Adjudicating Oil and Gas and Geothermal Transfers of Operating Rights

This course provides instruction on adjudicating Oil and Gas and Geothermal Transfers of Operating Rights.

Objectives
Upon completion of this module, participants will be able to adjudicate a sample transfer of operating rights for compliance with regulations and guidance.

Audience
Bureau of Land Management fluid minerals land law examiners responsible for adjudicating transfers of operating rights.

Length
You can expect to spend about 4 hours to complete this course.

Course Materials

• Introduction (27:50 minutes) New Introduction (47:45 minutes) -- transcript
• Class Exercise (8:08 minutes) -- transcript
• Exercise 1 - 3 (8:12 minutes) -- transcript
• Conclusion (6:13 minutes) -- transcript
• Class Exercise Materials
• Exercise 1 Materials
• Exercise 2 Materials
• Exercise 3 Materials
• Example for Conclusion
• Presentation Slides for Note-taking

Reference Documents

• Operating Rights Checklist
• Chain of Title Decision
• Lease Interest Worksheet
• Sample Showing Intent
• Stipulation Approval
• I.M. 86-175
• I.M. 2013-151
• I.M. 2010-161
• IM 2013-105
• Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act of 1996

Registration
You may register for this course (BLM-TC-3100-50) on the DOI Talent website.

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.