Yes. FedPAD provides an enhanced version of the Onshore Oil and Gas regulations as a public service at no cost. FedPAD does not guarantee the accuracy or express a warranty of any kind for reformatted regulation transformations included in the freeware research help file system. The Code of Federal Regulations Title 43—Public Lands: Interior Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Lands Chapter II—Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior Subchapter C—Minerals Management (3000) posted in the Federal Register remains the absolute authority of Onshore Oil and Gas regulatory references.

Limitations apply. Member cheat sheets and forms may be distributed only within the active members internal organization provided that external public access is prevented. Permission to distribute FedPAD calculators, spreadsheets, software and training materials internally or externally is denied and strictly forbidden.

No. Each individual accessing the secure FedPAD members area must have unique credentials. Upon request, all membership data can be purged from the secure FedPAD system upon request.

Public access to this portal does not require a login. However, member users must login to access the subscriber content.

Membership is by invitation only at this time.

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Self-paced online training modules are always available with an internet connection. Instructor led training sessions are scheduled according to industry interest, operational needs and student participation. Limited seating certification training schedules posted in the Members events calendar are by invitation only.

The Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) and the BLM are separate entities; but share three levels of compliance activities—audits, compliance reviews, and data mining—to help ensure that oil and gas royalty payments submitted by Operator that produce oil and gas from federal leases are accurate and comply with federal laws and regulations. ONRR maintains Operator system accounts that facilitate monthly production OGOR reporting monitored by the BLM.

Yes. A free PDF book version of the regulations is available for active member use. The member does not have permission to share the copyright protected book with others. One copy may be stored on a single non-shared computer and an additional copy may be stored on a single mobile phone for field use.

Operator means any person or entity, including, but not limited to, the lessee or operating rights owner, who has stated in writing to the authorized officer that it is responsible under the terms and conditions of the lease for the operations conducted on the leased lands or a portion thereof. The Operator of record retains sole responsibility for all regulated activities; even third-party actions.

An active membership facilitates unlimited access to the FedPAD Production, Abandonment and Drilling resources library that includes:

• Access to members only questions and answers forum

• Compliance alternatives and best practice options

• Dynamic member content updates as regulations evolve

• In-depth explanation and intent of each regulation

• Knowledge base snippets and procedural step instructions

• On-site cheat sheets and checklists for field staff

• Operational inspection and enforcement expectations

• Regulatory change news feed alerts

• Reporting expectations and schedule mandates

• Smart regulatory forms with enhanced features

• Software applications, calculators and spreadsheets

• Technical cross-references to interconnected regulations

• User guides to successfully operate federal interest wells

"[Reserved]" is a term used as a place holder within the Code of Federal Regulations. An agency uses "[Reserved]" to simply indicate that it may insert regulatory information into this location some time in the future. Occasionally "[Reserved]" is used to indicate that a portion of the CFR was intentionally left empty and not accidentally dropped due to a printing or computer error.

The section sign § is a typographical shorthand character for referencing individually numbered sections of the Code of Federal Regulations; it is frequently used when citing sections of the CFR.

It is in reference to the Federal Onshore Oil & Gas regulations posted in the Federal register under Title 43—Public Lands: Interior Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Lands Chapter II—Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior Subchapter C—Minerals Management (3000).

Only Small Business Administration defined Operators without access to the Internet are exempt from obtaining an Automated Fluid Minerals Support System (AFMSS) system account from the BLM. Access to the oil and gas industry electronic commerce modules is required to submit sundries and mandatory documents per regulatory particulars.

The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) annual edition is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the departments and agencies of the Federal Government. The online CFR is a joint project authorized by the publisher, the National Archives and Records Administration's (NARA) Office of the Federal Register (OFR), and the Government Publishing Office (GPO) to provide the public with enhanced access to Government information.

“Fee” refers to lands where both the surface and the mineral estate are not owned or managed by the United States; the term “Federal” includes Indian trust surface or minerals (Tribal or allotted), and the term “non-Federal” excludes Indian trust surface or minerals.

Notice to lessees and operators (NTL) means a written notice issued by the authorized officer. NTL's implement the regulations in this part and operating orders, and serve as instructions on specific item(s) of importance within a State, District, or Area.

Weep hole means a small hole that allows pressure to bleed off through the metal plate used in covering well bores after abandonment operations.

§ 3171.25—Abandonment describes the BLM approval process for the plugging of wells and subsequent report filing deadlines. Minimal plugging and operational procedures for well abandonments are included within the § 3172.12—Drilling abandonment regulations. BLM notification must be submitted prior to the commencement of abandonment field operations assuming that the plugging plan has been approval by a BLM Petroleum Engineer.

AO is an acronym for Authorized officer means any employee of the Bureau of Land Management authorized to perform the duties described in 43 CFR parts 3000 and § 3100 regulations.