Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation
oil-gas-leasing · Bureau of Land Management · Published 2016-11-18 · Effective 2017-01-17 · 81 FR 83008
Document
Document number
2016-27637
Federal Register citation
81 FR 83008
CFR reference
43 CFR 3100
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
oil-gas-leasing
Sub-agency
Bureau of Land Management
Publication date
2016-11-18
Effective date
2017-01-17
Interior docket
17X.LLWO310000.L13100000.PP0000
Abstract
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is promulgating new regulations to reduce waste of natural gas from venting, flaring, and leaks during oil and natural gas production activities on onshore Federal and Indian (other than Osage Tribe) leases. The regulations also clarify when produced gas lost through venting, flaring, or leaks is subject to royalties, and when oil and gas production may be used royalty-free on-site. These regulations replace the existing provisions related to venting, flaring, and royalty-free use of gas contained in the 1979 Notice to Lessees and Operators of Onshore Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases, Royalty or Compensation for Oil and Gas Lost (NTL- 4A), which are over 3 decades old.