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Indians

' a)lerMel6 A OX)II~IION OF i,N)TUMEm 0F 6Bilb~ ,VIIIJ~AII.nY ,I~1) RnlJIE EgETT AS OF APRIL 1, 1991

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§ 226.1

PART ~ OF OSAGE RESltVAnON LaII)S rot OIL ANO 22~.~4 Wells and tank batteries to be marked. OAS MININO 2~35 ]~,-Ym~tions to be prol~*~i.
8e~ ~1 Deflnition~ 1aLbum Pno(smm~ Rswr~ ~ ROYAL~r 8ale of lemm. :t:tL3 8urreuder of le~e. ~M.4 lq~m of pe~3nent. Idm~a eubJect to cur.~'nt rel~tiot~ m8 amld~ ~.7 ~.~ of xornm made s~ pert of the* ~ns. 226.8 ~_k~,u and corporate informsUo~ ~.9 Rental snd drfllh~ ~. ~ILIO Tm~m of leme. ~11 Ro~d~y l~yments. DLI:t OovmmnMm*. reaen~ right to pur. oboe o~ ~I~lS Tllme of royalty ~t8 and renortL :1:1~14 Comtm(~ m~d divJdon orde~ 5:ILLS Unit ieues, smtSmnenta and rel~,d fnltrumen~ Ot, lmaTIOmS 2:ILIIJ ~mmee~emmt of o~mU~m. :roLl7 How to aemdre ~ to beetn ol~md~imm em s ~ hmnesteed aiiotmm~ 118.18 lnfmmsUm~ to be Idve~ surface oune~i~riorto - __ -- :tofdrlUtn8,~ ~18.19 ll~e ot surfs~e of 18rid. BettJement of danmmm clabne~ :t:Jl,~l Proeedure fo~ settlement of dammm latmecL Prohltqtio~ of pollution. ~U4wum~ms-' ~18.5~1 Bnmnnents for weUs off ][,mm~ s m of W. 226.36 Control devices. 226.37 Wute of oll and ires. 2~,38 Meuurin~ and storing oil. 226.39 M~t of 8ru. :~26.40 Use of Ires for lifUn8 ,oil. 226.41 Accidents to be reporte(L PImAL1~m 2"~.4~ Penalty for vlolaUon of lease terms. 226.43 Pmmlti~ for violation of certain openmnS ~ ~4 App~ 2:ISA6 N~ 22S.4~ Information collectkm. Ammom-n: See. ~, Z4 8tat. 541; sec~ 1, 2. 4S 8ta~ 147~ see. 3, 52 8tat. 10~4, 10~; sec. :Ka), ~t 8tat. ]L~. 8omit S9 PR :t~lS4. June 21, 1~r4, unlem othendm noted. Redes/l~U~d ~ 4? 1~ l~lSq, bT, sr. 3O, 19@2. As used In th/s p~t ~S, ten~ shall hsve the mesnlnss set forth in this section. (a) ,%,cret~rW mea~ the 8e~etr.w ~f the Interior or his suthorlsed represents~ive 8cting under deleglted authotlt~. (b) Osage ~L~r[bo.i Co~z~'ff m~utm the duly elect~ Imvernin~ bod~ of the On~ Ns~ion or Tribe of Indians of Oklahos~ vested with axlthority to les~e or take other act~orm on oil and m mining pertaini~ to the Oe88e Mhleral J~ate. () Super/~temfe~ means the Superintendent of the Om4re Asenc~, Pawhuska, O~k/mma, or 1~ authorimd representative actins ~der dele~ted autho~t¥. (d) Off h,mee mearm any permm, firm, or corporation to whom an oil lease is made under the relulations in this part. (e) ~ hmsee means any p~rsmh firm, or corporation t~) whom a Ires mining leue is made under the tlons in this ~l"t. (f) O// and ga# h~e mmms any person, firm, or corporation to whom an oil and i~s ~ lea~. is made under the resulaUons bz this part.

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25 CFII Ch. I (4-I..91 lldillen) (g) Prfm~ry term means the basic period of time for which a lease is issued during which the lmme contract may be kept in force by payment of rentak. (h) Major pu~ means any one of the min|maam number of purchasers L~klng 95 percent of the oil in Osage County, Oklahoma. Any oil purchased by a purchuer from itself, its subsidiaries, partnerahtt~ associations, or other corporations in which it has & financ~ or manaprmmt intermt shall t~e excluded from the determhmtl~ of (1) Cm~z~omf gas means gss produeed from an oil well as a comeqmm~ of oil producti~ :~rom the same formatim~ {J) No~m/ ~s memm any fluid, either cmmbustible or ~ble, recovered at the surfaee hi the pseous phase m~t/or ~ recovered at the surfaee as Hquids which are the rmult of e~de~at~n catmed by re~ of premure and ~ure of hyckeearbem ~ ezlma~ in s rmerw~ lnthe ~ phase. (k) AwZ~,r/a~ rezwe~.~/ve of an off lessee, ps lessee, or off 8rod ps lessee means any persmz, Moup. or grOUpS of pmlmm~ ~p, mmociatio~ company, cm1~zt~ orpniBtlem or aa~mt ~io~d by or conwith ¯ lessee or any subcon~ tractor to conduct off ar, d SM opet~arums or ~ovkle factories to market ~1 and 8mL (D Off we// means any well which produces one {1) bmTel or more of crude petroleum oil for each IS,000 ~rd curate feet of natural ~ umff mean8 any well whle~ natural ims not amoclated with crude petroleum oil at the Ume of produeZion or (2) Prmluces more than 15.000 standsrd cubic feet of ~ ps to each b~rel of etude petrolmmz off from the Ime produetnS formatlc~ [m FR ~ June 21. 1~4~ U amended at 41 1~ ~ Nov. IV. l~l; 4S FR 8IN. Feb. m, 1051. Redeelenated at 4~ FR IU~, Mar. N. IN~, a~d ~zm~Jed at ~ FR ~114, Ate. 14, IN0] Lsasmu Paoc~vm~ Rmrra~ az~ RoYaz.~' |ZN.Z Sele oF ieesm. (a) Written applics~ion, to~ether with any nmnin~ion h.~. for tracts to be offered for lease shs~l be filed with the Superintendent. (b) The ~uperintendent, with the consent of the Osage Tribal Council, shall publish notices for the sale of oil leases, ~m leases, a~ oil and gas leases to the highest responsible bidder on s~,cific L~ of the unleased Ouge Mineral E~te. The Superintendent may require any bidder to submit saUsfactory evidence of his good faith and ability ~m comply with all provkiorm of the notice of sale. bidders mm~ dep(mit with the 8uperintemient on day of male & cheek or cuh in an ~mount not le~ than 25 percent of the cash bontm offeted as ¯ ~,lmty of good faith. Any and all bids shall be su'bJeet to the acceptance of the Osage Trilxd Council and approval of the Superintendent. Wlthtn ~0 days after ~ of being the succemful IZidder. and said bidder must sulxnlt t~) the 8uper/ntendent the balance of the cash Ixmtm. ¯ $10 ~ fee. and the lease in cornDieted forn~ The Superintendent may extend the time for ~e ¢c¢~letkm and su~ of the lease form, but no extemdon shall be granted for re. mittlng the tmlance of m(meys due. H the tzklder fails to IxW the full cash om/demUmz within mid period or f-n- to file the emnlZ~ ~ wlth/n said period or ex~tt/~n thereof, or ff t,~e lease is rejected t~ough no fault of the Om~e Trm~ (k, zn~fl or me Superlntendent. 25 percent of the cu~ bonito bid will I~ forfeited for the use and benefits of the Oe~ Tribe. The ~tendent may reject ¯ made on an accepted b/d. upo~ evidence ~Jzfactory to ~tm of collmdo~ fraud, or other irre~trity in eom~eetion with the notice of sale. Th~ Superintendent may approve oil leu~ leases, and oil ~d I~ ~ made by the Ow~,e TribeJ Council in confortuity with the not/oe of sale. relndatiorm in this part, bonds, and other instrmnents require&

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(c) Each oil lind/or ~ lease and ac. lease and the acreage to be retained k 8rid install~ions 8mm~i~ted lm than 160 acres or there is a martherewith subject to theme reruLl~.lo~render of a selmrate horizon, such surshall be mined and e~lutX, ed for itsrender shall become effective only em~lrmm~ztal impact prior to its ap-with the cor~ent of the Osage Tribal proval by the Smzn-hmmdent~ Council and approw: of the Euperin(d) Lessee shall aeceDt ¯ lease with tendent. the ~ that a mineral not [43 FR 8135. Feb. 28, 19"/8. ]~edealsnated at ~by hi8 lease may be leased 47 FR 1~/. Mar. Z0. 19@3] arm~y. (e) No le~e, amt~m~mt thereof, or ~tereet therein will be approved to | ~4 Fonu ~r Imymem. any emoloyee or emlZtoyees of the Sums due under a lease contract Oovernment and no sueh employee ami/or the reeulatio~ in this part sire11 be permitted to acquire any tn- shall be paid by cash or cheek made ~18t hi leues eovertne the Oea~ payable to the Bureau of Indian AfMineml Estate by ownership of stockfa/r8 and delivered to the Os~e in oorlzzratt~s havlns ieuee or In any Apncy, PawhuskL Oklahoms 740~. other ~. mnm shall be a prior lien on all (f) The Ouase Tribal Council may equipment and unsold oil on the utmse the followb~ proeeduree amm~ leued ~nm~ others, in ~ into a minJ~ ieue. A conla~ac~ may be eQtered into II ~6.s Leo~s mdde~ ~o ewre~ rq, ull~ oomp~t,t~ ~ u ou~ lined in J :tM.:l(b), nesot~i~ or a Immm ksued pur~t to thts part ~abmat~m of bot/L The Omse be subject to the current resula~ Council m~ ako request the shall of the ~eeretary, all of whleh are tlons 8uperlntendent to -ndemke the prep- made a part of such 1~ ~ L,-~ adwrUmm~t ancl zmmtia- That no 8unendment or ('2~J~e of mleh tk~ The 8mntntendent m~ am~ve r~rulations _-vmde after the ~ of m~V meh eomnet made by the Os~e any lease ~ operate to affect the Trg~l Cocmefl. term of the leue, rt~e of royalty, t~ l~t ~ June 21. 11~,:~ ~,~ amended at rental, or acreaje unkm aj~eed to by QFlt 81N. Feb. 18. lffra i~eeismm~ at both parties and apprmved by the Su4~r PR I~'/. Mar. S0. 11~ perintendent. ISSU Surmder d ke~ may, with the apgrowd of the Buperlntmlent and payment of a $10 Lemees shall furnish with each leue finn8 fee, surrem~ aU or any ~ a corlzzrate mzrety bo~d ae~p~ to ~fany ~ have the lease mneelled the SUlz~intendent ~ f~ u to the ~ summdet~ and be (a) A bond on F0m D shall be filed reUeved from all sube~tuent obliSa- wiLh each le~e submiU~d for approvtiom sad ~tieL If the le~e, or aL Such bond shall be b~ an 8motmt of uormm be~s surrmdm~ ~ owned tn not lees than $8,O00 for each quarter blamers by mrs than one section or f,~)n~ quarter oe~Jon i~, then ~ l~rties ~ Join in theeovered by said lmme: ~~ howe~r, Tlmt one bond in the lzmal ~m for mnce~ ,~ or Thst ff tlds leue hu been rmmied, not lea than ~MiO,000 may be filed L~ shall execute a release and on Form O coverln~ s~l off, 8m~ and oH and ps l(~ae8 not in reeord the same in the proper office. excess of 10,240 m to which Lessee 8ueh surrender shall not entitle Lmee to a refund of the unused por- is or may become a party. t/on of rental paid in lieu of develop- (b) In Heu of the bom, cls ]mKlulred merit, nor shall it relieve Lessee andunder ~h (a) of! this m~lon, ¯ bond in the penal sum of $180,000 his sureties of any oblisation and lia~lity inctL, Ted prk)r to such surren.be fried on Form S-64M for full naProv/ded j~rther, That when tionwide eoverue of 8~1 ieuee, withthe~ Is & ~ surrender of 8ny out seosrsphie or se~ml;e limitation. 573

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25 CFR Ch. I (4..1-91 IhlHien) to whieh the Lessee *= or may become and/or fu in Dayl~ quantities on the & imrty. land embraced within tl~e lense within (e) A ~ an Form H shall be filed 12 months from the date of approval in an mmmmt of not less than $6,000of the lease, or u otherwise provided ~ a lmse scqu/red throush u- in the lease terms, or 12 months from t where the uslsnee does not the date the 8uper/ntmxient consents a eel]eetive bond on form O or to dritUng on any restricted homestead ~ bcm~ ,.r the ~ select/on, the lease slmll tenn/ns~ does not execute its consent to unless rental at the rate of not less rmmln bound under the ~ bondthan $1 per acre for an off or gas lease. to secure the faithful perform. or not less titan $~L00 'per acre for a anee of the terms and eonditkms of combination oil and Su lease, shall be pakl before the end of U~e first year of the leme. (d) The riaht k specff~dly reserved the lease. ~ ]eue nm~y also be 'held to ~ the anmunt of bonds pre- for the renminder of ita~ primary terns scribed in pm~traphs (a) and (e) of without drilling upon payment of the this section In any particul~ cuesixz~qed rental annus~ly in admnce. when the ~tmzdent deems It eommemm~ wlth the second leue ~. The naUonwtde bond may be year. The leue shall tAn~zinate I- of lnermm~ ~t any time in the dlscret~m due date of the nml~l unless such the rent£1 sh~ be received by the ~tlperof the~. (N I,'R 22204. June IL lfff4, u amended at tntendent, or shall have been ms/led 48 1,'R 81N. Web. SS. 1~r8; U I,'R 1181S. Mar. u ~ by poatmark on or before ~t. llffL ~ at 4V IPB UJ~. ldar. said date. The coa~letJon of ¯ well in ~vh~s qtmnUties shah. M, 11~, ~ amended at M IPA UlI4. AuG. 14. ION] for so lon~ u such produetkm mmttn~ ues. reUeve Idmee fr~n any further |US.T ~ d fwm8 msde 8 pert e( payment of rental, except that ahouid tJ, e reeuJsae~ rich producU~ eeue durins the priLeues. usfsnm~U,, and supporU~ mary term the leue nu~y be eonUnued fm~rument8 shall be in the form pre-only durin~ the rem~lnin~ pri~ sa, ax~ by the ~retarT. and such term of the ~ by psyment of adforms are hereby made a pert of the vance rental which shall commence on the next anniversary dW~ of ~e leMe. reeulathzm,. Rental shall be palcl on the buk of a |nS.S C, wpommm md ~ Jnfer- full year and no refund will be made nmtiou. of advance re~tal ~dd In ~ (a) If the ~t for a leue is ¯ w~th the ~ ,- thk ~,r~ Pr~ z~ded. That the 8uperiutendent In his ~ It shall me ~ of am.horKy of its offleers to executediscret~ may m~kr further devek~ pepers; 8rod with Ks first app~ it ment of any leased acr~e or separate I~M]l S]SO tl]~ I ~ OoDy of |tl Ar- hor~m if, ~ his op~o~ ¯ pa~kmt operator would eonduet further develUcks of ~ an~ ff f~ to the ~ate of Oklahema, evkkmce opment. If Lemee refmm to cm~d~. movlns ~ with the corpo~ the refuml will be o~klemd a vio~ tkm laws thereof. tion of the le~e terms and mkl kmse (b) Whenever deemed advk~te the shall be subject to ca~~ I to ~ix~k~nd~t may require ¯ eorpo- the aea~mse or homon the furtlzer demtkm to file any add/t/onal informavelovment of which mm ordere~ Protkm necessary to carry out the purJkr~her, That the: 8uperlz~ndpose sad ~tent of the resulaUmm tn emt may Impose rectrSctJmms u to t/me thk pro% and sueh infommUon shallof drillin~ and rat~ of i~iuetlcm frmn be fumkhed wtth~ a rmmmable time.any well or wells wh~ in Ids Judgment. such action may ~M~ neeemary or JZZO mm~ ~d dmmw ~ proper for the protection of the natu¯ (&) oil ]mines. ~ ~ and combi- ral reeource8 of the leued lsnd and nation oil and Su ieue~ Unlem Lmsee the interests of the Oss~e Tribe. The shall complete and place on produc- superintendent may ec~mdder, amm~ tion ¯ well producins and selling oil other ~ Federal s~d Oklahoma

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laws regulating either drilling or pr~ dgcti~L If a lessee holds both an oil le~e and a Sas leue coverln8 the same am'esIe, such ]euee Is ~ubJect to the ~ of this secticm as to both the oil lmme and the ~ leue. (b) The Superintendent may, w/th the cmwent of and under terms al~

§ 2~.11

jection, after deducting the oil used by Lessee for development and operating purposes on the lease or leue~ (2) Unless the Osage Tr/bal Council, with approval of the ~ecretary, shall elect to take the royalty in kind. PaYment is owing at the tin~: of sale or removal of the off, except where pay~oved by the Omse Trg~ ,Coune~ ment~ are made on divi~m orders, and grmat an extenaion of the primary settlement shall be bued ou the highof a ~ on which the actual est of the bona fide ~elH~ oriee, posted or offered price by ¯ major purdrmins ~ a well ahail have cmnmeneed witb~ the term thereof or for clmser (u defined in | 2M.l(h)) in OM~e County, Oklahoma, who ~urthe i~ of enabi/~ Leaee to obtain a nmrket for his oil and/or gas ehues production frmn Osage oil [a wm |IN, ~ ~ lrnL ~ at 47 FR IZS~ff. Mar. N. 1~] (~) Roz~t~ ~ k/mr. Should Lessor. with approwd of the ~k~retary, elect to take the royalty in kind. Lessee shall furrdsh free storase for royal~y oil for a period not to exceed 60 days from dste of product/on ~after noUee of such eleetic~ (b) ~ o~ g~s--(l) Off ~ All gas shall be~o~ to the o/1 moved from the lease fn~n which it f~ produced shaU be metered unlas oth-

om.Jo ~ or k,,,,.

Lessee sub~t to any ~m, under exist~lns ps lem~ All cs~n~hmd 3ms reent and be sub;leer to a :royalty of not less than I~A pe~eent of the market value of the gas and-TI ~ ex. ~ ~ xx,+r ~ eaton ~ ~ pakn ~ traeted therefrom, l~s a nmsmmble alu royalty, the lowance for manufacture or processlama of not less than le~ pereent of ins. If an oil Lemee su~qmes cmm~me snm ~ from ~e, after d~ ead gu produeed frmn one lmme for ~ the on UNd by Le~e f~ d~ operation and/or dewelgpment of

enme ~Z~ed b~ the S~z~zt~m~

~t ~ opemUon ~ on

lime.- ~ That when the ~~ of off taken from all the ]~ro-

other knm~ ~ther h~en or othe~

~ wens on a~ ~u~er~ or ~ meteor, aeeord/ns to the
~ survey, during any calendar is sufficient to averue one hundred or more barrels per active well per day the royalty on such oil shall be not leu than ~10 per-

cent. ~ Omaee "rrlbad Council may,
preuntsUon of Justifiable eeoDmmic evidence by Leuee, a~%he to a revised royalty rate subject to e4~provsl by the Superintendent, applicable to additional oil produced from a lease or leases by enhanced recovery methotis, which rate shall not be less than 12Ys percent of the gross proceeck from sale of off produo~ by enhanced recovery processes, other than gas in-

a royalty of not less tlmn 1~ Dereent shall be paid on the n~ut~t value of all eminghead ps so used. All emtng~ e~d Ires no~ utah~l by the off Lemee may, with the smzrov~ of the Superintendent, be utilized c~" sold by the gas Lessee, subject to the preseribed royalty of not less than '16~ pe---r~nt of the market value. (2) Gas h~ue. Lessee s~hall pay ¯ royairy of not less than 16~ percent of the market value value of all natural and producta extr~,'ted therefrom produced and sold from his lease. Nat~ ural ps used in the ressonable and prudent opera.on and development of said lease shall be exempted from royalty Dayment. (3) Combiz~tto~ oil and gas Lessee shall PaY royalty u provided in

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LS Gill 1~ I (4-1-91 Edtlee) ationl, whether there / been pro. ducUmi or not, ilitkit~lnli Uieretn the total Imount of oil. ~ltairil ~ ca~~ ~ ~ ~r ~ su~ Ject to royllty plymmlL (c) ~ure to remit |~~ or reports shill subject Lelmee to further penaltiel u provided in Jl N.G Imd ill4.111 and shim subiect the divixl orlr io c~eellliio~
[llll ~ liilt, Jlul Ill, IIW4L li41 ~ lnil, M~. llO, ltlti, ~d it M ~ nll~ ~ 14. lIN]

li14 ~/lii (I) / I mill into or contracts with the ers of oil. S~. _~ deltvliives tllmif--r~n which will provide for the to mike imynllmt cf ro'ys]ty ]in aeeot'd8hoe wKh his leaee: ,~~ That sueh diviMea m,'de~ or eom, rlel! shall ~ ni m i ill. llli. w m~mll M for~~~~~ ill IPll~ lti,. i l~ Ill ~ ltlllL Mar.the ~ fall to pLY. No .~ ~ M.ti ill liu% Imu'. wlW ¯ divlim m'ir Ind/or 14, m] idlL Tlizat me ~mt real' Irlmi ~ ~torun~or ~ ~a/~~m~ofa UA Oovmlmentliall have the

t/oil ~ ft'om s~ leue at lint ~in I ~.11 ~ ~ pm'poml, i / ~ for the oonici mmlareme~ and ~ of Ill+ oil ~or ire'i. m t, lm t'rom the lewed ~ (b) i / Ire ~ i~~~or/. er of oil mid/or 811 fram lill/her ieue llZlm oUm'w/e lmmlld ~ me m" lee~8 to furnish ~m 8~m'fmm~l~ Trilil Cmm,m lind lllx, oved by ~teml~ an pal'menl

Imli ~ ~ b~, me ilxz i ol e~.,h

mim~ ~ -~n oover ~ m of ~ mml~ ~m"e ~ / /~~~ior extension of time. ~ to ~ 10 for furn/hinl ~l ~t. for elch mmitli or friction thereof ~ lUlff, Mllr. l, ll~t, Ixld llnmlded at41

umll pakL The Os~e Trml Coun~

subject to the ~ of the 8uperintemlmt, rely wive the late chars~ instruments. (b) I~see shall furnish certffk~ mmithly rqzlrl by the llith of each(a) Untt~tton (If le¢leil. The fotlowtnl m~th coverinl all ol~rTribal Cmmcil and i.~mee or Ldmeel,

at 56 PR 1111114. Aull. 14, 1010]

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§ 2~,15

reLY, with the saq)roval of the 8uper- all the terms and eonditkms of the l~m~dent, tmltl~ ~r mere, two or ordinal lease. A fully excreted ~ of ~mm~ oil or oil and gas leases into a ~hc ~sisnment shall be f~A~d with the 8upm~,ntendent within 30 days after ~ ~. ~ m~mtin¢ phm to immmte the ¢rutest ulUmate revov- the date of exeeutSm by all partly. If ~ ~d ell and ¢M from ¯ commov, reqmmted within the ~),day period. the 8upertntendent may grant an ex~ the hinds ,:overed t~r inch tension of 15 d~y~ A fll~ng fee of $10 ielme er 14~eL The eoagen~ve or unit shall acvompan7 each M~mme~t. () ~~,,.~ ~. Agr~menm ~sh~l be ~ ~ crest/nS overridlm~ roysltles or psyuladmm in tl~ lmrt m men~ out of producUcm shsll nc~ be ~ ~ the km~s of the Oe~e ~ mUd~ Jm~ M~eement vmmtdered u an ~ in a l~me ~ m~ch term ~ used ~ pmn~lph (b) of between the imrtkl h~ Jntere~ to terth~ m~m~ A~'eemem~ ,mmting overm/ml~ a unK m" eooger-.t/ve s~'eer~yalties ca" I~nents OUt of ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ L~ ~ ~mll be mbmKU~ to woductton are hereby m~thorized and the ~ of the Dc~rtment of the Intert~ or any s~cy ~ sire8 ~ot t~ requital ~th r~ect ~. but m~h ~em~ts ~dl t~ mb~t t~ the czmdttimz that n~ghl~g In a~v m~ch mVree~mt ~M~l be ~ ~ ~ ~ of the (~ of L~see under his leme az~! the rqm~ Uons ~n this psrL AU smd~ ~ are to remain in full fcre~ and effect. flw mine u ff free of u~y mu~ royalt~m m. ~ The existe~ee of the ~tendem wKh the con~ d the Oswe 'rrn~ Ccmnc~ and

m~'eeum~ ~ ove~ rmmlti~ or imyme~t~ out of production, ~ or not acutaUy imkl, ~hall not

doom or s]m~lmem~t of any well ~ j siam sdequsudy ~ the rights ot an ~ tn~ tnthe Omce ]mnena

be com~d~r~ in ~~g the ~hu~

need not t~ fll~d w~th the ~x~intendmt unkm ~pon~ed ~ amgnmem~or U~zmm~r~tobe w trm~en, ed on,l~ wlth the filed purmm~t to imragnq~h (b) of th~ ~¢U~. An agreemm~ cz~timg ovamint be ~ to hoad such lesse riding ~ or Im~mmt out of p~ mxler ~ rules snd ref~gions ~ slmll furnish a ~actory bond ductkm ~udl be ~ded w~m the for the hdthful perform- wor~lng tntere~ imm~ per active ance of the covenants and conditic~ produdng well Is ecrual to m" lem tlm~ ~. Idmee must s~ign ,~her his the ~ cut ofthe mdL u dee~Are ~ in a ieue o~ iepl subdi- termaz~ by the 8u~er~tendm~ (d) Dri~t~ co~mct~ The ~q~m~ ~, or sn undivided interest in tt~e whole lense: Provided, That tendent is authorized to approve drillwhen an amtgnment covers only a por- ing co~ with a ~ipulstio~ that m~h approval de~ not in a~V way t~m of a leue or covm~ ln~.~r¢~ in bind the ~t to approve sub~rate ~ such mm~mment shsll be subject to both the eonsent of ~equent mm~Vmmm~t~ tlu~t may be the Om~e Trfl~ CouncU and sm~rov~ vided for in said ctmt~m. Approval oCthe Bu~e~ntende~ If a leue Is di- merely authorism ~mtry u~ the vided by the usigmmmt of an entire for the Imrimse of deve~t work. (e) Combatting laaa. The lemee h~t~mt tn ~ ~m~, ~h ~wt shall be ow~b~ both ~m off leue sud Ires leme ~ a ~imrate les~ snd the ~ co~edns the same aereue k suth~ShILU be bound to comply

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Immm ef kMmm A~ hmz~r
(e) When the surface owner or his/ her representative is not a resident of, of is not physically present in, Osage Comfy, (Ndahoma, or cannot be conat the last known addr~s, the ~xa~tendent may authorize lessee tOproceed with operationL [m Fit ~ June 21. 1974, u amended at 41 lqR 110~18, Nov. 17. 19"/6; 43 FR 8136, Feb.

§ 226.19

compensaUon for damages as d~ scribed in § 226.20, occasioned by the drilling and completion of the well for which it was paid. Since actual damage to the surface from operations cannot necessarily be asce~ed prior to the completion of a well as a serviceable well or dry hole, a damage settlement covering the drilling operation need not be made until after completion of 55 FR 33115. Auf. drilling opers,tiorm. 14, lJ0] (c) Where the surface is restricted land, commencement money shall be | 2N.ID U~d~ of k~L paid to the ~perinten~nt for the (a) Lessee or l~/her authorized replandowner. All other su~ace owners re~ntattve shall have the right to use shall be paid or tendered such comso much of the surface of the land mencement money direct. Where such wl*,htn the Ouge Minerai Egate u may be re~mable for operations and surface owners are not residents of m~rketh~. This lneludu but is not Osage County nor have a represent~ limited to the right to lay and main- tive located therein, such payment rain ~ eleet~ lines, pull rods,shall be made or tendered to the last other applhme~ necem~ for oper- known address of the surface owner at stkms aml marketing, and the right. least 5 days before conm~encing drill0g-way for Iz~ress and e~ress to any in~ operation on any well: ProvtdecL polar of opemtlons. If Lemee and sur- That should lessee be u~bie to reach f~ owner are tmable to agree u to the owner of the surface of the land the reumm of pipenne~ electric fOr the purpose of tendel~n~ the commencement money or ff the owner of ~mld ~ shall be set by the The r~ht to use the surface of the land s]~dl refuse to ~for kme ~ is esta~ accept the same, lessee shall depoMt ~b~! ~.~. Lez~e sha~ conduct such amount with the ~tperintendent lzk/her o$~rations in a workmanlike check payable to the Bureau of by nmnner, commit no wute and allow Indian Affair& The superir, tendent to be committed ultra the land, shall thereupon ad*_~se the owner of zme permit any tma'¢otdable n~ the surface of the land by marl s£ his t~ be maintalned on the premlses last known address tl~at the emnhis/her com~ol. mencement money is being held for (b) Before com~meing a drilling c~ payment to him u~on his written reerat/m~ Levee ~ufll pay or tender to quest. the ~ ownor ; -=- -- t (d) Levee shall also pay fees for mommy in the: amount of $15 per seis- tank sites not exceedt~ ~M) feet square mic shot hole and commencement at the rate of $I00 per tank site or mc~ey in .*.he amount of $300 for each other veael: ~ That no ~ywell after which Lessee shall be enti- ment sh~i be due for a Umk temporarUed to hnmema~ p(messkm of the ily set on s well location site for drill~ s~e. Commensement money ir~. coml~letinL or te~ing~ Thesum to win not be required for the redrfllins of a well which was ori~nslly drmedbe paid, for a tank o~mpying more under tl~ currently letup. A drming than 50 feet square shall be a~re~! almll be held to the minimum area upon between the surface owner and emmt~ for operations and shall not lessee or, on failure to agree, the same exf~! one and one-half seres in area shall be determined by arbitration as unlem aalthor~ed by the ~porintend- provided by | 226.21. ent. Commencement money shall be a [39 FR 22284, June ~ 19"/4. u amended credit towa~ the settlement of the 4~ ~ 8136. Feb. 28, 1978; 4~1 ]~ 11818, Maa-. tot~ dsmsse~ Acceptance of com- 22. 19"/8. Redesilp~ted at 4~FR l~S'/, Mar. mencemenf money by the surface 30. 1982. and amended at 88, FR UlIS. Auff. owner dora not affect l~/her right to 14. 1990]

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slsadl be

~ss then me N.d~ pwlod,~ In~ Ne~mt 2 ot t/~ Ae~ of Mazeh L (4J 8tst., 14Mr8.14r~). ~ K~de~d~uS

~m~n tae Haed ~ tdm ~
merit she/! be made to t~e 8umrht. UndM~ for the bem~lt of nkl ~fmant. (e) If the ~ fsdi to adJus~ the

elan vmm un ss ds~ smemed.
men wJt~thl 10 des ~mt'eeftm" eMh ot 8~NIn~sm~ simU aSnmm s. Um,d ~. If t~e two ~ stm/i noeff~ Use NrUss m fmm~ut~ If ssid ~ mumo¢ 88roe UNn I t, hfrd a/'biu~e I W ot ~ end / tnt~ ugunin s ~ atter ~ ~ m~frmn ~ sn~ pert o(sueh such noUce, t, be 8ugedn~nd~ dm/l ~mmr~ ~ ~ rime ~ have 8g~Ju4tnt the mil~ ar~zstm'. been dtslmrs~ (d) Assomt u ~, t~ldrd ~ ajq~l, the sdmndm's shall mee~ hem" the evidmce 8rid ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ m 4~ lpJt ISNI, ndlr. the ~mz~es: smt am~lne the 18rids, eroj~ Jm~'ov~sen~, ,~ o4dla, er lpe'operM,

the fumrest~ J ~dmli smm~t~ aa R~;nUm" utto mmed~ upm ms~" ~ w a~oe upon s ~ ~ wm~ 10 ~ ~ d~U ~md~

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follmm' dlmwUy afNm" ~ ~mm, d "mm, vmr': lww~, to

~ amatenw tlnls ~~ eoal~ aot ane

mmm~ ~ I aaS.ZI~L~ a: s ~tor ~So. mm ~ ~ pohUoa ~tlk~ mrvtoe cumsmsdea s~pe pullf~ and ~ ~m~ o~ oUs~r peraom. Msail at all t~nem eondt~ Uwtr os~sUmm amd drU~ equ~ o~er~ produm~ ~uz aud samsdm aU welk d~gSed fo~ o41 o~ ps, se~Joe welk or ~ wells (~~ ame~lanndc, em'e aun~i ~kc Is~Im) In a num~es' tlw, t ~ Im~rent ipo()u(dm~ ucl r~e ~ ~ cdl. ~. m,~ ~nmn. or aCher ~m ~ram ane o lamm. ¯ ~'Mem ~ ~mot.h~. inaludla~ am), sueh m or nkl L~'mb water be~h~ farn~d~a. (b)/q~ for drl]]U~ m~d or ous ~ uoed in t~e ~ ~ &n~r we]] ~ be ona~! had udaUdmd ~ ~ewm~ poUaUon ~ mrJboe lind ~ ~.enh ~nd~r. ¯ hme pea sh~ en~imed ~ a fenee of st ]e~t fowr sUwnds of ~ em-uer poal~ tmlem the em'faee om~.. ~m'. ortbe 8el~tW~Re. ~ eoeaesst to the ~. Immedlatet~ alrt~ omnpleUm a( ol~~ IWl~mm amoual ra~ ulaJallmbad fm" IJM Istd~- mhadl tle eaq~l~od amd km, vekM mskms )Revmme IDm'v'i~ hl0m 4md~e of otZNn'wl~ ~ l~Ip, awfam~ o~ lO ds.-,s after ~ extdlrs- 0~'~. tion ot mki ~ for fginS Na ~ (c) ~ ptta dai) be tdequ~ to (g) Lemee or &is authorJmd repa~ cmmdn mu4 8rid othm- ~ exmntaUve maU me with the SUsas~tracted from wells m~d slmll hsve mdetemle~ a nqxwt ou each ~t quate storslm to mabststn a aups~ ot IOrmmmst. mtUnZ out the nature andmud for uee in emersem~m. of tl~ dsmue, date, and (d) m o~tlse ae~emm~ and Shy h~ theNo~ p4t, enm~)t USooe usod drmb~ ~on. oUser pmqbm~ tnf~maUon. Uoo or w~kover o~ a well, sisail be iil0 Ill llllll14. Jtme ILl, llFIr4. Ill unended o~ amstruct~ eulas~e~ r~0mU~ted 41 1ll It0040. Nov. 11. 1115ql. Redmlmm.ted lUt;or uaed wl~mt ~ o~ rise 8uper4ff 1PR 11181q. Mm'. N. 1NL end tmmlded ~ ~n~ndmt. Unlined em~daen Sd*s Ill IPR Ulllr~ Au8. 14. IN0] not be used for the ooU~l st4wslte Bmsmslz, Non: ,~t~ M II'R lgllllr~ Au8. 14. salt water or other de~ sub. of 18N. the Busmms at Indlmt ,tU~ds'8 imllilebed stsnce~ ¯ 4emmmt mmadl~ | ~SL~IL(t) I~, x~- (e) Deleterkms flukk; other than InS IiaOWN~I ~" t~'m tlao tgar~ area- fruh wail~.r drgllng~ fluklm uamed Ixs drlll-

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~ a~. ,~dh dr h..od ~npmmh~ TII~ aalm'k~malenL wKh IJl~ eoasine o( b Ohio Tntl~! ~ malt

IN Ptl urn4. June aL. uI'p4. ~
a¢ iio lu'a Ulllk AnL ],1. UI00]

It m0~14 IL,uN~ ON d WmlU'. X,ume or I~M ¢m:ll~l~ta~ may. wK~ t, be amm'oval ot U~ ~ m W ,tb,'om Mzeamm W em.tm'ai W eo~nx'amm to t.lm U ~that n m xlo¢ dlmnal~b tlne ~ benow ti~ n~alamnmm~ of I~1~ surl~¢o o,ueemr tx'ou~ w~le iud.g:lae wata. I~ taken. ,Bll0ar~. LIeN or l~i~ ~ nn~p' ie walMm' ~ rmm"~M~ tommy! n~ tlae tnl~om~lmm~ ot wan, t~ frmm slurNm~ au~ natwad W oowam. ~a'ovided mneb m do~ nnoq; emeed t, be ~anta.v to w~ea tb~ o~immJ~ Wml~lid hame boem ~ l, md tibe m~rvol~ n~04~ 1Ne~ oemMa'uetsCaU ~ ]iml al~l othe~ equipmalt wlliJ~ tlae Oule Mlem~! IlCate to oh¢aln ~ ~m.te~. ~laa~ dmu~e reIIalLUI~ tx~m ~ l~lltaUatlk0m I]aaU be

~T

lemee, ar~llaedJ~el¢lol~otam¢~we~ amd the pmoduetkm tl~lret~m aulmU be mb~ec¢ to the ampe'o~L o~ the ~Om°m~t.l~idtbeM~lleueeola~to take over the ~ l~elanl~ ~ pay tl~e mm leuee tl~e a~ ot ~'mln~ tl~

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p~lmt4~t that m ~ ~-~¢t~t ~atit~ ~ avaflal2e alive ~at ~ for le~e ~a and that no Would n~alt. Io tim: ~ of a ~ therate~ to be pakl b~ the ~ Tribe ~ be I~ the ~lmrka4mdmt I~med on zzrlee8 be~ p~d b~ ~ ~ the Om~e Mlnerld Eitate. The Oldie Tribe Ii to furn~ all neeew~ material and labor for meh eonneeti0~ with Le~ ¯ ee's Ires system. The use of much ima be at the risk of the O~4re Tribe at all time~ (1) Any member of the ~ Tribe resklb~; in Om~e County and outak~ ¯ corporate c~ty ~, ~tit]ed to the u~e at his own e:~ue of n:~0,t to exceed 400,000 cutac feet of m; per caleodar year for h~ prioetpal re~leo~ at a rate not to exceed the amount paid by a !tl8 ~ plus 10 peroeot: Pro~r~k~L That such requirement shall be subject to the determ~mtion by the 8ul)erintendent that ~ in m]ffldeot quantities k available above that needed for leue operatl¢~ and that no 583

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Mi O'It. ~ I {4.1-'/1 IMlilm) (c) The 8uper/ntendent is author~ed t6 shut In a le~ when the lemee fags to ecmVl~ wtth t~ ~mm of the leue, the resulat/m~ and/or ordem of the 8upertutendmL
[N'I~ 22M~. June 21, 1M4. Red~Mnsted at 47~.B lJJl~. Mar. 10, 1| ed

at M 1~ nitS, ~ 14. ~1

jzz~w m.w.m~ .~ m.~. md .4~r
(a) Upon ~m of lease, permammt ~or~ts, unlem other.~ timams.vbetennlnaCedoa~vw/ththe wise provided by wr~,ten ssreement ef the ~t. Writwith the mzrfaee owmr and filed with ten ~ for ~ meat the Superintendent, shall remain s p~rt of m~d rand and t~cme the prol~ ~ m to me ~ .uowerty of the surfaee ~mer u~m t~ninsC/m~ of t~e Imwe. o¢~her thln I~ esnproperty not limited to ~ Um~ p~itne~ ~ and drmlns e~d~me~ derrk~ e~S~e~ machine~, ~ and me e~m~z of all we~ Provkk~ That whenany leue ~ nate~ all zm~.h Ix~c~d ~ sb~ll be removed the wind '~awzkmtel'; and in the l~t m~tm~ee of the pmrasrsph, within ~ days or meh re~mmahie ~ of time M may be srant~-,~ mW well foeiny PmlZ~ ~t the

ZxeellCkx~ ~clude personal

revert to Lemor ancl ~. other perlomd p~'rty and pemummt me~ts to the sur~uce owner. Nothh~ herein shall be cm~nu~ to relieve lessee of reslxzudb/I/1;y tot removlnE any such persm~ property or form ~ ~obst~dura~ nent improvements from the premises Uze mesas !~ wtd~ t~ wellbore is to required by the 8u~dntendent end ' be-~ sad me omt~m~la~ed restm'lnl the premims u nearly u ~..,~ z~eaUom fc~ sueh s~rovua shall be submitted to the ~ ent ~ forms ~ by him/her. (s) ~ for Suth~t~ to ~ershut down ~ d/seo~t/nue me o~ operaUon of s w~ll shall set

written ~ of me'8~nten~

ed by the, ~~en~ the ownerah~ of -U cza~m shall

~ d~x~m~ of the well The

memod of ~d~nl~ such well slzsll (b) Upon caneellat~ of lease. When be mbJeet to the s~zrov~ of the 8u- there h~s been a ,~ncellation for cause, Lessor shall be ent/tled and au. (b) Prior to permanent abandonthomed to take hnm~Uate possemkm merit of any wel!, the off lemee or the of the leue premises and an permaima lemee, u the cue rosy be. shsll nent tmprovem~ts snd all other offer the well to the other for his re-equipment necessary for the operation eompleUon m. use und~ such tenm u of the lease. may be mutually s~eed upo~ but not (c) Wells to be abandoned shall be ~n eonfl~ w/th the resulathz~ Fatl-promptly plumed as preecr/bed by the ure of the Lessee receivln~ the offer to Superintendent. ApplJ~Zions to plus reply with/n 10 days after receiptshall include a statement affirmlnE thereof ahaU be deemed u reJecUon of con~I/ance with | 2~.28(b) and shall the offer. If. after ind/ca~Inll accept- set forth reasons for ~lulsinIL a dea~ce, the two psrties cannot sllree on tailed statement of tl~e proposed work the temm of the offer with/n 30 dsys, /ncludL, w kind. loeat/on, snd lensth of the disposition of such well shall beplu~s (by' depth), plans for muddin~ by the ~tendent.

prscUesb~ to the orl~udstate.

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amt~,te~,h~,l~rtlnssndre- IIIIUl Lmue'Slma~.~m. eaJM, and any other perti(a.) Before actual drffiing or develop~zmat inf--- ~ That the meot opemtio~ are ,commenced on ~rln~admt may live oral Iz~ml~ ¯leased tan~ Lessee or Amilnee, if not and ~ peodlnl receipt a reskleot of the ~., of Oklahoma, I written ~ to plus a ~mllappointaloealor~trepre~drl!ledhole-Le~ee~llremtta mntauve within the ~Ate of Oklaho~ee~m~lll be retunded If ~ is not mmnted. (d) Lemee shall plug and fill all dry or ~ wells in a manner to confine the fluid in each formation fre~ water, off, ~u~ salt ~, and other minerak, Ind to l~'otat K ~ ~ of fluidl h'o~ som'eeL Mnd-]m:l~n fluld, cement, and other phlD.shlllbe to~ t]~e hole ~ ~ to~: the su~fsee owns, subject to the ap~ o~the 8uVe~tendmt, Lessee may ~ the well for ~measa fre~ water wen &rid ah~ so indicate o~ the plumm~ reeor~ The manner ~n which pl~ material shall be Introduped and the type Of ~ so used be sub~-t to the smzroval of the 8werlntemZen~ Within ~.0 days after ~~, L, mee shall file wlth the 8ul)ea~a~mod~at a ~ report of the ~ of esch well. Whe~ any well ~ ~ and abandoned, Leuee alton, within 90 day~ clean up the l~alms s~aod such well ~ the m~J~fsct.-~ of the 8upe~ntmdent. t~l 1~ ~ June 21. lift4. Redes~mat~ at47 FR I~/, Mar. 90, 111~ and amended .~ sswa ss~xs, au~ 14, leso]

~ee~i~o$1S ,mh each ~ ~ nmoowhomthe.Sunerlnteodmt ma~ ~~ a~rKy to plus a welL This
m notice or ~m commmdeate in securi~~,wlt~ t~e regu~ in the" part, and shall hotly the ~q)erintendent of the name and p~t office ~ of the repremm~ tire appointed. (b) Where several part~ own a lease ~InUy, one r~pr~enta~Ive or e~ent shall be des/~ated whose duties ah&ll be to act for sm part~ concerne~ Des/snstion of such re~resen~afire should be made by the party in

chsrse of ~ :II relehed between L~lee Ind (e) In ~ event ~ the incapacity or

absence from the ~m~e of Oklahoma of such des/snared k~l or resident .r~)rem~tath, e, ~ :shall aplx2nt a sulca~ltute to serve ha lak stead. In the absence of such representative m" ~ upon thelwmd ~or in ~ of dxtllins or related operat~ns ~ nha~ be the rep~ of Lessee for the purpose of service of m'ders or notle~ u here~ provided. s s~.~t wen receub md repm~ (a) Lessee shall km@ ~and complete records of ~ drmloL re-

a~ute, i,~ employee of

or abandmament of ~:welk. These reeords shall s]~ all the format~mm penetrated, the e(mtent: and Rmmmmsms or character of oil. ~ or water in each formation, and the kind. well.t, size, | z~,.,ZO t~ mddect ~ ~ md;'s or&en; books s, nd ~ opa ~ landed depth and cement record of ~s~n~ used tn drfll~| es~h well; ~he shall comply wlUl all orders re~rd of drfll~ 8u~t oU'ter or instructions issued by the ~adn- hole pressure or fluid sample rays. tendent. The Superintendent or his temper&ture surveys, directional surreprue~tative may enter upon the veys, and the like; t~e m&terisls and leased premises for the purpose of in- procedure used/n the trest/ns or plusspect/mL Lessee shall keep & full and g/ng of wells or in pr~.1~zing them for correct account of all operations, re- temporary abandon~aent~ and any ceipts, and disbursements and make other information obtained In the reports thereof, u required. Lessee's course of well operstio~ (b) Lessee shall take such ssmvles books and records shall be available to and make such tests and surveys as the Superintendent for tnspect/ox~ may be required by the Superintend-

drink, ~ mzm~nz. ~.

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U I~ Ch. I {,I-~II llidon) ent~io de4bermlne eondltlom In the well precautions to preserve these mark-

iidO~nlioQ eoneernh~ t~[68 lPR Ullll, Aug. 14, 19001 ¯nd shah furnlsh reports
requh~ by the 8upertu- | ~S Fommtkms to be ~zaeetuL Nndes~ (e) Within 10 days att~ completion Leasee shall, to the mtisfaction of of eDeratimm on any well. Lemeeshall the Superintendent. take all proper ta-.nUaJt to the 8uperintend~t the precautions and meemzres to prevent lnf~ ¢m forms fur- dmnase or pollution of o:il, ires, fresh ~by the 8uperhatmzden~ a copy ~', or other mineral bemzins formaof eleetrle~ meehsniesl or radioaeUve lot, or other types eg survey of the well bo~ ~d ore analysis c4mdned IlltH C~zI ~ from the welL LNsee shall also sulznit In drilling operations in fields where otJzer reports stud records of operpressures, lost cizmzlation, or ad~l~ n m~,y In~ reqtdrod auxi tn tJ~ other conditions exist which could manner and form prescribed b~, the result in blowouts, lessee shall install 8umr~endmL an ll, pp~ed I~1,41~ wi, lve or other eon(d) Lessee shall measure production trollin~ device whieh ks in proper ot off, s8~ and water frmn ~ w-~ condition tot use until the vens st ~ frequent ~rv~ well is complete(L At 811 time8 preventto the satisfaeUon of the 8upertntend- ative meemaz~ must be taken in all ~ell operations to mah~tain proper (e) Upma request and in the manner control of subsurface strat~ and form presermed by me 8upertu- [~d~ FR ~116. Aug. 14. 1990] te~kmt. Lessee shall furnish & plat ~ the lomtim~ deekj3uttl0~ snd III~ Wmae of edl aml ps. ofr.~l ~ on the lened lands, Lemee aludl conduct sn ~ toeether with such other perttnent lnfcemati¢~ u the Superintendent may in a manner that will pl~.~ent wut~ of off and Sas and shall ~mt wastefully utilize oil or 8s~ The ~tzperintendent shall have the authority to impcee I~ L~e drmb~ sueh requirements u he deems necesLessee shall not drill within 3OO feet sary to preve.~t wast~ of oil and 8as of ~ line of leased lands, nor to promote the greatest uitims~ ~ well or tank within 200 feet recovery of oil and gas. Waste u apof any publie hlihway, any e~JMkhed plied herein includes, but is not limit~ place, or any bufldtnf used u a dwelling, sranary, or barn, except ed to, the inefficient excessive or imw~h the m~mm pernmskm of the Su- proper use or d~s~patioln of reservoir energy which would re~onably reduce perintendent. Failure to obtain ad- or diminish the quantity of oil or Sas vance wrKten perminion from the 8u. that might ultimately Ix: produced, or l~a~mtende~t shall subject lessee to the ~ or excessive surface mmeelk~m of his/her lease and/or loss or destruction, without beneficial plunk~ of the well use, of oil and/or Sa~ [80 FR ~ June 21. 19~4. Redesi~nated at 47 F~ 1~, Mar. 30, lg~, and ag M IP~ nil6, Aug. 14. U~0] 0~ M~mm4~ nd stea4~t oU. All production run frmn the lease shall be measured according to methIIIa,I4 Wdk 8nd tnk betterks to be ods and device8 approw~d by the 811msrked. perintendent. Facilities suitable for Lelee shall clearly and permanently containing and meuurin~ accurately mark all wells and tank batteries in all crude oil produced from the wells conspicuous place with number, legal shall be provided by Immee and shall description, operator, and telephone be located on the leuehold unlem othnumber, and shs~ take all necemmry erwise approved by the Superintend-

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~,~m ~ bNmm Affdn, ~ w/th the orders of the 8~pertutmzdmt~ em~Le~eeshall~~the~erlntendentacopyM100-percentcapac- or to both such fine uzl eance]lat/o~ ~tankta~ef~eachtank. Metem Fines not received witl~Z 10 days after smif~t~Uatio~sf~meum4ngofl notice of the decision shall be subject m~t be approved, Imd te~s of the~ to late ehsrses at the rote of not lees ~~ shill be made wizen directedthan 1~ percent per month for each month or fraction thereof until pakL The Osa~ Tribal Cot~mfll. subject to ¯ o~ m..,,.im dp.. the appmval of the ~oer~ntendent, may waive the late chazlte. All Sm~ required to be ~ ~zdl be ~ by meter (prefer- [SO FR ~ June 31. 1|~4. Redea~a~d ably of.the ~ meter type) tmle~ ~4vl~ lug, M&r. J0, IMS. and 8mended ~ a~eed to by the Supertnat ~ FR U~le. A~. 14, 1~001 ~AII ~m~mtmtbeapproved by the Superintendent and ~- OL~ Pene]t~ for ~kd~len o( eermin staUed at the expeme of Lemee or ~uer a~ such places u rely be In lieu of the pe~<k~ provided wreed to by the Superh~tendent. For under I ~.42. penalties may be lmeomputlne the vo]-me of all Su pro- poeed by the 8uperln~dent for viola~ dueed, sold or subJeet to royalty, the Uon of eertain ~kxm of the resu]astandard of pressure shall be 14.66 tio~ of thl~ sxurt u foUow~ pounds to the square inch,, and the (a) For failure to ol~t~in permission stsndsrd of temlm'atm'e shall be O0 start ogeratlmm required by to degrees F. All me~uremmts of imsJ 2N.16(b), U0 per day until Dermisshah be adjusted ~ compu~ to s/on k obtaine& these ~ ~ of the (b) For failure to file records repressure and ~mperature at which quired by j ~.s~, $6o per day untU the gas was acutally zmmsured, unlem eompU&uce k met. otherw~ ~ tn wraps by the (c) For failure to m~xk wells and 8~z, rfz~a~lent. tank batteries as req~dred by i ~U4, 860 for eMh well and Umk battery. II ZM.N U~ d~m f~r ~ oil. (d) For failure to ~ and Levee ~mll not tree natural ~m fromnnLInt~n pir~ u required by ! ~e.~. a distinct or m~zmLte stratum for the$60 for each ~ after ~ are purpose of flowins or Uftins the othemnmeneed on any we~l until eon~Uexcept where said Lessee has an ap- anee k me~ proved right to both the off and the (e) For failure to comply with ~ then only with the a~roml j ~.M ~ valve or other of the Superintendent of such use ~dproved controlUn~ de~m, $100. of the manner of its use. (f) For fs~lure to nobly ~u~Om'Intendent before drmt~, redrillt~ deepen/rig, DlUggin~, or al~mdonins ~ny well, Levee shall make a oompL-te report 8s required by J! ~.16(c) and ~.~. to the Superintendent of all accidents,~0o. flree~, or acts of theft and wmdaUmn (If) For failure to l~z~rly care for and dispose of delete~ fluids u oe~urrine on the leued provided in J ~.~'~, ~oo per day until 131MALTXgS compliance is met. (h) For failure to file plt~ re1~43 Ptmalty for ~ ~ kle ports u required by |[ 226.29 and for failure to file reports as required by Violation of any of the terms or con- J 336.13, $50 per day for each violation ditions of any lease or of the regula- ~mtfl compliance k met;. tions in this part shall subject the (1) For failure to perform or start an lease to eaneellat/on by the 8uperln- operation within 5 d~m after ordered tendent, or Lessee to a fine of not by the Superlntenckmt tn wrlUn~ more than $500 per day for each day under authority provkied in this of such violation or noncompliance ff said operation is thereafter per-

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~~sre~by 18 eoutJsuo~ tnet~ Jl001 for ~y ~ :t~r.10 ~ other than oil and m ~ repos~ snd inf~ :t:rr.11 Bm~au of Land M~,a~ment to be furnished eopy of le~e. 21..n~ ~:t%l:t Mineral rmerm in nmuninersl en. at 4'/Fit u~r/. Mar. M, 1~1, and trie~ st M l~t UlIL &ut. 14, 100o] :t:rr.lS Vem~d rizhts to be nmpected. :t:i';.14 Oovermnent reeerves risht to purAPlm-__LS aim NOTZCZ8 chue oil and m Rz~ xwn ROYAL~nm Any peNon, finn or corporation mr- ¯ r/.18 Msnner of psyment. l,~d by Shy deeiskm or order lmued :t:r;.18 Credith~ advsnee ~,nus.l Ixwments. by or under the authority of the 8u- :1~/. 1"/ ~ o~ rents saxl royslties. pedntenden~ by vL,~e of the reSu~ :~ri.18 lpree u0e of 888 by lemor. Uem tn th~ per~ m~ appe~ pursu- 2~.19 ~ order~ snt to ~ CFR psrt ~ OMma~zon [fW lt'R UI18. Aus. 14. 1N0] ~rr.~0 Permbskm to start o~ :~/.:tl Restrtetiom on opend~8~ |~ lqetk~ ~rr~ Dtueenee snd prwvenUon of wute. No~e8 end orders mued b~ the Su- :t:~/.:~J Welk. per~tendent to the repreeentative :t~/.~ Impectl~ of premise~ books sad sxxl/or operator shall be bindt~ on aecount~ the lemee. The Superintendent may in :t~.~ Amtznmeuts and m~ ro~lhis/her discr~Jon tncrmm the time al8ec. lowed in his/her orders and noUce~

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2:~r.:m Cancellat4m~. :t:r/.~ Fees. :r/V.~ FormL The Office of Mana~mnent and A~ 8ec. I. 39 Brat. 519. unlem Bud~t hu ~ tJ3st the inforo~mme no~e~L mation collectkm ~tl con8ounc~ 22 PR 10622, Dee. 24, 1Nq, unlem ~ in thk part need not be submit- othendse note& Redeem=~d at 4q PR ted for elesmnee punuent to 44 UJS.C. l~J~:lsr. Mar. SO. 1fill U01 e~ ae~. 0 ~/.1 l)efl~bon~ (a) The term "super~ntendemt" in this part refers to the s~tpertntendent P£rr 2~7.-tL4.$O~ OF CERTAIN or other officers of the Bureau of I...~IDS IN WSND ItJVlBt INDIAN Affsirs or of the Oovernment IUISIBtVAnON, WYOMING, POt who may bsve Jurisdiction over the OIL AND GAS MBNNO 8ho~,one or Wind River He~erv~tion. (b) The term "superyisor" in thfs 8e~ part refers to a rei)re~ta~ve of the ~V.1 Secretary of the Tnterlor,, under tion of the Director of the U~. OeoHowTo A4xjuzi~ IdUUUm lo81csl Survey, suthorised and empow:~t~,t Applk,d~om for leue~ ered to supervise and direct operations 22'/.8 Lewes to elUsens of the United under off and Ires mining leues, to fur8tam exmpt Government employee~ nish scientific and technic81 infonn~ ~/.4 Bede of off snd mu leme~ ~r/~l Terms of lemm. procedure for renew- tion and advice, to 8weertaJn and record the mount and value of proel ud exeeutio~

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