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The number of oil and gas wells on leased fed. land has increased dramatically. To help manage the environmental impacts of these wells, BLM requires oil and gas operators to reclaim disturbed land. BLM requires them to provide a bond before beginning drilling operations. BLM refers to oil and gas wells and leased land that will require reclamation as potential liabilities because BLM may have to pay for reclamation if the operators fail to do so. This report determined: (1) BLM's policies for managing potential federal oil and gas well liability; (2) the extent to which BLM has implemented these policies; and (3) the challenges, if any, BLM faces in managing potential oil and gas well liability. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand report.
This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. The Bureau of Land Mgmt. (BLM) requires oil and gas operators to reclaim the land they disturb and post a bond to help ensure they do so. If the bond is not sufficient to cover well plugging and surface reclamation and there are no responsible or liable parties, the well is considered "orphaned," and BLM uses fed. dollars to fund reclamation. This report: (1) determined the number, value, and coverage of bonds held by BLM for oil and gas oper.; (2) determined the amount that BLM has paid to reclaim orphaned wells over the past 20 years and the number of orphaned wells BLM has identified but has not yet reclaimed; and (3) compared BLM's bonding requirements for oil and gas operations with those the 12 western states use for oil and gas oper. Illustrations.