In general
section 6246 of this titleFrom amounts authorized under , 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.
Definition of marginal well
section 613A(c)(6)(E) of title 26The term “marginal well” has the same meaning as the definition of “stripper well property” in .
Pub. L. 94–163, title I, § 169Pub. L. 106–469, title III, § 301(a)114 Stat. 2037 (, as added , , .)