Commercial quantities
Commercial quantities means either:
(1) For production from a lease, a sufficient volume (in terms of flow and temperature) of the resource to provide a reasonable return after you meet all costs of production; or
(2) For production from a unit, a sufficient volume (in terms of flow and temperature) of the resource to provide a reasonable return after you meet all costs of drilling and production.
Source
43 CFR § 3200.1
Scoping language
For purposes of this part and part 3280: