Adjudicating an Oil & Gas Lease Extension and Lease Segregation

Course Description

Students will learn how and when to process oil and gas lease extensions and the causes and reasons of when and how to segregate leases.

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 oil and gas lease extensions and the knowledge of when and how to segregate leases.

Course Objectives

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

• Understand the Rules and Regulations which apply to lease extensions and segregations,

• Understand when and how to apply lease extensions and segregations,

• Review guidance, regulations, and requirements,

• Process two sample lease extensions given an Office of Natural Resource Revenue (ONRR) Termination and Expiration Report, Serial Register Pages, and messages from a Field Office (i.e., verify the information in the report matches lease information on file and fill-out draft decisions (template provided), in accordance with 43 CFR 3107 Continuation and Extension and Mineral and Land Records System (MLRS) Knowledge Articles.

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.

Directions

Before starting, it is recommended students print the 43 CFR 3107 Continuation and Extension 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 Handbook H-3107-1 Continuation and Extension 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 exercises:

Exercise: Pause on slide 27, finish the exercise, then resume to hear the solution, and then pause of slide 29, finish the exercise, then resume to hear the solution.

Duration

1 hour

Special Requirements

This is a self-paced course, and the transcript is available therefore, interpreters are not included. 

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. 
• Exercise 1 (On slide 27)
  • Exercise 1 Extension Decision
  • Exercise 1 SRP Drilling Extension
  • Exercise 1 FO Message
  • Exercise 1 ONRR Report
• Exercise 2 (on slide 29)
  • Exercise 2 Extension Decision
  • Exercise 2 SRP Extension
  • Exercise 2 FO Message

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

1. Select the Enable All Features button. The Full Screen view will not be an option while in Protected View.
2. Select the View option on the Menu bar.
3. Select the Full Screen Mode option from the View menu.

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

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

For answers to questions relating to the course content (Segregations and Extensions), 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.