25 C.F.R. § 162.539

Must I obtain a WEEL before obtaining a WSR lease?

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You may enter into a WSR lease without a WEEL. While you may enter into a lease as a direct result of energy resource information gathered from a WEEL activity, obtaining a WEEL is not a precondition to entering into a WSR lease.