Lease
Lease means any form of authorization which is issued under section 8 or maintained under section 6 of the Act and which authorizes exploration for, and development and production of, oil or natural gas, or the land covered by such authorization, whichever is required by the context.
Source
30 CFR § 552.2
Scoping language
When used in the regulations in this part, the following terms shall have the meanings given below: