, or oil, gas and gasoline, or other hydrocarbons are concurrently produced from the same lease, separate reports on this form should be submitted for oil and for gas and gasoline, unless otherwise authorized or directed by the authorized officer. (e) The depth of each active or suspended well, and the name, character, and depth of each formation drilled during the month, the date each such depth was reached, the date and reason for every shut-down, the names and depths of important formation changes and contents of formations, the amount and size of any casing run since last report, the dates and results of any tests such as production, water shut-off, or gasoline content, and any other noteworthy information on operations not specifically provided for in the form. (f) The footnote shall be completely filled out as required by the authorized officer. If no runs or sales were made during the calendar month, the report shall so state. [47 FR 47765, Oct. 27, 1982. Redesignated and amended at 48 FR 36583–36586, Aug. 12, 1983; 52 FR 5391, Feb. 20, 1987; 53 FR 16413, May 9, 1988]
Title 43: Public Lands: Interior
PART 3160—ONSHORE OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS
Subpart 3162—Requirements for Operating Rights Owners and Operators
§ 3162.4-3 Monthly report of operations (Form 3160–6).
