30 CFR Part 550
PART 550—OIL AND GAS AND SULFUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
- PART 550—OIL AND GAS AND SULFUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
- Chapter V—Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Department of the Interior › Subchapter B—Offshore
- Subpart A—General
- Authority and Definition of Terms
- § 550.101 Authority and applicability.
- § 550.102 What does this part do?
- § 550.103 Where can I find more information about the requirements in this part?
- § 550.104 How may I appeal a decision made under BOEM regulations?
- § 550.105 Definitions.
- Performance Standards
- § 550.115 How do I determine well producibility?
- § 550.116 How do I determine producibility if my well is in the Gulf of America?
- § 550.117 How does a determination of well producibility affect royalty status?
- § 550.118 [Reserved]
- § 550.119 Will BOEM approve subsurface gas storage?
- § 550.120 What standards will BOEM use to regulate leases, rights-of-use and easement, and rights-of-way?
- § 550.121 What must I do to protect health, safety, property, and the environment?
- § 550.122 What effect does subsurface storage have on the lease term?
- § 550.123 Will BOEM allow gas storage on unleased lands?
- Fees
- § 550.125 Service fees.
- § 550.126 Electronic payment instructions.
- Inspection of Operations
- § 550.130 [Reserved]
- Disqualification
- § 550.135 What will BOEM do if my operating performance is unacceptable?
- § 550.136 How will BOEM determine if my performance is unacceptable?
- Special Types of Approvals
- § 550.140 When will I receive an oral approval?
- § 550.141 May I ever use alternate procedures or equipment?
- § 550.142 How do I receive approval for departures?
- § 550.143 How do I designate an operator?
- § 550.144 How do I designate a new operator when a designation of operator terminates?
- § 550.146 How do I designate an agent or a local agent?
- § 550.147 Who is responsible for fulfilling leasehold obligations?
- Right-of-Use and Easement
- § 550.160 When will BOEM grant me a right-of-use and easement (RUE), and what requirements must I meet?
- § 550.161 What else must I submit with my application?
- § 550.162 May I continue my right-of-use and easement after the termination of any lease on which it is situated?
- § 550.163 If I have a State lease, will BOEM grant me a right-of-use and easement?
- § 550.164 If I have a State lease, what conditions apply for a right-of-use and easement?
- § 550.165 If I have a State lease, what fees do I have to pay for a right-of-use and easement?
- § 550.166 If BOEM grants me a RUE, what financial assurance must I provide?
- § 550.167 How may I obtain or assign my interest in a RUE?
- Primary Lease Requirements, Lease Term Extensions, and Lease Cancellations
- § 550.181 When may the Secretary cancel my lease and when am I compensated for cancellation?
- § 550.182 When may the Secretary cancel a lease at the exploration stage?
- § 550.183 When may BOEM or the Secretary extend or cancel a lease at the development and production stage?
- § 550.184 What is the amount of compensation for lease cancellation?
- § 550.185 When is there no compensation for a lease cancellation?
- Information and Reporting Requirements
- § 550.186 What reporting information and report forms must I submit?
- §§ 550.187-550.193 [Reserved]
- § 550.194 How must I protect archaeological resources?
- § 550.195 [Reserved]
- § 550.196 Reimbursements for reproduction and processing costs.
- § 550.197 Data and information to be made available to the public or for limited inspection.
- References
- § 550.198 [Reserved]
- § 550.199 Paperwork Reduction Act statements—information collection.
- Subpart B—Plans and Information
- General Information
- § 550.200 Definitions.
- § 550.201 What plans and information must I submit before I conduct any activities on my lease or unit?
- § 550.202 What criteria must the Exploration Plan (EP), Development and Production Plan (DPP), or Development Operations Coordination Document (DOCD) meet?
- § 550.203 Where can wells be located under an EP, DPP, or DOCD?
- § 550.204 When must I submit my IOP for proposed Arctic exploratory drilling operations and what must the IOP include?
- § 550.205 [Reserved]
- § 550.206 How do I submit the IOP, EP, DPP, or DOCD?
- Ancillary Activities
- § 550.207 What ancillary activities may I conduct?
- § 550.208 If I conduct ancillary activities, what notices must I provide?
- § 550.209 What is the BOEM review process for the notice?
- § 550.210 If I conduct ancillary activities, what reporting and data/information retention requirements must I satisfy?
- Contents of Exploration Plans (EP)
- § 550.211 What must the EP include?
- § 550.212 What information must accompany the EP?
- § 550.213 What general information must accompany the EP?
- § 550.214 What geological and geophysical (G&G) information must accompany the EP?
- § 550.215 What hydrogen sulfide (H2S) information must accompany the EP?
- § 550.216 What biological, physical, and socioeconomic information must accompany the EP?
- § 550.217 What solid and liquid wastes and discharges information and cooling water intake information must accompany the EP?
- § 550.218 What air emissions information must accompany the EP?
- § 550.219 What oil and hazardous substance spills information must accompany the EP?
- § 550.220 If I propose activities in the Alaska OCS Region, what planning information must accompany the EP?
- § 550.221 What environmental monitoring information must accompany the EP?
- § 550.222 What lease stipulations information must accompany the EP?
- § 550.223 What mitigation measures information must accompany the EP?
- § 550.224 What information on support vessels, offshore vehicles, and aircraft you will use must accompany the EP?
- § 550.225 What information on the onshore support facilities you will use must accompany the EP?
- § 550.226 What Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) information must accompany the EP?
- § 550.227 What environmental impact analysis (EIA) information must accompany the EP?
- § 550.228 What administrative information must accompany the EP?
- Review and Decision Process for the EP
- § 550.231 After receiving the EP, what will BOEM do?
- § 550.232 What actions will BOEM take after the EP is deemed submitted?
- § 550.233 What decisions will BOEM make on the EP and within what timeframe?
- § 550.234 How do I submit a modified EP or resubmit a disapproved EP, and when will BOEM make a decision?
- § 550.235 If a State objects to the EP's coastal zone consistency certification, what can I do?
- Contents of Development and Production Plans (DPP) and Development Operations Coordination Documents (DOCD)
- § 550.241 What must the DPP or DOCD include?
- § 550.242 What information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.243 What general information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.244 What geological and geophysical (G&G) information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.245 What hydrogen sulfide (H2S) information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.246 What mineral resource conservation information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.247 What biological, physical, and socioeconomic information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.248 What solid and liquid wastes and discharges information and cooling water intake information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.249 What air emissions information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.250 What oil and hazardous substance spills information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.251 If I propose activities in the Alaska OCS Region, what planning information must accompany the DPP?
- § 550.252 What environmental monitoring information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.253 What lease stipulations information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.254 What mitigation measures information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.255 What decommissioning information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.256 What related facilities and operations information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.257 What information on the support vessels, offshore vehicles, and aircraft you will use must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.258 What information on the onshore support facilities you will use must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.259 What sulphur operations information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.260 What Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.261 What environmental impact analysis (EIA) information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.262 What administrative information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
- Review and Decision Process for the DPP or DOCD
- § 550.266 After receiving the DPP or DOCD, what will BOEM do?
- § 550.267 What actions will BOEM take after the DPP or DOCD is deemed submitted?
- § 550.268 How does BOEM respond to recommendations?
- § 550.269 How will BOEM evaluate the environmental impacts of the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.270 What decisions will BOEM make on the DPP or DOCD and within what timeframe?
- § 550.271 For what reasons will BOEM disapprove the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.272 If a State objects to the DPP's or DOCD's coastal zone consistency certification, what can I do?
- § 550.273 How do I submit a modified DPP or DOCD or resubmit a disapproved DPP or DOCD?
- Post-Approval Requirements for the EP, DPP, and DOCD
- § 550.280 How must I conduct activities under the approved EP, DPP, or DOCD?
- § 550.281 What must I do to conduct activities under the approved EP, DPP, or DOCD?
- § 550.282 Do I have to conduct post-approval monitoring?
- § 550.283 When must I revise or supplement the approved EP, DPP, or DOCD?
- § 550.284 How will BOEM require revisions to the approved EP, DPP, or DOCD?
- § 550.285 How do I submit revised and supplemental EPs, DPPs, and DOCDs?
- §§ 550.286-550.295 [Reserved]
- Conservation Information Documents (CID)
- § 550.296 When and how must I submit a CID or a revision to a CID?
- § 550.297 What information must a CID contain?
- § 550.298 How long will BOEM take to evaluate and make a decision on the CID?
- § 550.299 What operations require approval of the CID?
- Subpart C—Pollution Prevention and Control
- §§ 550.300-550.301 [Reserved]
- § 550.302 Definitions concerning air quality.
- § 550.303 Facilities described in a new or revised Exploration Plan, Development and Production Plan, or Development Operations Coordination Document.
- § 550.304 Existing facilities.
- Subpart D—Leasing Maps and Diagrams
- § 550.400 Leasing maps and diagrams.
- Subparts E-I [Reserved]
- Subpart J—Pipelines and Pipeline Rights-of-Way
- § 550.1011 Financial assurance requirements for pipeline right-of-way (ROW) grant holders.
- Subpart K—Oil and Gas Production Requirements.
- Well Tests and Surveys
- § 550.1153 When must I conduct a static bottomhole pressure survey?
- Classifying Reservoirs
- § 550.1154 How do I determine if my reservoir is sensitive?
- § 550.1155 What information must I submit for sensitive reservoirs?
- Other Requirements
- § 550.1165 What must I do for enhanced recovery operations?
- § 550.1166 What additional reporting is required for developments in the Alaska OCS Region?
- § 550.1167 What information must I submit with forms and for approvals?
- Subparts L-M [Reserved]
- Subpart N—Outer Continental Shelf Civil Penalties
- Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Civil Penalties
- § 550.1400 How does BOEM begin the civil penalty process?
- § 550.1401 Index table.
- § 550.1402 Definitions.
- § 550.1403 What is the maximum civil penalty?
- § 550.1404 Which violations will BOEM review for potential civil penalties?
- § 550.1405 When is a case file developed?
- § 550.1406 When will BOEM notify me and provide penalty information?
- § 550.1407 How do I respond to the letter of notification?
- § 550.1408 When will I be notified of the Reviewing Officer's decision?
- § 550.1409 What are my appeal rights?
- Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act Civil Penalties Definitions
- § 550.1450 What definitions apply to this subpart?
- Penalties After a Period to Correct
- § 550.1451 What may BOEM do if I violate a statute, regulation, order, or lease term relating to a Federal oil and gas lease?
- § 550.1452 What if I correct the violation?
- § 550.1453 What if I do not correct the violation?
- § 550.1454 How may I request a hearing on the record on a Notice of Noncompliance?
- § 550.1455 Does my request for a hearing on the record affect the penalties?
- § 550.1456 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
- § 550.1460 May I be subject to penalties without prior notice and an opportunity to correct?
- § 550.1461 How will BOEM inform me of violations without a period to correct?
- § 550.1462 How may I request a hearing on the record on a Notice of Noncompliance regarding violations without a period to correct?
- § 550.1463 Does my request for a hearing on the record affect the penalties?
- § 550.1464 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
- § 550.1470 How does BOEM decide what the amount of the penalty should be?
- § 550.1471 Does the penalty affect whether I owe interest?
- § 550.1472 How will the Office of Hearings and Appeals conduct the hearing on the record?
- § 550.1473 How may I appeal the Administrative Law Judge's decision?
- § 550.1474 May I seek judicial review of the decision of the Interior Board of Land Appeals?
- § 550.1475 When must I pay the penalty?
- § 550.1476 Can BOEM reduce my penalty once it is assessed?
- § 550.1477 How may BOEM collect the penalty?
- Criminal Penalties
- § 550.1480 May the United States criminally prosecute me for violations under Federal oil and gas leases?
- Bonding Requirements
- § 550.1490 What standards must my BOEM-specified surety instrument meet?
- § 550.1491 How will BOEM determine the amount of my bond or other surety instrument?
- Financial Solvency Requirements
- § 550.1495 How do I demonstrate financial solvency?
- § 550.1496 How will BOEM determine if I am financially solvent?
- § 550.1497 When will BOEM monitor my financial solvency?
- Subparts O-S [Reserved]
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