§ 3137.15 If the Federal lands constitute less than 10 percent of the lands in the proposed unit area, is the unit agreement subject to Federal regulations or approval?
§ 3137.20 Is there a standard unit agreement form?
§ 3137.21 What must I include in an NPR-A unit agreement?
§ 3137.22 What are the size and shape requirements for a unit area?
§ 3137.23 What must I include in my NPR-A unitization application?
§ 3137.24 Why would BLM reject a unit agreement application?
§ 3137.25 How will the parties to the unit know if BLM approves the unit agreement?
§ 3137.26 When is a unit agreement effective?
§ 3137.27 What effect do subsequent contracts or obligations have on the unit agreement?
§ 3137.28 What oil and gas resources of committed tracts does the unit agreement include?

Terms Used In CFR > Title 43 > Subtitle B > Chapter II > Subchapter C > Part 3130 > Subpart 3137 > Application

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
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  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.