Oil & Gas Regulations, Forms, Orders

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BLM Nationwide

• BLM LR2000 - BLM's Land & Minerals Records System
• BLM Minerals Links
• BLM Oil and Gas
• BLM National Operations Center eforms webpage

The Gold Book Surface Operating Standards & Guidelines for Oil & Gas Exploration & Development

• BLM Washington Office Gold Book webpage
• Download the Gold Book (pdf 6.3 mb)

Forms

• These forms are available in pdf format (print out, fill-in and mail) and, where indicated, in pdf fillable format
• Other forms are available at the BLM Forms site.

Number	Form Title
3000-2	Competitive Oil and Gas or Geothermal Resources Lease Bid  - fillable
3000-3	Assignment of Record Title Interest in a Lease for Oil and Gas or Geothermal Resources   - fillable
3000-3a	Transfer of Operating Rights (Sublease) in a Lease for Oil and Gas or Geothermal Resources   - fillable
3000-4	Oil and Gas or Geothermal Lease Bond   - fillable
3000-4a	Oil and Gas or Geothermal Exploration Bond   - fillable
3100-11	Offer to Lease and Lease for Oil and Gas   - fillable
3150-4	Notice of Intent and Authorization to Conduct Oil and Gas Geophysical Exploration Operations
3150-5	Notice of Completion of Oil and Gas Geophysical Exploration Operations
3160-3	Application for Permit to Drill or Reenter   - fillable
3160-4	Well Completion or Recompletion Report and Log   - fillable
3160-5	Sundry Notices and Reports on Well   - fillable
3814-1	Stockraising Homestead Act Bond for Land Under Lease or Sales Contract   - fillable
NOS	Notice of Staking  - fillable

Onshore Orders

Onshore Oil and Gas Orders implement and supplement the oil and gas regulations found at 43 CFR 3160 for conducting oil and gas operations on Federal and Indian lands.

Order Number	Order Title
Order #1	Approval of Operations
Order #2	Drilling
Order #3	Site Security
Order #4	Measurement of Oil
Order #5	Measurement of Gas
Order #6	Hydrogen Sulfide Operations
Order #7	Disposal of Produced Water
Order #8	Well Completions/Workovers/Abandonment (Proposed Rule)
Order #9	Waste Prevention and Beneficial Use of Oil and Gas

Notice to Lessees (NTL)

NTL Number	Title	Area Covered	Effective Date
NTL-3A	Reporting of Undesirable Events	Nationwide	03/01/79
NTL 4A	Venting & Flaring of Gas	Nationwide	01/01/80
NTL 2007-1	Requirements for Electronic Flow Computers	California	2007

Manuals

• 3160-10 - Suspension of Operations and/or Production

Regulations

• Title 43 Part 3160 Onshore Oil and Gas Operations

Other Documents

• California Emergency Management Agency: Spill Reporting
• Sump Closure Guidelines
• Orphan / Idle Well Policy
• Line well Agreement
• Commingling Agreements
• Compensatory Royalty Agreement
• Unit Agreement
• Communitization Agreement
• Obtaining Bonds
• Split Estate Letter to Operators