30 CFR Part 250
PART 250—OIL AND GAS AND SULPHUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
- PART 250—OIL AND GAS AND SULPHUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
- Chapter II—Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Department of the Interior › Subchapter B—Offshore
- Subpart A—General
- Authority and Definition of Terms
- § 250.101 Authority and applicability.
- § 250.102 What does this part do?
- § 250.103 Where can I find more information about the requirements in this part?
- § 250.104 How may I appeal a decision made under BSEE regulations?
- § 250.105 Definitions.
- Performance Standards
- § 250.106 What standards will the Director use to regulate lease operations?
- § 250.107 What must I do to protect health, safety, property, and the environment?
- § 250.108 What requirements must I follow for cranes and other material-handling equipment?
- § 250.109 What documents must I prepare and maintain related to welding?
- § 250.110 What must I include in my welding plan?
- § 250.111 Who oversees operations under my welding plan?
- § 250.112 What standards must my welding equipment meet?
- § 250.113 What procedures must I follow when welding?
- § 250.114 How must I install, maintain, and operate electrical equipment?
- § 250.115 What are the procedures for, and effects of, incorporation of documents by reference in this part?
- §§ 250.116-250.117 [Reserved]
- Gas Storage or Injection
- § 250.118 Will BSEE approve gas injection?
- § 250.119 [Reserved]
- § 250.120 How does injecting, storing, or treating gas affect my royalty payments?
- § 250.121 What happens when the reservoir contains both original gas in place and injected gas?
- § 250.122 What effect does subsurface storage have on the lease term?
- § 250.123 [Reserved]
- § 250.124 Will BSEE approve gas injection into the cap rock containing a sulphur deposit?
- Fees
- § 250.125 Service fees.
- § 250.126 Electronic payment instructions.
- Inspections of Operations
- § 250.130 Why does BSEE conduct inspections?
- § 250.131 Will BSEE notify me before conducting an inspection?
- § 250.132 What must I do when BSEE conducts an inspection?
- § 250.133 Will BSEE reimburse me for my expenses related to inspections?
- Disqualification
- § 250.135 What will BSEE do if my operating performance is unacceptable?
- § 250.136 How will BSEE determine if my operating performance is unacceptable?
- Special Types of Approvals
- § 250.140 When will I receive an oral approval?
- § 250.141 May I ever use alternate procedures or equipment?
- § 250.142 How do I receive approval for departures?
- §§ 250.143-250.144 [Reserved]
- § 250.145 How do I designate an agent or a local agent?
- § 250.146 Who is responsible for fulfilling leasehold obligations?
- Naming and Identifying Facilities and Wells (Does Not Include MODUs)
- § 250.150 How do I name facilities and wells in the Gulf of America Region?
- § 250.151 How do I name facilities in the Pacific Region?
- § 250.152 How do I name facilities in the Alaska Region?
- § 250.153 Do I have to rename an existing facility or well?
- § 250.154 What identification signs must I display?
- §§ 250.160-250.167 [Reserved]
- Suspensions
- § 250.168 May operations or production be suspended?
- § 250.169 What effect does suspension have on my lease?
- § 250.170 How long does a suspension last?
- § 250.171 How do I request a suspension?
- § 250.172 When may the Regional Supervisor grant or direct an SOO or SOP?
- § 250.173 When may the Regional Supervisor direct an SOO or SOP?
- § 250.174 When may the Regional Supervisor grant or direct an SOP?
- § 250.175 When may the Regional Supervisor grant an SOO?
- § 250.176 Does a suspension affect my royalty payment?
- § 250.177 What additional requirements may the Regional Supervisor order for a suspension?
- Primary Lease Requirements, Lease Term Extensions, and Lease Cancellations
- § 250.180 What am I required to do to keep my lease term in effect?
- §§ 250.181-250.185 [Reserved]
- Information and Reporting Requirements
- § 250.186 What reporting information and report forms must I submit?
- § 250.187 What are BSEE's incident reporting requirements?
- § 250.188 What incidents must I report to BSEE and when must I report them?
- § 250.189 Reporting requirements for incidents requiring immediate notification.
- § 250.190 Reporting requirements for incidents requiring written notification.
- § 250.191 How does BSEE conduct incident investigations?
- § 250.192 What reports and statistics must I submit relating to a hurricane, earthquake, or other natural occurrence?
- § 250.193 Reports and investigations of possible violations.
- § 250.194 How must I protect archaeological resources?
- § 250.195 What notification does BSEE require on the production status of wells?
- § 250.196 Reimbursements for reproduction and processing costs.
- § 250.197 Data and information to be made available to the public or for limited inspection.
- References
- § 250.198 Documents incorporated by reference.
- § 250.199 Paperwork Reduction Act statements—information collection.
- Subpart B—Plans and Information
- General Information
- § 250.200 Definitions.
- § 250.201 What plans and information must I submit before I conduct any activities on my lease or unit?
- § 250.202 How must I protect the rights of the Federal government?
- § 250.203 Are there special requirements if my well affects an adjacent property?
- § 250.204 Requirements for high pressure high temperature (HPHT) barrier equipment.
- § 250.205 [Reserved]
- Barrier Equipment and Systems
- § 250.206 What equipment does BSEE consider to be a barrier?
- § 250.207 How must barrier systems be used?
- Activities and Post-Approval Requirements for the EP, DPP, DWOP, and DOCD
- § 250.208 How must I conduct activities under an approved EP, DPP, or DOCD?
- § 250.209 What must I do to conduct activities under the approved EP, DPP, or DOCD?
- § 250.210 Do I have to conduct post-approval monitoring?
- § 250.211 What are my new or unusual technology failure reporting requirements?
- §§ 250.212-250.219 [Reserved]
- Deepwater Operations Plan (DWOP) Process
- § 250.220 What is the DWOP process?
- § 250.221 When must I use the DWOP process?
- §§ 250.222-250.224 [Reserved]
- Conceptual Plans
- § 250.225 What are the types of Conceptual Plans that I must submit?
- § 250.226 When and how must I submit each applicable Conceptual Plan?
- § 250.227 What must the Project Conceptual Plan contain?
- § 250.228 What must the New or Unusual Technology Conceptual Plan contain?
- § 250.229 What must the New or Unusual Technology Barrier Equipment Conceptual Plan include?
- § 250.230 When are you required to submit an I3P Report?
- § 250.231 What are your requirements for the Independent Third Party (I3P) nomination?
- § 250.232 What are the I3P review requirements for Conceptual Plan reviews?
- § 250.233 General requirements for any I3P Report.
- § 250.234 [Reserved]
- DWOP Approval
- § 250.235 When and how must I submit the DWOP?
- § 250.236 What information must I submit with the DWOP?
- § 250.237 What general information must my DWOP include?
- § 250.238 What well or completions information must my DWOP include?
- § 250.239 What structural information must my DWOP include?
- § 250.240 What production safety system information must my DWOP include?
- § 250.241 What subsea systems and pipeline information must my DWOP include?
- § 250.242 What New or Unusual Technology information must my DWOP include?
- §§ 250.243-250.244 [Reserved]
- § 250.245 May I combine the Project Conceptual Plan and the DWOP?
- § 250.246 When must I revise my DWOP?
- § 250.247 When must I supplement my DWOP?
- § 250.248 What information must I include in my Supplemental DWOP?
- Subpart C—Pollution Prevention and Control
- § 250.300 Pollution prevention.
- § 250.301 Inspection of facilities.
- Subpart D—Oil and Gas Drilling Operations
- General Requirements
- § 250.400 General requirements.
- §§ 250.401-250.403 [Reserved]
- § 250.404 What are the requirements for the crown block?
- § 250.405 What are the safety requirements for diesel engines used on a drilling rig?
- § 250.406 [Reserved]
- § 250.407 What tests must I conduct to determine reservoir characteristics?
- § 250.408 May I use alternative procedures or equipment during drilling operations?
- § 250.409 May I obtain departures from these drilling requirements?
- Applying for a Permit To Drill
- § 250.410 How do I obtain approval to drill a well?
- § 250.411 What information must I submit with my application?
- § 250.412 What requirements must the location plat meet?
- § 250.413 What must my description of well drilling design criteria address?
- § 250.414 What must my drilling prognosis include?
- § 250.415 What must my casing and cementing programs include?
- § 250.416 What must I include in the diverter description?
- § 250.417 [Reserved]
- § 250.418 What additional information must I submit with my APD?
- Casing and Cementing Requirements
- § 250.420 What well casing and cementing requirements must I meet?
- § 250.421 What are the casing and cementing requirements by type of casing string?
- § 250.422 When may I resume drilling after cementing?
- § 250.423 What are the requirements for casing and liner installation?
- §§ 250.424-250.426 [Reserved]
- § 250.427 What are the requirements for pressure integrity tests?
- § 250.428 What must I do in certain cementing and casing situations?
- Diverter System Requirements
- § 250.430 When must I install a diverter system?
- § 250.431 What are the diverter design and installation requirements?
- § 250.432 How do I obtain a departure to diverter design and installation requirements?
- § 250.433 What are the diverter actuation and testing requirements?
- § 250.434 What are the recordkeeping requirements for diverter actuations and tests?
- §§ 250.440-250.451 [Reserved]
- § 250.452 What are the real-time monitoring requirements for Arctic OCS exploratory drilling operations?
- Drilling Fluid Requirements
- § 250.455 What are the general requirements for a drilling fluid program?
- § 250.456 What safe practices must the drilling fluid program follow?
- § 250.457 What equipment is required to monitor drilling fluids?
- § 250.458 What quantities of drilling fluids are required?
- § 250.459 What are the safety requirements for drilling fluid-handling areas?
- Other Drilling Requirements
- § 250.460 What are the requirements for conducting a well test?
- § 250.461 What are the requirements for directional and inclination surveys?
- § 250.462 What are the source control, containment, and collocated equipment requirements?
- § 250.463 Who establishes field drilling rules?
- Applying for a Permit To Modify and Well Records
- § 250.465 When must I submit an Application for Permit to Modify (APM) or an End of Operations Report to BSEE?
- §§ 250.466-250.469 [Reserved]
- Additional Arctic OCS Requirements
- § 250.470 What additional information must I submit with my APD for Arctic OCS exploratory drilling operations?
- § 250.471 What are the requirements for Arctic OCS source control and containment?
- § 250.472 What are the relief rig requirements for the Arctic OCS?
- § 250.473 What must I do to protect health, safety, property, and the environment while operating on the Arctic OCS?
- Hydrogen Sulfide
- § 250.490 Hydrogen sulfide.
- Subpart E—Oil and Gas Well-Completion Operations
- § 250.500 General requirements.
- § 250.501 Definition.
- § 250.502 [Reserved]
- § 250.503 Emergency shutdown system.
- § 250.504 Hydrogen sulfide.
- § 250.505 Subsea completions.
- §§ 250.506-250.508 [Reserved]
- § 250.509 Well-completion structures on fixed platforms.
- § 250.510 Diesel engine air intakes.
- § 250.511 Traveling-block safety device.
- § 250.512 Field well-completion rules.
- § 250.513 Approval and reporting of well-completion operations.
- § 250.514 Well-control fluids, equipment, and operations.
- §§ 250.515-250.517 [Reserved]
- § 250.518 Tubing and wellhead equipment.
- Casing Pressure Management
- § 250.519 What are the requirements for casing pressure management?
- § 250.520 How often do I have to monitor for casing pressure?
- § 250.521 When do I have to perform a casing diagnostic test?
- § 250.522 How do I manage the thermal effects caused by initial production on a newly completed or recompleted well?
- § 250.523 When do I have to repeat casing diagnostic testing?
- § 250.524 How long do I keep records of casing pressure and diagnostic tests?
- § 250.525 When am I required to take action from my casing diagnostic test?
- § 250.526 What do I submit if my casing diagnostic test requires action?
- § 250.527 What must I include in my notification of corrective action?
- § 250.528 What must I include in my casing pressure request?
- § 250.529 What are the terms of my casing pressure request?
- § 250.530 What if my casing pressure request is denied?
- § 250.531 When does my casing pressure request approval become invalid?
- Subpart F—Oil and Gas Well-Workover Operations
- § 250.600 General requirements.
- § 250.601 Definitions.
- § 250.602 [Reserved]
- § 250.603 Emergency shutdown system.
- § 250.604 Hydrogen sulfide.
- § 250.605 Subsea workovers.
- §§ 250.606-250.608 [Reserved]
- § 250.609 Well-workover structures on fixed platforms.
- § 250.610 Diesel engine air intakes.
- § 250.611 Traveling-block safety device.
- § 250.612 Field well-workover rules.
- § 250.613 Approval and reporting for well-workover operations.
- § 250.614 Well-control fluids, equipment, and operations.
- §§ 250.615-250.618 [Reserved]
- § 250.619 Tubing and wellhead equipment.
- § 250.620 Wireline operations.
- Subpart G—Well Operations and Equipment
- General Requirements
- § 250.700 What operations and equipment does this subpart cover?
- § 250.701 May I use alternate procedures or equipment during operations?
- § 250.702 May I obtain departures from these requirements?
- § 250.703 What must I do to keep wells under control?
- Rig Requirements
- § 250.710 What instructions must be given to personnel engaged in well operations?
- § 250.711 What are the requirements for well-control drills?
- § 250.712 What rig unit movements must I report?
- § 250.713 What must I provide if I plan to use a mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) for well operations?
- § 250.714 Do I have to develop a dropped objects plan?
- § 250.715 Do I need a global positioning system (GPS) for all MODUs?
- Well Operations
- § 250.720 When and how must I secure a well?
- § 250.721 What are the requirements for pressure testing casing and liners?
- § 250.722 What are the requirements for prolonged operations in a well?
- § 250.723 What additional safety measures must I take when I conduct operations on a platform that has producing wells or has other hydrocarbon flow?
- § 250.724 What are the real-time monitoring requirements?
- Blowout Preventer (BOP) System Requirements
- § 250.730 What are the general requirements for BOP systems and system components?
- § 250.731 What information must I submit for BOP systems and system components?
- § 250.732 What are the independent third party requirements for BOP systems and system components?
- § 250.733 What are the requirements for a surface BOP stack?
- § 250.734 What are the requirements for a subsea BOP system?
- § 250.735 What associated systems and related equipment must all BOP systems include?
- § 250.736 What are the requirements for choke manifolds, kelly-type valves inside BOPs, and drill string safety valves?
- § 250.737 What are the BOP system testing requirements?
- § 250.738 What must I do in certain situations involving BOP equipment or systems?
- § 250.739 What are the BOP maintenance and inspection requirements?
- Records and Reporting
- § 250.740 What records must I keep?
- § 250.741 How long must I keep records?
- § 250.742 What well records am I required to submit?
- § 250.743 What are the well activity reporting requirements?
- § 250.744 What are the end of operation reporting requirements?
- § 250.745 What other well records could I be required to submit?
- § 250.746 What are the recordkeeping requirements for casing, liner, and BOP tests, and inspections of BOP systems and marine risers?
- Coiled Tubing Operations
- § 250.750 What are the coiled tubing requirements?
- § 250.751 Coiled tubing testing requirements.
- Snubbing Operations
- § 250.760 What are the snubbing requirements?
- Subpart H—Oil and Gas Production Safety Systems
- General Requirements
- § 250.800 General.
- § 250.801 Safety and pollution prevention equipment (SPPE) certification.
- § 250.802 Requirements for SPPE.
- § 250.803 What SPPE failure reporting procedures must I follow?
- § 250.804 [Reserved]
- § 250.805 Hydrogen sulfide.
- §§ 250.806-250.809 [Reserved]
- Surface and Subsurface Safety Systems—Dry Trees
- § 250.810 Dry tree subsurface safety devices—general.
- § 250.811 Specifications for SSSVs—dry trees.
- § 250.812 Surface-controlled SSSVs—dry trees.
- § 250.813 Subsurface-controlled SSSVs.
- § 250.814 Design, installation, and operation of SSSVs—dry trees.
- § 250.815 Subsurface safety devices in shut-in wells—dry trees.
- § 250.816 Subsurface safety devices in injection wells—dry trees.
- § 250.817 Temporary removal of subsurface safety devices for routine operations.
- § 250.818 Additional safety equipment—dry trees.
- § 250.819 Specification for surface safety valves (SSVs).
- § 250.820 Use of SSVs.
- § 250.821 Emergency action and safety system shutdown—dry trees.
- §§ 250.822-250.824 [Reserved]
- Subsea and Subsurface Safety Systems—Subsea Trees
- § 250.825 Subsea tree subsurface safety devices—general.
- § 250.826 Specifications for SSSVs—subsea trees.
- § 250.827 Surface-controlled SSSVs—subsea trees.
- § 250.828 Design, installation, and operation of SSSVs—subsea trees.
- § 250.829 Subsurface safety devices in shut-in wells—subsea trees.
- § 250.830 Subsurface safety devices in injection wells—subsea trees.
- § 250.831 Alteration or disconnection of subsea pipeline or umbilical.
- § 250.832 Additional safety equipment—subsea trees.
- § 250.833 Specification for underwater safety valves (USVs).
- § 250.834 Use of USVs.
- § 250.835 Specification for all boarding shutdown valves (BSDVs) associated with subsea systems.
- § 250.836 Use of BSDVs.
- § 250.837 Emergency action and safety system shutdown—subsea trees.
- § 250.838 What are the maximum allowable valve closure times and hydraulic bleeding requirements for an electro-hydraulic control system?
- § 250.839 What are the maximum allowable valve closure times and hydraulic bleeding requirements for a direct-hydraulic control system?
- PRODUCTION SAFETY SYSTEMS
- § 250.840 Design, installation, and maintenance—general.
- § 250.841 Platforms.
- § 250.842 Approval of safety systems design and installation features.
- §§ 250.843-250.849 [Reserved]
- Additional Production System Requirements
- § 250.850 Production system requirements—general.
- § 250.851 Pressure vessels (including heat exchangers) and fired vessels.
- § 250.852 Flowlines/Headers.
- § 250.853 Safety sensors.
- § 250.854 Floating production units equipped with turrets and turret-mounted systems.
- § 250.855 Emergency shutdown (ESD) system.
- § 250.856 Engines.
- § 250.857 Glycol dehydration units.
- § 250.858 Gas compressors.
- § 250.859 Firefighting systems.
- § 250.860 Chemical firefighting system.
- § 250.861 Foam firefighting systems.
- § 250.862 Fire and gas-detection systems.
- § 250.863 Electrical equipment.
- § 250.864 Erosion.
- § 250.865 Surface pumps.
- § 250.866 Personnel safety equipment.
- § 250.867 Temporary quarters and temporary equipment.
- § 250.868 Non-metallic piping.
- § 250.869 General platform operations.
- § 250.870 Time delays on pressure safety low (PSL) sensors.
- § 250.871 Welding and burning practices and procedures.
- § 250.872 Atmospheric vessels.
- § 250.873 Subsea gas lift requirements.
- § 250.874 Subsea water injection systems.
- § 250.875 Subsea pump systems.
- § 250.876 Fired and exhaust heated components.
- §§ 250.877-250.879 [Reserved]
- Safety Device Testing
- § 250.880 Production safety system testing.
- §§ 250.881-250.889 [Reserved]
- Records and Training
- § 250.890 Records.
- § 250.891 Safety device training.
- §§ 250.892-250.899 [Reserved]
- Subpart I—Platforms and Structures
- General Requirements for Platforms
- § 250.900 What general requirements apply to all platforms?
- § 250.901 What industry standards must your platform meet?
- § 250.902 What are the requirements for platform removal and location clearance?
- § 250.903 What records must I keep?
- Platform Approval Program
- § 250.904 What is the Platform Approval Program?
- § 250.905 How do I get approval for the installation, modification, or repair of my platform?
- § 250.906 What must I do to obtain approval for the proposed site of my platform?
- § 250.907 Where must I locate foundation boreholes?
- § 250.908 What are the minimum structural fatigue design requirements?
- Platform Verification Program
- § 250.909 What is the Platform Verification Program?
- § 250.910 Which of my facilities are subject to the Platform Verification Program?
- § 250.911 If my platform is subject to the Platform Verification Program, what must I do?
- § 250.912 What plans must I submit under the Platform Verification Program?
- § 250.913 When must I resubmit Platform Verification Program plans?
- § 250.914 How do I nominate a CVA?
- § 250.915 What are the CVA's primary responsibilities?
- § 250.916 What are the CVA's primary duties during the design phase?
- § 250.917 What are the CVA's primary duties during the fabrication phase?
- § 250.918 What are the CVA's primary duties during the installation phase?
- Inspection, Maintenance, and Assessment of Platforms
- § 250.919 What in-service inspection requirements must I meet?
- § 250.920 What are the BSEE requirements for assessment of fixed platforms?
- § 250.921 How do I analyze my platform for cumulative fatigue?
- Subpart J—Pipelines and Pipeline Rights-of-Way
- § 250.1000 General requirements.
- § 250.1001 Definitions.
- § 250.1002 Design requirements for DOI pipelines.
- § 250.1003 Installation, testing, and repair requirements for DOI pipelines.
- § 250.1004 Safety equipment requirements for DOI pipelines.
- § 250.1005 Inspection requirements for DOI pipelines.
- § 250.1006 How must I decommission and take out of service a DOI pipeline?
- § 250.1007 What to include in applications.
- § 250.1008 Reports.
- § 250.1009 Requirements to obtain pipeline right-of-way grants.
- § 250.1010 General requirements for pipeline right-of-way holders.
- § 250.1011 [Reserved]
- § 250.1012 Required payments for pipeline right-of-way holders.
- § 250.1013 Grounds for forfeiture of pipeline right-of-way grants.
- § 250.1014 When pipeline right-of-way grants expire.
- § 250.1015 Applications for pipeline right-of-way grants.
- § 250.1016 Granting pipeline rights-of-way.
- § 250.1017 Requirements for construction under pipeline right-of-way grants.
- § 250.1018 Assignment of pipeline right-of-way grants.
- § 250.1019 Relinquishment of pipeline right-of-way grants.
- Subpart K—Oil and Gas Production Requirements
- General
- § 250.1150 What are the general reservoir production requirements?
- Well Tests and Surveys
- § 250.1151 How often must I conduct well production tests?
- § 250.1152 How do I conduct well tests?
- §§ 250.1153-250.1155 [Reserved]
- Approvals Prior to Production
- § 250.1156 What steps must I take to receive approval to produce within 500 feet of a unit or lease line?
- § 250.1157 How do I receive approval to produce gas-cap gas from an oil reservoir with an associated gas cap?
- § 250.1158 How do I receive approval to downhole commingle hydrocarbons?
- Production Rates
- § 250.1159 May the Regional Supervisor limit my well or reservoir production rates?
- Flaring, Venting, and Burning Hydrocarbons
- § 250.1160 When may I flare or vent gas?
- § 250.1161 When may I flare or vent gas for extended periods of time?
- § 250.1162 When may I burn produced liquid hydrocarbons?
- § 250.1163 How must I measure gas flaring or venting volumes and liquid hydrocarbon burning volumes, and what records must I maintain?
- § 250.1164 What are the requirements for flaring or venting gas containing H2S?
- Other Requirements
- § 250.1165 What must I do for enhanced recovery operations?
- § 250.1166 What additional reporting is required for developments in the Alaska OCS Region?
- § 250.1167 What information must I submit with forms and for approvals?
- Subpart L—Oil and Gas Production Measurement, Surface Commingling, and Security
- § 250.1200 Question index table.
- § 250.1201 Definitions.
- § 250.1202 Liquid hydrocarbon measurement.
- § 250.1203 Gas measurement.
- § 250.1204 Surface commingling.
- § 250.1205 Site security.
- Subpart M—Unitization
- § 250.1300 What is the purpose of this subpart?
- § 250.1301 What are the requirements for unitization?
- § 250.1302 What if I have a competitive reservoir on a lease?
- § 250.1303 How do I apply for voluntary unitization?
- § 250.1304 How will BSEE require unitization?
- Subpart N—Outer Continental Shelf Civil Penalties
- Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Civil Penalties
- § 250.1400 How does BSEE begin the civil penalty process?
- § 250.1401 [Reserved]
- § 250.1402 Definitions.
- § 250.1403 What is the maximum civil penalty?
- § 250.1404 Which violations will BSEE review for potential civil penalties?
- § 250.1405 When is a case file developed?
- § 250.1406 When will BSEE notify me and provide penalty information?
- § 250.1407 How do I respond to the letter of notification?
- § 250.1408 When will I be notified of the Reviewing Officer's decision?
- § 250.1409 What are my appeal rights?
- Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act Civil Penalties Definitions
- § 250.1450 What definitions apply to this subpart?
- Penalties After a Period To Correct
- § 250.1451 What may BSEE do if I violate a statute, regulation, order, or lease term relating to a Federal oil and gas lease?
- § 250.1452 What if I correct the violation?
- § 250.1453 What if I do not correct the violation?
- § 250.1454 How may I request a hearing on the record on a Notice of Noncompliance?
- § 250.1455 Does my request for a hearing on the record affect the penalties?
- § 250.1456 May 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?
- Penalties Without a Period To Correct
- § 250.1460 May I be subject to penalties without prior notice and an opportunity to correct?
- § 250.1461 How will BSEE inform me of violations without a period to correct?
- § 250.1462 How may I request a hearing on the record on a Notice of Noncompliance regarding violations without a period to correct?
- § 250.1463 Does my request for a hearing on the record affect the penalties?
- § 250.1464 May 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?
- General Provisions
- § 250.1470 How does BSEE decide what the amount of the penalty should be?
- § 250.1471 Does the penalty affect whether I owe interest?
- § 250.1472 How will the Office of Hearings and Appeals conduct the hearing on the record?
- § 250.1473 How may I appeal the Administrative Law Judge's decision?
- § 250.1474 May I seek judicial review of the decision of the Interior Board of Land Appeals?
- § 250.1475 When must I pay the penalty?
- § 250.1476 Can BSEE reduce my penalty once it is assessed?
- § 250.1477 How may BSEE collect the penalty?
- Criminal Penalties
- § 250.1480 May the United States criminally prosecute me for violations under Federal oil and gas leases?
- Subpart O—Well Control and Production Safety Training
- § 250.1500 Definitions.
- § 250.1501 What is the goal of my training program?
- § 250.1503 What are my general responsibilities for training?
- § 250.1504 May I use alternative training methods?
- § 250.1505 Where may I get training for my employees?
- § 250.1506 How often must I train my employees?
- § 250.1507 How will BSEE measure training results?
- § 250.1508 What must I do when BSEE administers written or oral tests?
- § 250.1509 What must I do when BSEE administers or requires hands-on, simulator, or other types of testing?
- § 250.1510 What will BSEE do if my training program does not comply with this subpart?
- Subpart P—Sulphur Operations
- § 250.1600 Performance standard.
- § 250.1601-250.1634 [Reserved]
- Subpart Q—Decommissioning Activities
- General
- § 250.1700 What do the terms “decommissioning,” “obstructions,” “facility,” and “predecessor” mean in this subpart?
- § 250.1701 Who must meet the decommissioning obligations in this subpart?
- § 250.1702 When do I accrue decommissioning obligations?
- § 250.1703 What are the general requirements for decommissioning?
- § 250.1704 What decommissioning applications and reports must I submit and when must I submit them?
- §§ 250.1705-250.1707 [Reserved]
- § 250.1708 How will BSEE enforce accrued decommissioning obligations against predecessors?
- § 250.1709 [Reserved]
- Permanently Plugging Wells
- § 250.1710 When must I permanently plug all wells on a lease?
- § 250.1711 When will BSEE order me to permanently plug a well?
- § 250.1712 What information must I submit before I permanently plug a well or zone?
- § 250.1713 [Reserved]
- § 250.1714 What must I accomplish with well plugs?
- § 250.1715 How must I permanently plug a well?
- § 250.1716 To what depth must I remove wellheads and casings?
- § 250.1717 [Reserved]
- Temporary Abandoned Wells
- § 250.1721 If I temporarily abandon a well that I plan to re-enter, what must I do?
- § 250.1722 If I install a subsea protective device, what requirements must I meet?
- § 250.1723 What must I do when it is no longer necessary to maintain a well in temporary abandoned status?
- Removing Platforms and Other Facilities
- § 250.1725 When do I have to remove platforms and other facilities?
- § 250.1726 When must I submit an initial platform removal application and what must it include?
- § 250.1727 What information must I include in my final application to remove a platform or other facility?
- § 250.1728 To what depth must I remove a platform or other facility?
- § 250.1729 After I remove a platform or other facility, what information must I submit?
- § 250.1730 When might BSEE approve partial structure removal or toppling in place?
- § 250.1731 Who is responsible for decommissioning an OCS facility subject to an Alternate Use RUE?
- Site Clearance for Wells, Platforms, and Other Facilities
- § 250.1740 How must I verify that the site of a permanently plugged well, removed platform, or other removed facility is clear of obstructions?
- § 250.1741 If I drag a trawl across a site, what requirements must I meet?
- § 250.1742 What other methods can I use to verify that a site is clear?
- § 250.1743 How do I certify that a site is clear of obstructions?
- Pipeline Decommissioning
- § 250.1750 When may I decommission a pipeline in place?
- § 250.1751 How do I decommission a pipeline in place?
- § 250.1752 How do I remove a pipeline?
- § 250.1753 After I decommission a pipeline, what information must I submit?
- § 250.1754 When must I remove a pipeline decommissioned in place?
- Subpart R [Reserved]
- Subpart S—Safety and Environmental Management Systems (SEMS)
- § 250.1900 Must I have a SEMS program?
- § 250.1901 What is the goal of my SEMS program?
- § 250.1902 What must I include in my SEMS program?
- § 250.1903 Acronyms and definitions.
- § 250.1904 Special instructions.
- §§ 250.1905-250.1908 [Reserved]
- § 250.1909 What are management's general responsibilities for the SEMS program?
- § 250.1910 What safety and environmental information is required?
- § 250.1911 What hazards analysis criteria must my SEMS program meet?
- § 250.1912 What criteria for management of change must my SEMS program meet?
- § 250.1913 What criteria for operating procedures must my SEMS program meet?
- § 250.1914 What criteria must be documented in my SEMS program for safe work practices and contractor selection?
- § 250.1915 What training criteria must be in my SEMS program?
- § 250.1916 What criteria for mechanical integrity must my SEMS program meet?
- § 250.1917 What criteria for pre-startup review must be in my SEMS program?
- § 250.1918 What criteria for emergency response and control must be in my SEMS program?
- § 250.1919 What criteria for investigation of incidents must be in my SEMS program?
- § 250.1920 What are the auditing requirements for my SEMS program?
- § 250.1921 What qualifications must the ASP meet?
- § 250.1922 What qualifications must an AB meet?
- § 250.1923 [Reserved]
- § 250.1924 How will BSEE determine if my SEMS program is effective?
- § 250.1925 May BSEE direct me to conduct additional audits?
- § 250.1926 [Reserved]
- § 250.1927 What happens if BSEE finds shortcomings in my SEMS program?
- § 250.1928 What are my recordkeeping and documentation requirements?
- § 250.1929 What are my responsibilities for submitting OCS performance measure data?
- § 250.1930 What must be included in my SEMS program for SWA?
- § 250.1931 What must be included in my SEMS program for UWA?
- § 250.1932 What are my EPP requirements?
- § 250.1933 What procedures must be included for reporting unsafe working conditions?
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