H.R. 1926

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for commingling.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · March 6, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Hunt · Committee: Committee on Natural Resources

Table of contents

• H.R. 1926
  • SEC. 1. Commingling under Mineral Leasing Act

SEC. 1. Commingling under Mineral Leasing Act

• Section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act () is amended— 30 U.S.C. 226
  • by redesignating subsections (h) through (q) as subsections (i) through (r), respectively; and
  • by inserting after subsection (g) the following:
    • (h) Commingling
      • To promote and allow for the minimization of surface disturbing activities, the Secretary of the Interior shall approve applications allowing for the commingling of production from two or more sources (including oil and gas leases, unit participating areas, communitized areas, or non-Federal or non-Indian properties) before production reaches the point of royalty measurement regardless of ownership, the royalty rates or the number or percentage of acres for each such source. Provided that the applicant agrees to either install measurement devices for each source or utilize an allocation meter or method that achieves volume measurement uncertainly levels within plus or minus 2 percent during the production phase reported on a monthly basis.