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BMP of Oil and Gas Development

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BMP ID: 5745
Title: Oil and gas operators must negotiate a surface agreement with landowners and surface users.
Text: 1. Preserving the private property rights of surface owners and surface users: "Oil and gas operators must negotiate a surface use agreement with landowners and surface users (i.e., permitees and lessees) detailing the placement of roads, well sites, pipelines, compressor stations and related facilities, and baseline testing of available water resources."
Source Publication Name: Doing It Right: Best Oil & Gas Development Practices for New Mexico
Citation Section: 1. Preserving the private property rights of surface owners and surface users.
Citation Page: 1
Supplemental Documents:  
Usage Type: Recommended
Timing: • Production / Operation / Maintenance
Oil / Gas Field:  
Surface Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Mineral Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Primary Contact: Earthworks
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Categories: Land Surface Disturbance
Location: New Mexico
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Date Entered: 2009-06-19 15:36 UTC
Last Updated: 2009-07-17 10:04 UTC