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News

• Pilot Offices - Section 365 Year Two Report
• Final Electronic Flow Computer (EFC) December 21, 2007, Notice to Lessee CO-2007-01
• Electronic Flow Computer response to comments on July 27, 2007, draft NTL.
• Overview of the APD process based on the 9/13/07 Onshore Order #1 outreach presentation
• Amendment of Cost Recovery Fees Effective October 1, 2007
• Update to Onshore Oil and Gas Order No. 1: 
  Press Release | Federal Register Notice | Correction to Press Release | Correction to Federal Register Notice
• Roan Plateau Proposed Resource Managment Plan (9/7/06)
• Surface Operating Standards and Guidelines for Oil and Gas "Gold Book"
• EPA final study on fracing & cbm
• Oil and Gas Booklet in PDF format (28 MB) containing: 
  1. BLM enabling acts (FOGRMA, FOGLRA, FOGRS&FA, FLPMA), 
  2. regulations (43 CFR 3100, 3200 (BLM), 38 CFR 228 (FS), 25 CFR 211, 212, 225 (BIA)), and
  3. BLM Onshore Oil and Gas Orders and Notice to Lessees
  The entire booklet can be key-word searched.

Oil and Gas Leasing Information

Split Estate

• Split Estate Information

Acts, Regulations, Orders, Notice to Lessees - Summary Booklet

• Oil and Gas Booklet in PDF format containing:
  1. BLM enabling acts (FOGRMA, FOGLRA, FOGRS&FA, FLPMA), 
  2. regulations (43 CFR 3100, 3200 (BLM), 38 CFR 228 (FS), 25 CFR 211, 212, 225 (BIA)), and
  3. BLM Onshore Oil and Gas Orders and Notice to Lessees
  The entire booklet can be key-word searched (file is a 28 MB pdf)

Onshore Oil & Gas Regulations (43 CFR)

• Part 3150 - Onshore Oil and Gas Geophysical Exploration (National link)
• Part 3160 - Onshore Oil and Gas Operations (National link)
• Part 3180 - Onshore Oil and Gas Unit Agreements: Unproven Areas (National  link)
• Draft BLM Manual Section 3180 - Unitization (Exploratory)

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• Order No. 1 - Approval of Operations: Federal Register Notice, Correction to Fed. Register Notice
• Order No. 2 - Drilling 
• Order No. 3 - Site Security 
• Order No. 4 - Measurement of Oil 
• Order No. 5 - Measurement of Gas
• Order No. 6 - H2S Operations
• Order No. 7 - Disposal of  Water 

National Notice-to-Lessee(s) (NTLs)

• NTL 3A - Reporting of Undesirable Events
• NTL 4A - Royalty or Compensation for Oil and Gas Lost

Colorado Notice-to-Lessee(s) (CO-NTLs), and Information Bulletins

• NTL-87-4 - Procedures for Concurrent Processing of Applications for Permit to Drill, Sundry Notices, and Related Rights-of-Way
• NTL-88-1 - Well Abandonment and Bonding Requirement Revisions
• NTL-88-2 - Paying Well Determinations and Venting and Flaring Applications on Jurisdictional Coal Bed Methane Wells
• NTL-89-1 - Changes in Lease Operations Due to the Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Reform Act of 1987
• NTL-90-1 - Standards for the Use of Electronic Flow Computers and Electronic Gas Measurement Systems
• IB 1/30/95 - Prevention of potential bird and bat mortalities caused by production equipment design
• Final Electronic Flow Computer (EFC) December 21, 2007, Notice to Lessee CO-2007-01

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District and Field Office NTLs

• NTL-MDO-91-1 - Bradenhead Testing in Ignacio-Blanco Field, Southern Colorado
• NTL-MDO-91-1 (Change 1) - Revises earlier NTL to relax bradenhead testing requirements

Surface Operating Standards (Gold Book)

FORMS (Operational, Unit and Leasing)

Oil and Gas

• Form 3160-3 - Appl. for Permit to Drill, Deepen, or Plug Back (National link)
• Form 3160-4 - Well Completion/Recompletion Report and Log (National link)
• Form 3160-5 - Sundry Notice and Reports on Wells (National link)
• Reporting Oil, Gas and Water Production to the Minerals Magagement service (MMS link)

Geophysical

• Form 3150-4 - Notice to conduct geophysical operations (National link)
• Form 3150-5 - Notice of completion of geophysical operations (National link)

Unit Agreement

• Federal Exploratory Unit Form (Montana link)
  • Model of a Federal Exploratory Unit Agreement PDF
  • Model of an Indian Exploratory Unit Agreement PDF
  • Exhibit A (Map) PDF
  • Exhibit B (Land Ownership) PDF
• Federal Secondary Recovery Unit Form (Montana link)
  • Model of a Federal Secondary Unit Agreement PDF
  • Model of an Indian Secondary Unit Agreement PDF
  • Exhibit A (Map) PDF
  • Exhibit B (Land Ownership) PDF
• Resignation/Designation Successor Unit Operator Form PDF (Montana link)

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• Example Plan of Development (POD) (Montana link)
• Federal CA Form PDF (Montana link)
• Successor CA Operator Form PDF (Montana link)

• Form 3000-2 - Competitive O&G/Geothermal Lease Bid  (National link)
• Form 3000-3 - Assignment of Record Title, O&G/Geothermal  (National link)
• Form 3000-3a - Transf. of Operating Rights, O&G/Geothermal (National link)  
• Form 3000-4- O&G or Geothermal lease bond (National link)  
• Form 3000-4a - O&G/Geothermal exploration lease bond  (National link)
• Form 3100-11 - Lease and Lease Offer for Oil and Gas (National link) 

Interagency Agreements

• Southern Ute Indian Tribe MOU - Agreement between the BLM, BIA, and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe

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Oil & Gas Inspection & Enforcement

• I&E Strategy

BLM Colorado Office Contacts

• Colorado State Office Contacts

Field Office Contacts

• Royal Gorge Field Office   Denver and Anadarko Basins
• Grand Junction Field Office   Southern Piceance Basin
• Little Snake Field Office  Greater Green River and Sand Wash Basins, North Park
• San Juan Field Office   San Juan and Paradox Basins
• White River Field Office   Northern Piceance Basin, Douglas Creek Arch, Rangely
• Glenwood Springs Field Office  Naval Oil Shale Reserves 1 and 3

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Outside Agency Contacts

• Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC)