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title: "Extract assignment and change-of-control terms from a federal oil and gas lease and the JOA"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining/extract-change-of-control-and-assignment-consent-from-the-joa-and-teneme/united-states"
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site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A13-A20260923-1-US"
practice_area: "Energy, Resources & Mining"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
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# Extract assignment and change-of-control terms from a federal oil and gas lease and the JOA

> From the lease and the joint operating agreement the lawyer supplies, list every clause on assignment, sublease, change of control, and consent, with the page.…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Energy, Resources & Mining](https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the lease and the joint operating agreement the lawyer supplies, list every clause on assignment, sublease, change of control, and consent, with the page. Do not decide that Bureau of Land Management approval is required and do not prepare the transfer form. |
| What the lawyer must review | 43 C.F.R. § 3106.10 provides that federal oil and gas leases may be transferred by assignment or sublease as to all or part of the acreage or as to a divided or undivided interest. An assignment of record title conveys both record title and operating rights unless operating rights have already been severed. The rights of the transferee are not recognized by the Department until the authorized officer approves the transfer. A transfer of production payments, overriding royalty, or similar interests must be filed in the proper BLM office but does not require approval. A request for approval of a transfer of a lease or an interest in a lease must be filed within 90 days from the date the transferor signs and dates it. Under § 3106.83, where a corporate merger transfers property of the dissolving corporation to the surviving corporation by operation of law, an assignment of the affected lease interest is not required. The entity must notify the BLM and provide copies of the Secretary of State's certificate of merger, with the articles of incorporation or an amendment if available. Section 3106.71 states that BLM approval is for administrative purposes only and does not warrant or certify title. A consent clause in a private joint operating agreement is separate from the BLM filing. The tool extracts the clauses. The lawyer decides which regime applies. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Extract change-of-control and assignment consent from the JOA and tenement](https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining/extract-change-of-control-and-assignment-consent-from-the-joa-and-teneme.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: From the lease and the joint operating agreement the lawyer supplies, list every clause on assignment, sublease, change of control, and consent, with the page. Do not decide that Bureau of Land Management approval is required and do not prepare the transfer form.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- A merger is not automatically free of an assignment. Section 3106.83 applies when the lease interest passes by operation of law. The lawyer reads the merger documents.
- Do not treat a private joint-operating-agreement consent as a substitute for BLM approval of record title or operating rights.

## Sources

- [43 C.F.R. Part 3100, Subpart 3106 (transfers by assignment, sublease, or merger)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-43/subtitle-B/chapter-II/subchapter-C/part-3100/subpart-3106) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [30 U.S.C. § 226 (oil and gas leasing on federal land)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/30/226) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Transfer of a mining authority: approval, registration and caveat checklist (NSW)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/energy-resources-and-mining/mining-authority-transfer-approval-and-registration-checklist.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Checklist for transferring an exploration licence, assessment lease or mining lease under the Mining Act 1992 (NSW): notice to registered interest holders, the approval application, unpaid royalties… |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*