### Question
How is the term marginal property defined?


### Answer
The term **marginal property** is defined in *30 U.S.C. § 1721* as the following:

> a lease that produces on average the combined equivalent of less than 15 barrels of oil per well per day or 90 thousand cubic feet of gas per well per day, or a combination thereof, determined by dividing the average daily production of crude oil and natural gas from producing wells on such lease by the number of such wells, unless the Secretary, together with the State concerned, determines that a different production is more appropriate

#### Citation:
  - *30 U.S.C. § 1721*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 29-OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT > SUBCHAPTER I-FEDERAL ROYALTY MANAGEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT**

