Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Measurement of Oil
oil-gas-leasing · Bureau of Land Management · Published 2016-11-17 · Effective 2017-01-17 · 81 FR 81462
Document
Document number
2016-25405
Federal Register citation
81 FR 81462
CFR reference
43 CFR 3160
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
oil-gas-leasing
Sub-agency
Bureau of Land Management
Publication date
2016-11-17
Effective date
2017-01-17
Interior docket
17X.LLWO310000.L13100000.PP0000
Abstract
This final rule updates and replaces Onshore Oil and Gas Order Number 4, Measurement of Oil (Order 4) with new regulations codified in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). It establishes minimum standards for the measurement of oil produced from Federal and Indian (except Osage Tribe) leases to ensure that production is accurately measured and properly accounted for.