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42 U.S.C. § 6247b

Title 42 Chapter 77 Current through PL 119-73 Last updated: March 29, 2026 View on OLRC →
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§ 6247b. Purchase of oil from marginal wells

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

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