Adjudicating a Reinstatement Petition for an Oil and Gas Lease

Description 

Students will learn how to process a reinstatement petition for an oil and gas lease. When a lease terminates, a lessee can petition for a reinstatement of their lease. After taking this course, students will know how to process a reinstatement petition in accordance with 43 CFR 3108 and H-3108-1, Relinquishments, Terminations and Cancellations.

Target Audience

Fluid mineral adjudicators or anyone performing their duties including but not limited to Land Law Examiners and Legal Instruments Examiners.

Course Goal

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to adjudicate a reinstatement petition for an oil and gas lease and send the required notice(s).

Course Objectives

To reach the course goal, students will be given knowledge to:

• Understand the Rules and Regulations which apply to reinstatements, 

• Process a sample petition for reinstatement. Using a lease reinstatement checklist determine if a petition for reinstatement can be approved, in accordance 43 CFR 3108 and H-3108-1, Relinquishments, Terminations and Cancellations.

Note

To receive course credit, enroll in the course on the DOI Talent (DOIT) course page, take the pre-test, follow the KRC directions below, self-certify course completion, and complete the post-test with 70 percent or more.

Duration

50 minutes

Directions 

Before starting, it is recommended students print the 43 CFR 3108 - Presentation Slides in 3 Slide Handout format and the exercise materials (found within the Toolbox below).  While completing the course it is also recommended students refer to the current version of 3108 Handbook for Relinquishments, Terminations and Cancellations, for sample letters and decisions (see the Reference Docs attachment, in the Toolbox, for a link on where to find). 

View the Course PowerPoint and either listen to the recording or read the script (located under "Course Materials"), stopping as appropriate, to complete the following exercise:

Exercise (pause on slide 38, finish the exercise, then resume to hear the solution and pause on slide 42, finish the exercise, then resume to hear the solution).

Training Course Materials

• Link to Presentation
• Script (written account of what is heard, for each slide, in the course PowerPoint)

Toolbox

• Presentation Slides in Adobe Format - this is the best format for a presentation view without audio.
• Presentation Slides with Presenter Notes
• Presentation Slides in 3 Slide Handout format – with Fillable form fields
• Reference Documents - Includes a link to the Adjudicator SharePoint site which contains adjudication handbooks, Data Entry Standards, and links to popular websites in the Shared Documents.
• Lease Reinstatement References
• Lease Reinstatement Checklist
• Blank MLRS Accounting Advice with drop down menu

Exercises

• Class Exercise (on slide 31)

  • Class Exercise Reinstatement Letter

  • Class Exercise Reinstatement Checklist

• Exercise 1 (on slide 37)

  • Exercise 1 Reinstatement Letter

  • Exercise 1 Class II Reinstatement Checklist

• Exercise 2 (on slide 41)

  • Exercise 2 Reinstatement Letter

  • Exercise 2 Reinstatement Checklist

  • Exercise 2 Additional Requirements

To view your Adobe documents in a presentation (full screen) format using Chrome,

1. Select the Open in Acrobat button. This button is only available in Chrome.
2. Select the Enable All Features button. The Full Screen view will not be an option while in Protected View.
3. Select the View option on the Menu bar.
4. Select the Full Screen Mode option from the View menu.

To view your Adobe documents in a presentation (full screen) format using Edge,

1. Right click the link.
2. Select the copy link option from the shortcut list.
3. Open Acrobat.
4. Select the File option from the menu bar.
5. Select the Open option from the File menu.
6. Paste the address in the File name box.
7. Select the Open button.
8. Select the Enable All Features button. The Full Screen view will not be an option while in Protected View.
9. Select the View option on the Menu bar.
10. Select the Full Screen Mode option from the View menu.

For answers to questions relating to the course content (reinstatements), please contact your State Office’s lead or Supervisory Adjudicator. 

If you have questions regarding the course requirements and credit, please contact the course training coordinator, Hillary Conner, at hconner@blm.gov or 602-905-5533.