30 U.S.C. § 225 : US Code - Section 225: Condition of lease, forfeiture for violation

Search 30 U.S.C. § 225 : US Code - Section 225: Condition of lease, forfeiture for violation

All leases of lands containing oil or gas, made or issued under
the provisions of this chapter, shall be subject to the condition
that the lessee will, in conducting his explorations and mining
operations, use all reasonable precautions to prevent waste of oil
or gas developed in the land, or the entrance of water through
wells drilled by him to the oil sands or oil-bearing strata, to the
destruction or injury of the oil deposits. Violations of the
provisions of this section shall constitute grounds for the
forfeiture of the lease, to be enforced as provided in this
chapter.