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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: October 10, 2024) |
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Title 30 - Mineral Resources |
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Chapter II - Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Department of the Interior |
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SubChapter B - Offshore |
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Part 250 - Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf |
| Subpart A - General |
| § 250.100 - Authority for information collection. |
| 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 - xxx |
| § 250.116 - How do I determine producibility if my well is in the Gulf of Mexico? |
| § 250.117 - How does a determination of well producibility affect royalty status? |
| §§ 250.115--250.117 - [Reserved] |
| §§ 250.116--250.117 - [Reserved] |
| Inspection of Operations |
| Right-of-use and Easement |
| § 250.160 - When will MMS grant me a right-of-use and easement, and what requirements must I meet? |
| § 250.161 - What else must I submit with my application? |
| § 250.162 - May I continue my right-of-use and easement after the termination of any lease on which it is situated? |
| § 250.163 - If I have a State lease, will MMS grant me a right-of-use and easement? |
| § 250.164 - If I have a State lease, what conditions apply for a right-of-use and easement? |
| § 250.165 - If I have a State lease, what fees do I have to pay for a right-of-use and easement? |
| § 250.166 - If I have a State lease, what surety bond must I have for a right-of-use and easement? |
| 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? |
| 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? |
| 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? |
| 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 - How do I designate an operator? |
| § 250.144 - How do I designate a new operator when a designation of operator terminates? |
| § 250.145 - How do I designate an agent or a local agent? |
| § 250.146 - Who is responsible for fulfilling leasehold obligations? |
| §§ 250.143--250.144 - [Reserved] |
| Fees |
| § 250.125 - Service fees. |
| § 250.126 - Electronic payment instructions. |
| References |
| § 250.198 - Documents incorporated by reference. |
| § 250.199 - Paperwork Reduction Act statements - information collection. |
| Naming and Identifying Facilities and Wells (Does Not Include Modus) |
| § 250.150 - How do I name facilities and wells in the Gulf of Mexico 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? |
| 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. |
| 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 - When may the Secretary cancel my lease and when am I compensated for cancellation? |
| § 250.182 - When may the Secretary cancel a lease at the exploration stage? |
| § 250.183 - When may MMS or the Secretary extend or cancel a lease at the development and production stage? |
| § 250.184 - What is the amount of compensation for lease cancellation? |
| § 250.185 - When is there no compensation for a lease cancellation? |
| §§ 250.181--250.185 - [Reserved] |
| Subpart B - Plans and Information |
| Contents of Development and Production Plans (DPP) and Development Operations Coordination Documents (DOCD) |
| § 250.241 - What must the DPP or DOCD include? |
| § 250.242 - What information must accompany the DPP or DOCD? |
| § 250.243 - What general information must accompany the DPP or DOCD? |
| § 250.244 - What geological and geophysical (G&G) information must accompany the DPP or DOCD? |
| § 250.245 - What hydrogen sulfide (H2S) information must accompany the DPP or DOCD? |
| § 250.246 - What mineral resource conservation information must accompany the DPP or DOCD? |
| § 250.247 - What biological, physical, and socioeconomic information must accompany the DPP or DOCD? |
| § 250.248 - What solid and liquid wastes and discharges information and cooling water intake information must accompany the DPP or DOCD? |
| § 250.249 - What air emissions information must accompany the DPP or DOCD? |
| § 250.250 - What oil and hazardous substance spills information must accompany the DPP or DOCD? |
| § 250.251 - If I propose activities in the Alaska OCS Region, what planning information must accompany the DPP? |
| § 250.252 - What environmental monitoring information must accompany the DPP or DOCD? |
| § 250.253 - What lease stipulations information must accompany the DPP or DOCD? |
| § 250.254 - What mitigation measures information must accompany the DPP or DOCD? |
| § 250.255 - What decommissioning information must accompany the DPP or DOCD? |
| § 250.256 - What related facilities and operations information must accompany the DPP or DOCD? |
| § 250.257 - What information on the support vessels, offshore vehicles, and aircraft you will use must accompany the DPP or DOCD? |
| § 250.258 - What information on the onshore support facilities you will use must accompany the DPP or DOCD? |
| § 250.259 - What sulphur operations information must accompany the DPP or DOCD? |
| § 250.260 - What Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) information must accompany the DPP or DOCD? |
| § 250.261 - What environmental impact analysis (EIA) information must accompany the DPP or DOCD? |
| § 250.262 - What administrative information must accompany the DPP or DOCD? |
| Deepwater Operations Plan (DWOP) |
| § 250.286 - What is a DWOP? |
| § 250.287 - For what development projects must I submit a DWOP? |
| § 250.288 - When and how must I submit the Conceptual Plan? |
| § 250.289 - What must the Conceptual Plan contain? |
| § 250.290 - What operations require approval of the Conceptual Plan? |
| § 250.291 - When and how must I submit the DWOP? |
| § 250.292 - What must the DWOP contain? |
| § 250.293 - What operations require approval of the DWOP? |
| § 250.294 - May I combine the Conceptual Plan and the DWOP? |
| § 250.295 - When must I revise my DWOP? |
| Deepwater Operations Plans (DWOP) |
| 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 - What criteria must the Exploration Plan (EP), Development and Production Plan (DPP), or Development Operations Coordination Document (DOCD) meet? |
| § 250.203 - Where can wells be located under an EP, DPP, or DOCD? |
| § 250.204 - How must I protect the rights of the Federal government? |
| § 250.205 - Are there special requirements if my well affects an adjacent property? |
| § 250.206 - How do I submit the EP, DPP, or DOCD? |
| §§ 250.202--250.203 - [Reserved] |
| Conservation Information Documents (CID) |
| § 250.296 - When and how must I submit a CID or a revision to a CID? |
| § 250.297 - What information must a CID contain? |
| § 250.298 - How long will MMS take to evaluate and make a decision on the CID? |
| § 250.299 - What operations require approval of the CID? |
| Contents of Exploration Plans (EP) |
| § 250.211 - What must the EP include? |
| § 250.212 - What information must accompany the EP? |
| § 250.213 - What general information must accompany the EP? |
| § 250.214 - What geological and geophysical (G&G) information must accompany the EP? |
| § 250.215 - What hydrogen sulfide (H2S) information must accompany the EP? |
| § 250.216 - What biological, physical, and socioeconomic information must accompany the EP? |
| § 250.217 - What solid and liquid wastes and discharges information and cooling water intake information must accompany the EP? |
| § 250.218 - What air emissions information must accompany the EP? |
| § 250.219 - What oil and hazardous substance spills information must accompany the EP? |
| § 250.220 - If I propose activities in the Alaska OCS Region, what planning information must accompany the EP? |
| § 250.221 - What environmental monitoring information must accompany the EP? |
| § 250.222 - What lease stipulations information must accompany the EP? |
| § 250.223 - What mitigation measures information must accompany the EP? |
| § 250.224 - What information on support vessels, offshore vehicles, and aircraft you will use must accompany the EP? |
| § 250.225 - What information on the onshore support facilities you will use must accompany the EP? |
| § 250.226 - What Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) information must accompany the EP? |
| § 250.227 - What environmental impact analysis (EIA) information must accompany the EP? |
| § 250.228 - What administrative information must accompany the EP? |
| Review and Decision Process for the DPP or DOCD |
| § 250.266 - After receiving the DPP or DOCD, what will MMS do? |
| § 250.267 - What actions will MMS take after the DPP or DOCD is deemed submitted? |
| § 250.268 - How does MMS respond to recommendations? |
| § 250.269 - How will MMS evaluate the environmental impacts of the DPP or DOCD? |
| § 250.270 - What decisions will MMS make on the DPP or DOCD and within what timeframe? |
| § 250.271 - For what reasons will MMS disapprove the DPP or DOCD? |
| § 250.272 - If a State objects to the DPP's or DOCD's coastal zone consistency certification, what can I do? |
| § 250.273 - 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 |
| § 250.280 - How must I conduct activities under the approved EP, DPP, or DOCD? |
| § 250.281 - What must I do to conduct activities under the approved EP, DPP, or DOCD? |
| § 250.282 - Do I have to conduct post-approval monitoring? |
| § 250.283 - When must I revise or supplement the approved EP, DPP, or DOCD? |
| § 250.284 - How will MMS require revisions to the approved EP, DPP, or DOCD? |
| § 250.285 - How do I submit revised and supplemental EPs, DPPs, and DOCDs? |
| Review and Decision Process for the EP |
| § 250.231 - After receiving the EP, what will MMS do? |
| § 250.232 - What actions will MMS take after the EP is deemed submitted? |
| § 250.233 - What decisions will MMS make on the EP and within what timeframe? |
| § 250.234 - How do I submit a modified EP or resubmit a disapproved EP, and when will MMS make a decision? |
| § 250.235 - If a State objects to the EP's coastal zone consistency certification, what can I do? |
| Ancillary Activities |
| § 250.207 - What ancillary activities may I conduct? |
| § 250.208 - If I conduct ancillary activities, what notices must I provide? |
| § 250.209 - What is the MMS review process for the notice? |
| § 250.210 - If I conduct ancillary activities, what reporting and data/information retention requirements must I satisfy? |
| Subpart C - Pollution Prevention and Control |
| § 250.300 - Pollution prevention. |
| § 250.301 - Inspection of facilities. |
| § 250.302 - Definitions concerning air quality. |
| § 250.303 - Facilities described in a new or revised Exploration Plan or Development and Production Plan. |
| § 250.304 - Existing facilities. |
| Subpart D - Oil and Gas Drilling Operations |
| § 250.440 - What are the general requirements for BOP systems and system components? |
| § 250.441 - What are the requirements for a surface BOP stack? |
| § 250.442 - What are the requirements for a subsea BOP system? |
| § 250.443 - What associated systems and related equipment must all BOP systems include? |
| § 250.444 - What are the choke manifold requirements? |
| § 250.445 - What are the requirements for kelly valves, inside BOPs, and drill-string safety valves? |
| § 250.446 - What are the BOP maintenance and inspection requirements? |
| § 250.447 - When must I pressure test the BOP system? |
| § 250.448 - What are the BOP pressure tests requirements? |
| § 250.449 - What additional BOP testing requirements must I meet? |
| § 250.450 - What are the recordkeeping requirements for BOP tests? |
| § 250.451 - What must I do in certain situations involving BOP equipment or systems? |
| 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 - What are the requirements for prolonged drilling operations? |
| § 250.425 - What are the requirements for pressure testing liners? |
| § 250.426 - What are the recordkeeping requirements for casing and liner pressure tests? |
| § 250.427 - What are the requirements for pressure integrity tests? |
| § 250.428 - What must I do in certain cementing and casing situations? |
| §§ 250.424--250.426 - [Reserved] |
| 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 - What records must I keep? |
| § 250.467 - How long must I keep records? |
| § 250.468 - What well records am I required to submit? |
| § 250.469 - What other well records could I be required to submit? |
| §§ 250.466--250.469 - [Reserved] |
| Hydrogen Sulfide |
| § 250.490 - Hydrogen sulfide. |
| Blowout Preventer (BOP) System 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? |
| 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? |
| 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? |
| General Requirements |
| § 250.400 - General requirements. |
| § 250.401 - What must I do to keep wells under control? |
| § 250.402 - When and how must I secure a well? |
| § 250.403 - What drilling unit movements must I report? |
| § 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? |
| §§ 250.401--250.403 - [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? |
| 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? |
| §§ 250.402--250.403 - [Reserved] |
| 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 - Crew instructions. |
| § 250.507 - Welding and burning practices and procedures. |
| § 250.508 - Electrical requirements. |
| § 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 - What BOP information must I submit? |
| § 250.516 - Blowout prevention equipment. |
| § 250.517 - Blowout preventer system tests, inspections, and maintenance. |
| § 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? |
| §§ 250.515--250.517 - [Reserved] |
| §§ 250.506--250.508 - [Reserved] |
| §§ 250.507--250.508 - [Reserved] |
| 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 - Crew instructions. |
| § 250.607 - Welding and burning practices and procedures. |
| § 250.608 - Electrical requirements. |
| § 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 - [Reserved] |
| § 250.616 - Coiled tubing and snubbing operations. |
| § 250.617 - Blowout preventer system testing, records, and drills. |
| § 250.618 - What are my BOP inspection and maintenance requirements? |
| § 250.619 - Tubing and wellhead equipment. |
| § 250.620 - Wireline operations. |
| §§ 250.615--250.618 - [Reserved] |
| §§ 250.606--250.608 - [Reserved] |
| §§ 250.607--250.608 - [Reserved] |
| §§ 250.617--250.618 - [Reserved] |
| Subpart G - Well Operations and Equipment |
| § 250.704 - Site clearance verification. |
| Coiled Tubing Operations |
| § 250.750 - xxx |
| § 250.751 - xxx |
| 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? |
| 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? |
| Snubbing Operations |
| § 250.760 - xxx |
| 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? |
| 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? |
| Subpart H - Oil and Gas Production Safety Systems |
| § 250.806 - Safety and pollution prevention equipment quality assurance requirements. |
| § 250.807 - Additional requirements for subsurface safety valves and related equipment installed in high pressure high temperature (HPHT) environments. |
| § 250.808 - Hydrogen sulfide. |
| 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 - Additional requirements for subsurface safety valves (SSSVs) and related equipment installed in high pressure high temperature (HPHT) environments. |
| § 250.805 - Hydrogen sulfide. |
| §§ 250.806--250.809 - [Reserved] |
| Safety Device Testing |
| § 250.880 - Production safety system testing. |
| §§ 250.881--250.889 - [Reserved] |
| Subsea and Subsurface Safety Systems—Subsea Trees |
| § 250.837 - Emergency action and safety system shutdown—subsea trees. |
| 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. |
| §§ 250.822--250.824 - [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] |
| 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] |
| 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. |
| § 250.838 - 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? |
| Records and Training |
| § 250.890 - Records. |
| § 250.891 - Safety device training. |
| §§ 250.892--250.899 - [Reserved] |
| Surface and Subsurface Safety Systems—Dry Trees |
| § 250.821 - Emergency action and safety system shutdown—dry trees. |
| Subpart I - Platforms and Structures |
| 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? |
| 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? |
| 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? |
| 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? |
| 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 |
| § 250.1100 - Definitions for production rates. |
| § 250.1101 - General requirements and classification of reservoirs. |
| § 250.1102 - Oil and gas production rates. |
| § 250.1103 - Well production testing. |
| § 250.1104 - Bottomhole pressure survey. |
| § 250.1105 - Flaring or venting gas and burning liquid hydrocarbons. |
| § 250.1106 - Downhole commingling. |
| § 250.1107 - Enhanced oil and gas recovery operations. |
| Classifying Reservoirs |
| § 250.1154 - How do I determine if my reservoir is sensitive? |
| § 250.1155 - What information must I submit for sensitive reservoirs? |
| Production Rates |
| § 250.1159 - May the Regional Supervisor limit my well or reservoir production rates? |
| General |
| § 250.1150 - What are the general reservoir production requirements? |
| 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? |
| Well Tests and Surveys |
| § 250.1151 - How often must I conduct well production tests? |
| § 250.1152 - How do I conduct well tests? |
| § 250.1153 - When must I conduct a static bottomhole pressure survey? |
| §§ 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? |
| 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 |
| § 250.1490 - What standards must my BOEM-specified surety instrument meet? |
| § 250.1491 - How will BOEM determine the amount of my bond or other surety instrument? |
| § 250.1495 - How do I demonstrate financial solvency? |
| § 250.1496 - How will BOEM determine if I am financially solvent? |
| § 250.1497 - When will BOEM monitor my financial solvency? |
| 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? |
| Financial Solvency Requirements |
| 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? |
| 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? |
| 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? |
| Bonding Requirements |
| Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act Civil Penalties Definitions |
| § 250.1450 - What definitions apply to this subpart? |
| Subpart O - Well Control and Production Safety Training |
| § 250.1500 - Definitions. |
| § 250.1501 - What is the goal of my training program? |
| § 250.1502 - Is there a transition period for complying with the regulations in this subpart? |
| § 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? |
| § 250.1511 - What must manufacturer's representatives in production safety systems do? |
| § 250.1512 - May I use alternative training methods? |
| § 250.1513 - What is MMS looking for when it reviews an alternative training program? |
| § 250.1514 - Who may accredit training organizations to teach? |
| § 250.1515 - How long is a training organization's accreditation valid? |
| § 250.1516 - What information must a training organization submit to MMS? |
| § 250.1517 - What additional requirements must a training organization follow? |
| § 250.1518 - What are MMS's requirements for the written test? |
| § 250.1519 - What are MMS's requirements for the hands-on simulator and well test? |
| § 250.1520 - What elements must a basic course cover? |
| § 250.1521 - If MMS tests employees at my worksite, what must I do? |
| § 250.1522 - If MMS test trainees at a training organization's facility, what must occur? |
| § 250.1523 - Why might MMS conduct its own tests? |
| § 250.1524 - Can a training organization lose its accreditation? |
| Subpart P - Sulphur Operations |
| § 250.1600 - Performance standard. |
| § 250.1601 - Definitions. |
| § 250.1602 - Applicability. |
| § 250.1603 - Determination of sulphur deposit. |
| § 250.1604 - General requirements. |
| § 250.1605 - Drilling requirements. |
| § 250.1606 - Control of wells. |
| § 250.1607 - Field rules. |
| § 250.1608 - Well casing and cementing. |
| § 250.1609 - Pressure testing of casing. |
| § 250.1610 - Blowout preventer systems and system components. |
| § 250.1611 - Blowout preventer systems tests, actuations, inspections, and maintenance. |
| § 250.1612 - Well-control drills. |
| § 250.1613 - Diverter systems. |
| § 250.1614 - Mud program. |
| § 250.1615 - Securing of wells. |
| § 250.1616 - Supervision, surveillance, and training. |
| § 250.1617 - Application for permit to drill. |
| § 250.1618 - Application for permit to modify. |
| § 250.1619 - Well records. |
| § 250.1620 - Well-completion and well-workover requirements. |
| § 250.1621 - Crew instructions. |
| § 250.1622 - Approvals and reporting of well-completion and well-workover operations. |
| § 250.1623 - Well-control fluids, equipment, and operations. |
| § 250.1624 - Blowout prevention equipment. |
| § 250.1625 - Blowout preventer system testing, records, and drills. |
| § 250.1626 - Tubing and wellhead equipment. |
| § 250.1627 - Production requirements. |
| § 250.1628 - Design, installation, and operation of production systems. |
| § 250.1629 - Additional production and fuel gas system requirements. |
| § 250.1630 - Safety-system testing and records. |
| § 250.1631 - Safety device training. |
| § 250.1632 - Production rates. |
| § 250.1633 - Production measurement. |
| § 250.1634 - Site security. |
| Subpart Q - Decommissioning Activities |
| 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? |
| 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] |
| 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? |
| Temporary Plugging of Wells |
| 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 - [Reserved] |
| § 250.1706 - Coiled tubing and snubbing operations. |
| § 250.1707 - What are the requirements for blowout preventer system testing, records, and drills? |
| § 250.1708 - How will BSEE enforce accrued decommissioning obligations against predecessors? |
| § 250.1709 - [Reserved] |
| §§ 250.1705--250.1707 - [Reserved] |
| § 250.1705-250.1709 - [Reserved] |
| §§ 250.1707--250.1709 - [Reserved] |
| Subpart R - XXX |
| 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. |
| § 250.1909 - 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? |
| §§ 250.1921--250.1923 - [Reserved] |
| §§ 250.1905--250.1908 - [Reserved] |