§ 216.53 - Oil and Gas Operations Report.

(a) You must file an Oil and Gas Operations Report, Form MMS-4054, if you operate one of the following that contains one or more wells that are not permanently plugged or abandoned:

(1) An OCS lease or federally-approved agreement; or

(2) An onshore Federal or Indian lease or federally-approved agreement for which you elected to report on a Form MMS-4054 instead of a Form MMS-3160.

(b) You must submit a Form MMS-4054 for each well for each calendar month, beginning with the month in which you complete drilling, unless you have only test production from a drilling well or MMS tells you in writing to do otherwise.

(c) MMS must receive your completed Form MMS-4054 according to the following table:

If you submit your form . . .We must receive it by . . .(1) ElectronicallyThe 25th day of the second month following the month for which you are reporting.(2) Other than electronicallyThe 15th day of the second month following the month for which you are reporting.

(d) You must continue reporting until either:

(1) BLM or MMS approves all wells as permanently plugged or abandoned and you dispose of all inventory; or

(2) The lease or agreement is terminated.

(e)(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (c) of this section and § 216.50, the due date for submittal of the Oil and Gas Operations Report (Form MMS-4054) or Monthly Report of Operations (Form MMS-3160) for the production months of July, August, and September 2005 for Federal offshore and onshore oil and gas leases by oil and gas lessees or operators who make the certification required under paragraph (e)(2) of this section is extended to December 15, 2005 (if you do not file electronically) or December 27, 2005 (if you file electronically).

(2) The extended due dates in paragraph (e)(1) of this section will apply to Oil and Gas Operations Reports (Form MMS-4054) and Monthly Reports of Operations (Form MMS-3160) by any lessee or operator who certifies that a hurricane that struck the Gulf of Mexico coast of the United States in August or September 2005 disrupted the lessee's or operator's operations to the extent that it prevented the lessee or operator from submitting an accurate Form MMS-4054 or MMS-3160.

(3) Paragraphs (e)(1) and (e)(2) of this section do not apply to Indian leases or to Federal leases for minerals other than oil and gas.

(4) Certifications under paragraph (e)(2) of this section should be submitted either:

(i) By mail to: Robert Prael, Financial Manager, Minerals Management Service, Minerals Revenue Management, P.O. Box 25165, MS 350B1, Denver, CO 80225-0165, or

(ii) By e-mail to [e-mail].

(f)(1) A lessee or operator who submits a certification required under paragraph (e)(2) of this section may rely on the extended due dates prescribed in paragraph (e)(1) of this section unless and until MMS notifies the lessee or operator that MMS does not accept the certification.

(2) If MMS notifies a lessee or operator that MMS does not accept the lessee's or operator's certification under paragraph (e)(2) of this section, the due date for the Oil and Gas Operations Report or Monthly Report of Operations will be the date specified in the notice.