43 C.F.R. Subpart 3164—Special Provisions
Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior
(a) The Director is authorized to issue Onshore Oil and Gas Orders when necessary to implement and supplement the regulations in this part. All orders will be published in the (b) These Orders are binding on operating rights owners and operators, as appropriate, of Federal and restricted Indian oil and gas leases which have been, or may hereafter be, issued. The Onshore Oil and Gas Orders listed below are currently in effect: [47 FR 47765, Oct. 27, 1982. Redesignated at 48 FR 36583–36586, Aug. 12, 1983, and amended at 48 FR 48921, Oct. 21, 1983; 48 FR 56226, Dec. 20, 1983; 53 FR 17364, May 16, 1988; 54 FR 8060, Feb. 24, 1989; 54 FR 8092, Feb. 24, 1989; 54 FR 8106, Feb. 24, 1989; 54 FR 39527, 39529, Sept. 27, 1989; 56 FR 48967, Nov. 23, 1991; 57 FR 3025, Jan. 27, 1992; 58 FR 47361, Sept. 8, 1993; 58 FR 58505, Nov. 2, 1993] (a) The authorized officer is authorized to issue NTL's when necessary to implement the onshore oil and gas orders and the regulations in this part. All NTL's will be issued after notice and opportunity for comment. (b) All NTL's issued prior to the promulgation of these regulations shall remain in effect until modified, superseded by an Onshore Oil and Gas Order, or otherwise terminated. (c) A manual and other written instructions will be used to provide policy and procedures for internal guidance of the Bureau of Land Management. (a) Operators shall have the right of surface use only to the extent specifically granted by the lease. With respect to restricted Indian lands, additional surface rights may be exercised when granted by a written agreement with the Indian surface owner and approved by the Superintendent of the Indian agency having jurisdiction. (b) Except for the National Forest System lands, the authorized officer is responsible for approving and supervising the surface use of all drilling, development, and production activities on the leasehold. This includes storage tanks and processing facilities, sales facilities, all pipelines upstream from such facilities, and other facilities to aid production such as water disposal pits and lines, and gas or water injection lines. (c) On National Forest System lands, the Forest Service shall regulate all surface disturbing activities in accordance with Forest Service regulations, including providing to the authorized officer appropriate approvals of such activities. [47 FR 47765, Oct. 27, 1982. Redesignated and amended at 48 FR 36583–36586, Aug. 12, 1983, further amended at 53 FR 17364, May 16, 1988; 53 FR 22847, June 17, 1988] Assessments for damages to lands, crops, buildings, and to other improvements on restricted Indian lands shall be made by the Superintendent and be payable in the manner prescribed by said official.
Title 43: Public Lands: Interior
PART 3160—ONSHORE OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS
Subpart 3164—Special Provisions
§ 3164.1 Onshore Oil and Gas Orders.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Order Federal Register No. Subject Effective date reference Supersedes---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Approval of Nov. 21, 1983............................ 48 FR 48916 and 48 FR NTL-6. operations. 56226. 2. Drilling............. Dec. 19, 1988............................ 53 FR 46790.......... None. 3. Site security........ Mar. 27, 1989............................ 54 FR 8056........... NTL-7. 4. Measurement of oil... Aug. 23, 1989............................ 54 FR 8086........... None. 5. Measurement of gas... Mar. 27, 1989, new facilities greater 54 FR 8100........... None. than 200 MCF production; Aug. 23, 1989, existing facility greater than 200 MCF production; Feb. 26, 1990, existing facility less than 200 MCF production. 6. Hydrogen sulfide Jan. 22, 1991............................ 55 FR 48958.......... None. operations. 7. Disposal of produced October 8, 1993.......................... 58 FR 47354.......... NTL-2B water.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Note: Numbers to be assigned sequentially by the Washington Office as proposed Orders are prepared for publication.
§ 3164.2 NTL's and other implementing procedures.
§ 3164.3 Surface rights.
§ 3164.4 Damages on restricted Indian lands.
