25 U.S.C. § 396d : US Code - Section 396D: Rules and regulations governing operations; limitations on oil or gas leases

Search 25 U.S.C. § 396d : US Code - Section 396D: Rules and regulations governing operations; limitations on oil or gas leases

All operations under any oil, gas, or other mineral lease issued
pursuant to the terms of sections 396a to 396g of this title or any
other Act affecting restricted Indian lands shall be subject to the
rules and regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior.
In the discretion of the said Secretary, any lease for oil or gas
issued under the provisions of sections 396a to 396g of this title
shall be made subject to the terms of any reasonable cooperative
unit or other plan approved or prescribed by said Secretary prior
or subsequent to the issuance of any such lease which involves the
development or production of oil or gas from land covered by such
lease.