Oil and Gas Regulations

Cook Inlet Basin - Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Oil and Gas Related Regulations Under the Authority of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (MLA)

  • Regulations:
  • Bonding
    • (43 CFR 3104): Federal lands under the authority of the Mineral Leasing Act (MLA)

Instruction Memorandum No. 2003-131; Permitting Oil and Gas on Split Estate Lands and Guidance for Onshore Oil and Gas Order No. 1

National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska

Oil and Gas Related Regulations Under the Authority of the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 (NPRPA) 

  • Regulations: 
    • (43 CFR 3130) - Oil and Gas Leasing, National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska: General
    • (43 CFR 3150) - Onshore Oil and Gas Geophysical Exploration; General
      --- (43 CFR 3152) - Onshore Oil and Gas Geophysical Exploration in Alaska
    • (43 CFR 3160) - Onshore Oil and Gas Operations
  • Bonding:
    • (43 CFR 3134): Federal lands under the authority of the National Petroleum Reserve Production Act (NPRPA): National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska 

Other Oil and Gas Related Information:

Surface Operating Standards and Guidlines for Oil and Gas Exploration and Development: The Gold Book, Fourth Edition--Revised 2007

Onshore Oil and Gas Orders

Oil and Gas Forms