42 U.S.C. § 6247b

Current through P.L. 118-82 (published on www.congress.gov on 09/20/2024)
Section 6247b - Purchase of oil from marginal wells
(a) In general

From amounts authorized under section 6246 of this title, in any case in which the price of oil decreases to an amount less than $15.00 per barrel (an amount equal to the annual average well head price per barrel for all domestic crude oil), adjusted for inflation, the Secretary may purchase oil from a marginal well at $15.00 per barrel, adjusted for inflation.

(b) Definition of marginal well

The term "marginal well" has the same meaning as the definition of "stripper well property" in section 613A(c)(6)(E) of title 26.

42 U.S.C. § 6247b

Pub. L. 94-163, title I, §169, as added Pub. L. 106-469, §301, 114 Stat. 2037.
Secretary
The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Energy.