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FEDERAL · 30 CFR

Part 250 — Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf

486 sections · Title 30: Mineral Resources

§ 250.101Authority and applicability.
§ 250.102What does this part do?
§ 250.103Where can I find more information about the requirements in this part?
§ 250.104How may I appeal a decision made under BSEE regulations?
§ 250.105Definitions.
§ 250.106What standards will the Director use to regulate lease operations?
§ 250.107What must I do to protect health, safety, property, and the environment?
§ 250.108What requirements must I follow for cranes and other material-handling equipment?
§ 250.109What documents must I prepare and maintain related to welding?
§ 250.110What must I include in my welding plan?
§ 250.111Who oversees operations under my welding plan?
§ 250.112What standards must my welding equipment meet?
§ 250.113What procedures must I follow when welding?
§ 250.114How must I install, maintain, and operate electrical equipment?
§ 250.115What are the procedures for, and effects of, incorporation of documents by reference in this part?
§ 250.116-250.117§§ 250.116-250.117 [Reserved]
§ 250.118Will BSEE approve gas injection?
§ 250.119§ 250.119 [Reserved]
§ 250.120How does injecting, storing, or treating gas affect my royalty payments?
§ 250.121What happens when the reservoir contains both original gas in place and injected gas?
§ 250.122What effect does subsurface storage have on the lease term?
§ 250.123§ 250.123 [Reserved]
§ 250.124Will BSEE approve gas injection into the cap rock containing a sulphur deposit?
§ 250.125Service fees.
§ 250.126Electronic payment instructions.
§ 250.130Why does BSEE conduct inspections?
§ 250.131Will BSEE notify me before conducting an inspection?
§ 250.132What must I do when BSEE conducts an inspection?
§ 250.133Will BSEE reimburse me for my expenses related to inspections?
§ 250.135What will BSEE do if my operating performance is unacceptable?
§ 250.136How will BSEE determine if my operating performance is unacceptable?
§ 250.140When will I receive an oral approval?
§ 250.141May I ever use alternate procedures or equipment?
§ 250.142How do I receive approval for departures?
§ 250.143-250.144§§ 250.143-250.144 [Reserved]
§ 250.145How do I designate an agent or a local agent?
§ 250.146Who is responsible for fulfilling leasehold obligations?
§ 250.150How do I name facilities and wells in the Gulf of America Region?
§ 250.151How do I name facilities in the Pacific Region?
§ 250.152How do I name facilities in the Alaska Region?
§ 250.153Do I have to rename an existing facility or well?
§ 250.154What identification signs must I display?
§ 250.160-250.167§§ 250.160-250.167 [Reserved]
§ 250.168May operations or production be suspended?
§ 250.169What effect does suspension have on my lease?
§ 250.170How long does a suspension last?
§ 250.171How do I request a suspension?
§ 250.172When may the Regional Supervisor grant or direct an SOO or SOP?
§ 250.173When may the Regional Supervisor direct an SOO or SOP?
§ 250.174When may the Regional Supervisor grant or direct an SOP?
§ 250.175When may the Regional Supervisor grant an SOO?
§ 250.176Does a suspension affect my royalty payment?
§ 250.177What additional requirements may the Regional Supervisor order for a suspension?
§ 250.180What am I required to do to keep my lease term in effect?
§ 250.181-250.185§§ 250.181-250.185 [Reserved]
§ 250.186What reporting information and report forms must I submit?
§ 250.187What are BSEE's incident reporting requirements?
§ 250.188What incidents must I report to BSEE and when must I report them?
§ 250.189Reporting requirements for incidents requiring immediate notification.
§ 250.190Reporting requirements for incidents requiring written notification.
§ 250.191How does BSEE conduct incident investigations?
§ 250.192What reports and statistics must I submit relating to a hurricane, earthquake, or other natural occurrence?
§ 250.193Reports and investigations of possible violations.
§ 250.194How must I protect archaeological resources?
§ 250.195What notification does BSEE require on the production status of wells?
§ 250.196Reimbursements for reproduction and processing costs.
§ 250.197Data and information to be made available to the public or for limited inspection.
§ 250.198Documents incorporated by reference.
§ 250.199Paperwork Reduction Act statements—information collection.
§ 250.200Definitions.
§ 250.201What plans and information must I submit before I conduct any activities on my lease or unit?
§ 250.202How must I protect the rights of the Federal government?
§ 250.203Are there special requirements if my well affects an adjacent property?
§ 250.204Requirements for high pressure high temperature (HPHT) barrier equipment.
§ 250.205§ 250.205 [Reserved]
§ 250.206What equipment does BSEE consider to be a barrier?
§ 250.207How must barrier systems be used?
§ 250.208How must I conduct activities under an approved EP, DPP, or DOCD?
§ 250.209What must I do to conduct activities under the approved EP, DPP, or DOCD?
§ 250.210Do I have to conduct post-approval monitoring?
§ 250.211What are my new or unusual technology failure reporting requirements?
§ 250.212-250.219§§ 250.212-250.219 [Reserved]
§ 250.220What is the DWOP process?
§ 250.221When must I use the DWOP process?
§ 250.222-250.224§§ 250.222-250.224 [Reserved]
§ 250.225What are the types of Conceptual Plans that I must submit?
§ 250.226When and how must I submit each applicable Conceptual Plan?
§ 250.227What must the Project Conceptual Plan contain?
§ 250.228What must the New or Unusual Technology Conceptual Plan contain?
§ 250.229What must the New or Unusual Technology Barrier Equipment Conceptual Plan include?
§ 250.230When are you required to submit an I3P Report?
§ 250.231What are your requirements for the Independent Third Party (I3P) nomination?
§ 250.232What are the I3P review requirements for Conceptual Plan reviews?
§ 250.233General requirements for any I3P Report.
§ 250.234§ 250.234 [Reserved]
§ 250.235When and how must I submit the DWOP?
§ 250.236What information must I submit with the DWOP?
§ 250.237What general information must my DWOP include?
§ 250.238What well or completions information must my DWOP include?
§ 250.239What structural information must my DWOP include?
§ 250.240What production safety system information must my DWOP include?
§ 250.241What subsea systems and pipeline information must my DWOP include?
§ 250.242What New or Unusual Technology information must my DWOP include?
§ 250.243-250.244§§ 250.243-250.244 [Reserved]
§ 250.245May I combine the Project Conceptual Plan and the DWOP?
§ 250.246When must I revise my DWOP?
§ 250.247When must I supplement my DWOP?
§ 250.248What information must I include in my Supplemental DWOP?
§ 250.300Pollution prevention.
§ 250.301Inspection of facilities.
§ 250.400General requirements.
§ 250.401-250.403§§ 250.401-250.403 [Reserved]
§ 250.404What are the requirements for the crown block?
§ 250.405What are the safety requirements for diesel engines used on a drilling rig?
§ 250.406§ 250.406 [Reserved]
§ 250.407What tests must I conduct to determine reservoir characteristics?
§ 250.408May I use alternative procedures or equipment during drilling operations?
§ 250.409May I obtain departures from these drilling requirements?
§ 250.410How do I obtain approval to drill a well?
§ 250.411What information must I submit with my application?
§ 250.412What requirements must the location plat meet?
§ 250.413What must my description of well drilling design criteria address?
§ 250.414What must my drilling prognosis include?
§ 250.415What must my casing and cementing programs include?
§ 250.416What must I include in the diverter description?
§ 250.417§ 250.417 [Reserved]
§ 250.418What additional information must I submit with my APD?
§ 250.420What well casing and cementing requirements must I meet?
§ 250.421What are the casing and cementing requirements by type of casing string?
§ 250.422When may I resume drilling after cementing?
§ 250.423What are the requirements for casing and liner installation?
§ 250.424-250.426§§ 250.424-250.426 [Reserved]
§ 250.427What are the requirements for pressure integrity tests?
§ 250.428What must I do in certain cementing and casing situations?
§ 250.430When must I install a diverter system?
§ 250.431What are the diverter design and installation requirements?
§ 250.432How do I obtain a departure to diverter design and installation requirements?
§ 250.433What are the diverter actuation and testing requirements?
§ 250.434What are the recordkeeping requirements for diverter actuations and tests?
§ 250.440-250.451§§ 250.440-250.451 [Reserved]
§ 250.452What are the real-time monitoring requirements for Arctic OCS exploratory drilling operations?
§ 250.455What are the general requirements for a drilling fluid program?
§ 250.456What safe practices must the drilling fluid program follow?
§ 250.457What equipment is required to monitor drilling fluids?
§ 250.458What quantities of drilling fluids are required?
§ 250.459What are the safety requirements for drilling fluid-handling areas?
§ 250.460What are the requirements for conducting a well test?
§ 250.461What are the requirements for directional and inclination surveys?
§ 250.462What are the source control, containment, and collocated equipment requirements?
§ 250.463Who establishes field drilling rules?
§ 250.465When must I submit an Application for Permit to Modify (APM) or an End of Operations Report to BSEE?
§ 250.466-250.469§§ 250.466-250.469 [Reserved]
§ 250.470What additional information must I submit with my APD for Arctic OCS exploratory drilling operations?
§ 250.471What are the requirements for Arctic OCS source control and containment?
§ 250.472What are the relief rig requirements for the Arctic OCS?
§ 250.473What must I do to protect health, safety, property, and the environment while operating on the Arctic OCS?
§ 250.490Hydrogen sulfide.
§ 250.500General requirements.
§ 250.501Definition.
§ 250.502§ 250.502 [Reserved]
§ 250.503Emergency shutdown system.
§ 250.504Hydrogen sulfide.
§ 250.505Subsea completions.
§ 250.506-250.508§§ 250.506-250.508 [Reserved]
§ 250.509Well-completion structures on fixed platforms.
§ 250.510Diesel engine air intakes.
§ 250.511Traveling-block safety device.
§ 250.512Field well-completion rules.
§ 250.513Approval and reporting of well-completion operations.
§ 250.514Well-control fluids, equipment, and operations.
§ 250.515-250.517§§ 250.515-250.517 [Reserved]
§ 250.518Tubing and wellhead equipment.
§ 250.519What are the requirements for casing pressure management?
§ 250.520How often do I have to monitor for casing pressure?
§ 250.521When do I have to perform a casing diagnostic test?
§ 250.522How do I manage the thermal effects caused by initial production on a newly completed or recompleted well?
§ 250.523When do I have to repeat casing diagnostic testing?
§ 250.524How long do I keep records of casing pressure and diagnostic tests?
§ 250.525When am I required to take action from my casing diagnostic test?
§ 250.526What do I submit if my casing diagnostic test requires action?
§ 250.527What must I include in my notification of corrective action?
§ 250.528What must I include in my casing pressure request?
§ 250.529What are the terms of my casing pressure request?
§ 250.530What if my casing pressure request is denied?
§ 250.531When does my casing pressure request approval become invalid?
§ 250.600General requirements.
§ 250.601Definitions.
§ 250.602§ 250.602 [Reserved]
§ 250.603Emergency shutdown system.
§ 250.604Hydrogen sulfide.
§ 250.605Subsea workovers.
§ 250.606-250.608§§ 250.606-250.608 [Reserved]
§ 250.609Well-workover structures on fixed platforms.
§ 250.610Diesel engine air intakes.
§ 250.611Traveling-block safety device.
§ 250.612Field well-workover rules.
§ 250.613Approval and reporting for well-workover operations.
§ 250.614Well-control fluids, equipment, and operations.
§ 250.615-250.618§§ 250.615-250.618 [Reserved]
§ 250.619Tubing and wellhead equipment.
§ 250.620Wireline operations.
§ 250.700What operations and equipment does this subpart cover?
§ 250.701May I use alternate procedures or equipment during operations?
§ 250.702May I obtain departures from these requirements?
§ 250.703What must I do to keep wells under control?
§ 250.710What instructions must be given to personnel engaged in well operations?
§ 250.711What are the requirements for well-control drills?
§ 250.712What rig unit movements must I report?
§ 250.713What must I provide if I plan to use a mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) for well operations?
§ 250.714Do I have to develop a dropped objects plan?
§ 250.715Do I need a global positioning system (GPS) for all MODUs?
§ 250.720When and how must I secure a well?
§ 250.721What are the requirements for pressure testing casing and liners?
§ 250.722What are the requirements for prolonged operations in a well?
§ 250.723What additional safety measures must I take when I conduct operations on a platform that has producing wells or has other hydrocarbon flow?
§ 250.724What are the real-time monitoring requirements?
§ 250.730What are the general requirements for BOP systems and system components?
§ 250.731What information must I submit for BOP systems and system components?
§ 250.732What are the independent third party requirements for BOP systems and system components?
§ 250.733What are the requirements for a surface BOP stack?
§ 250.734What are the requirements for a subsea BOP system?
§ 250.735What associated systems and related equipment must all BOP systems include?
§ 250.736What are the requirements for choke manifolds, kelly-type valves inside BOPs, and drill string safety valves?
§ 250.737What are the BOP system testing requirements?
§ 250.738What must I do in certain situations involving BOP equipment or systems?
§ 250.739What are the BOP maintenance and inspection requirements?
§ 250.740What records must I keep?
§ 250.741How long must I keep records?
§ 250.742What well records am I required to submit?
§ 250.743What are the well activity reporting requirements?
§ 250.744What are the end of operation reporting requirements?
§ 250.745What other well records could I be required to submit?
§ 250.746What are the recordkeeping requirements for casing, liner, and BOP tests, and inspections of BOP systems and marine risers?
§ 250.750What are the coiled tubing requirements?
§ 250.751Coiled tubing testing requirements.
§ 250.760What are the snubbing requirements?
§ 250.800General.
§ 250.801Safety and pollution prevention equipment (SPPE) certification.
§ 250.802Requirements for SPPE.
§ 250.803What SPPE failure reporting procedures must I follow?
§ 250.804§ 250.804 [Reserved]
§ 250.805Hydrogen sulfide.
§ 250.806-250.809§§ 250.806-250.809 [Reserved]
§ 250.810Dry tree subsurface safety devices—general.
§ 250.811Specifications for SSSVs—dry trees.
§ 250.812Surface-controlled SSSVs—dry trees.
§ 250.813Subsurface-controlled SSSVs.
§ 250.814Design, installation, and operation of SSSVs—dry trees.
§ 250.815Subsurface safety devices in shut-in wells—dry trees.
§ 250.816Subsurface safety devices in injection wells—dry trees.
§ 250.817Temporary removal of subsurface safety devices for routine operations.
§ 250.818Additional safety equipment—dry trees.
§ 250.819Specification for surface safety valves (SSVs).
§ 250.820Use of SSVs.
§ 250.821Emergency action and safety system shutdown—dry trees.
§ 250.822-250.824§§ 250.822-250.824 [Reserved]
§ 250.825Subsea tree subsurface safety devices—general.
§ 250.826Specifications for SSSVs—subsea trees.
§ 250.827Surface-controlled SSSVs—subsea trees.
§ 250.828Design, installation, and operation of SSSVs—subsea trees.
§ 250.829Subsurface safety devices in shut-in wells—subsea trees.
§ 250.830Subsurface safety devices in injection wells—subsea trees.
§ 250.831Alteration or disconnection of subsea pipeline or umbilical.
§ 250.832Additional safety equipment—subsea trees.
§ 250.833Specification for underwater safety valves (USVs).
§ 250.834Use of USVs.
§ 250.835Specification for all boarding shutdown valves (BSDVs) associated with subsea systems.
§ 250.836Use of BSDVs.
§ 250.837Emergency action and safety system shutdown—subsea trees.
§ 250.838What are the maximum allowable valve closure times and hydraulic bleeding requirements for an electro-hydraulic control system?
§ 250.839What are the maximum allowable valve closure times and hydraulic bleeding requirements for a direct-hydraulic control system?
§ 250.840Design, installation, and maintenance—general.
§ 250.841Platforms.
§ 250.842Approval of safety systems design and installation features.
§ 250.843-250.849§§ 250.843-250.849 [Reserved]
§ 250.850Production system requirements—general.
§ 250.851Pressure vessels (including heat exchangers) and fired vessels.
§ 250.852Flowlines/Headers.
§ 250.853Safety sensors.
§ 250.854Floating production units equipped with turrets and turret-mounted systems.
§ 250.855Emergency shutdown (ESD) system.
§ 250.856Engines.
§ 250.857Glycol dehydration units.
§ 250.858Gas compressors.
§ 250.859Firefighting systems.
§ 250.860Chemical firefighting system.
§ 250.861Foam firefighting systems.
§ 250.862Fire and gas-detection systems.
§ 250.863Electrical equipment.
§ 250.864Erosion.
§ 250.865Surface pumps.
§ 250.866Personnel safety equipment.
§ 250.867Temporary quarters and temporary equipment.
§ 250.868Non-metallic piping.
§ 250.869General platform operations.
§ 250.870Time delays on pressure safety low (PSL) sensors.
§ 250.871Welding and burning practices and procedures.
§ 250.872Atmospheric vessels.
§ 250.873Subsea gas lift requirements.
§ 250.874Subsea water injection systems.
§ 250.875Subsea pump systems.
§ 250.876Fired and exhaust heated components.
§ 250.877-250.879§§ 250.877-250.879 [Reserved]
§ 250.880Production safety system testing.
§ 250.881-250.889§§ 250.881-250.889 [Reserved]
§ 250.890Records.
§ 250.891Safety device training.
§ 250.892-250.899§§ 250.892-250.899 [Reserved]
§ 250.900What general requirements apply to all platforms?
§ 250.901What industry standards must your platform meet?
§ 250.902What are the requirements for platform removal and location clearance?
§ 250.903What records must I keep?
§ 250.904What is the Platform Approval Program?
§ 250.905How do I get approval for the installation, modification, or repair of my platform?
§ 250.906What must I do to obtain approval for the proposed site of my platform?
§ 250.907Where must I locate foundation boreholes?
§ 250.908What are the minimum structural fatigue design requirements?
§ 250.909What is the Platform Verification Program?
§ 250.910Which of my facilities are subject to the Platform Verification Program?
§ 250.911If my platform is subject to the Platform Verification Program, what must I do?
§ 250.912What plans must I submit under the Platform Verification Program?
§ 250.913When must I resubmit Platform Verification Program plans?
§ 250.914How do I nominate a CVA?
§ 250.915What are the CVA's primary responsibilities?
§ 250.916What are the CVA's primary duties during the design phase?
§ 250.917What are the CVA's primary duties during the fabrication phase?
§ 250.918What are the CVA's primary duties during the installation phase?
§ 250.919What in-service inspection requirements must I meet?
§ 250.920What are the BSEE requirements for assessment of fixed platforms?
§ 250.921How do I analyze my platform for cumulative fatigue?
§ 250.1000General requirements.
§ 250.1001Definitions.
§ 250.1002Design requirements for DOI pipelines.
§ 250.1003Installation, testing, and repair requirements for DOI pipelines.
§ 250.1004Safety equipment requirements for DOI pipelines.
§ 250.1005Inspection requirements for DOI pipelines.
§ 250.1006How must I decommission and take out of service a DOI pipeline?
§ 250.1007What to include in applications.
§ 250.1008Reports.
§ 250.1009Requirements to obtain pipeline right-of-way grants.
§ 250.1010General requirements for pipeline right-of-way holders.
§ 250.1011§ 250.1011 [Reserved]
§ 250.1012Required payments for pipeline right-of-way holders.
§ 250.1013Grounds for forfeiture of pipeline right-of-way grants.
§ 250.1014When pipeline right-of-way grants expire.
§ 250.1015Applications for pipeline right-of-way grants.
§ 250.1016Granting pipeline rights-of-way.
§ 250.1017Requirements for construction under pipeline right-of-way grants.
§ 250.1018Assignment of pipeline right-of-way grants.
§ 250.1019Relinquishment of pipeline right-of-way grants.
§ 250.1150What are the general reservoir production requirements?
§ 250.1151How often must I conduct well production tests?
§ 250.1152How do I conduct well tests?
§ 250.1153-250.1155§§ 250.1153-250.1155 [Reserved]
§ 250.1156What steps must I take to receive approval to produce within 500 feet of a unit or lease line?
§ 250.1157How do I receive approval to produce gas-cap gas from an oil reservoir with an associated gas cap?
§ 250.1158How do I receive approval to downhole commingle hydrocarbons?
§ 250.1159May the Regional Supervisor limit my well or reservoir production rates?
§ 250.1160When may I flare or vent gas?
§ 250.1161When may I flare or vent gas for extended periods of time?
§ 250.1162When may I burn produced liquid hydrocarbons?
§ 250.1163How must I measure gas flaring or venting volumes and liquid hydrocarbon burning volumes, and what records must I maintain?
§ 250.1164What are the requirements for flaring or venting gas containing H<sub>2</sub>S?
§ 250.1165What must I do for enhanced recovery operations?
§ 250.1166What additional reporting is required for developments in the Alaska OCS Region?
§ 250.1167What information must I submit with forms and for approvals?
§ 250.1200Question index table.
§ 250.1201Definitions.
§ 250.1202Liquid hydrocarbon measurement.
§ 250.1203Gas measurement.
§ 250.1204Surface commingling.
§ 250.1205Site security.
§ 250.1300What is the purpose of this subpart?
§ 250.1301What are the requirements for unitization?
§ 250.1302What if I have a competitive reservoir on a lease?
§ 250.1303How do I apply for voluntary unitization?
§ 250.1304How will BSEE require unitization?
§ 250.1400How does BSEE begin the civil penalty process?
§ 250.1401§ 250.1401 [Reserved]
§ 250.1402Definitions.
§ 250.1403What is the maximum civil penalty?
§ 250.1404Which violations will BSEE review for potential civil penalties?
§ 250.1405When is a case file developed?
§ 250.1406When will BSEE notify me and provide penalty information?
§ 250.1407How do I respond to the letter of notification?
§ 250.1408When will I be notified of the Reviewing Officer's decision?
§ 250.1409What are my appeal rights?
§ 250.1450What definitions apply to this subpart?
§ 250.1451What may BSEE do if I violate a statute, regulation, order, or lease term relating to a Federal oil and gas lease?
§ 250.1452What if I correct the violation?
§ 250.1453What if I do not correct the violation?
§ 250.1454How may I request a hearing on the record on a Notice of Noncompliance?
§ 250.1455Does my request for a hearing on the record affect the penalties?
§ 250.1456May I request a hearing on the record regarding the amount of a civil penalty if I did not request a hearing on the Notice of Noncompliance?
§ 250.1460May I be subject to penalties without prior notice and an opportunity to correct?
§ 250.1461How will BSEE inform me of violations without a period to correct?
§ 250.1462How may I request a hearing on the record on a Notice of Noncompliance regarding violations without a period to correct?
§ 250.1463Does my request for a hearing on the record affect the penalties?
§ 250.1464May I request a hearing on the record regarding the amount of a civil penalty if I did not request a hearing on the Notice of Noncompliance?
§ 250.1470How does BSEE decide what the amount of the penalty should be?
§ 250.1471Does the penalty affect whether I owe interest?
§ 250.1472How will the Office of Hearings and Appeals conduct the hearing on the record?
§ 250.1473How may I appeal the Administrative Law Judge's decision?
§ 250.1474May I seek judicial review of the decision of the Interior Board of Land Appeals?
§ 250.1475When must I pay the penalty?
§ 250.1476Can BSEE reduce my penalty once it is assessed?
§ 250.1477How may BSEE collect the penalty?
§ 250.1480May the United States criminally prosecute me for violations under Federal oil and gas leases?
§ 250.1500Definitions.
§ 250.1501What is the goal of my training program?
§ 250.1503What are my general responsibilities for training?
§ 250.1504May I use alternative training methods?
§ 250.1505Where may I get training for my employees?
§ 250.1506How often must I train my employees?
§ 250.1507How will BSEE measure training results?
§ 250.1508What must I do when BSEE administers written or oral tests?
§ 250.1509What must I do when BSEE administers or requires hands-on, simulator, or other types of testing?
§ 250.1510What will BSEE do if my training program does not comply with this subpart?
§ 250.1600Performance standard.
§ 250.1601-250.1634§ 250.1601-250.1634 [Reserved]
§ 250.1700What do the terms “decommissioning,” “obstructions,” “facility,” and “predecessor” mean in this subpart?
§ 250.1701Who must meet the decommissioning obligations in this subpart?
§ 250.1702When do I accrue decommissioning obligations?
§ 250.1703What are the general requirements for decommissioning?
§ 250.1704What decommissioning applications and reports must I submit and when must I submit them?
§ 250.1705-250.1707§§ 250.1705-250.1707 [Reserved]
§ 250.1708How will BSEE enforce accrued decommissioning obligations against predecessors?
§ 250.1709§ 250.1709 [Reserved]
§ 250.1710When must I permanently plug all wells on a lease?
§ 250.1711When will BSEE order me to permanently plug a well?
§ 250.1712What information must I submit before I permanently plug a well or zone?
§ 250.1713§ 250.1713 [Reserved]
§ 250.1714What must I accomplish with well plugs?
§ 250.1715How must I permanently plug a well?
§ 250.1716To what depth must I remove wellheads and casings?
§ 250.1717§ 250.1717 [Reserved]
§ 250.1721If I temporarily abandon a well that I plan to re-enter, what must I do?
§ 250.1722If I install a subsea protective device, what requirements must I meet?
§ 250.1723What must I do when it is no longer necessary to maintain a well in temporary abandoned status?
§ 250.1725When do I have to remove platforms and other facilities?
§ 250.1726When must I submit an initial platform removal application and what must it include?
§ 250.1727What information must I include in my final application to remove a platform or other facility?
§ 250.1728To what depth must I remove a platform or other facility?
§ 250.1729After I remove a platform or other facility, what information must I submit?
§ 250.1730When might BSEE approve partial structure removal or toppling in place?
§ 250.1731Who is responsible for decommissioning an OCS facility subject to an Alternate Use RUE?
§ 250.1740How must I verify that the site of a permanently plugged well, removed platform, or other removed facility is clear of obstructions?
§ 250.1741If I drag a trawl across a site, what requirements must I meet?
§ 250.1742What other methods can I use to verify that a site is clear?
§ 250.1743How do I certify that a site is clear of obstructions?
§ 250.1750When may I decommission a pipeline in place?
§ 250.1751How do I decommission a pipeline in place?
§ 250.1752How do I remove a pipeline?
§ 250.1753After I decommission a pipeline, what information must I submit?
§ 250.1754When must I remove a pipeline decommissioned in place?
§ 250.1900Must I have a SEMS program?
§ 250.1901What is the goal of my SEMS program?
§ 250.1902What must I include in my SEMS program?
§ 250.1903Acronyms and definitions.
§ 250.1904Special instructions.
§ 250.1905-250.1908§§ 250.1905-250.1908 [Reserved]
§ 250.1909What are management's general responsibilities for the SEMS program?
§ 250.1910What safety and environmental information is required?
§ 250.1911What hazards analysis criteria must my SEMS program meet?
§ 250.1912What criteria for management of change must my SEMS program meet?
§ 250.1913What criteria for operating procedures must my SEMS program meet?
§ 250.1914What criteria must be documented in my SEMS program for safe work practices and contractor selection?
§ 250.1915What training criteria must be in my SEMS program?
§ 250.1916What criteria for mechanical integrity must my SEMS program meet?
§ 250.1917What criteria for pre-startup review must be in my SEMS program?
§ 250.1918What criteria for emergency response and control must be in my SEMS program?
§ 250.1919What criteria for investigation of incidents must be in my SEMS program?
§ 250.1920What are the auditing requirements for my SEMS program?
§ 250.1921What qualifications must the ASP meet?
§ 250.1922What qualifications must an AB meet?
§ 250.1923§ 250.1923 [Reserved]
§ 250.1924How will BSEE determine if my SEMS program is effective?
§ 250.1925May BSEE direct me to conduct additional audits?
§ 250.1926§ 250.1926 [Reserved]
§ 250.1927What happens if BSEE finds shortcomings in my SEMS program?
§ 250.1928What are my recordkeeping and documentation requirements?
§ 250.1929What are my responsibilities for submitting OCS performance measure data?
§ 250.1930What must be included in my SEMS program for SWA?
§ 250.1931What must be included in my SEMS program for UWA?
§ 250.1932What are my EPP requirements?
§ 250.1933What procedures must be included for reporting unsafe working conditions?