Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: November 8, 2024) |
Title 36 - Parks, Forests, and Public Property |
Chapter I - National Park Service, Department of the Interior |
Part 9 - Minerals Management |
Subpart B - Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights |
Well Plugging |
§ 9.170 - When must I plug my well?
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§ 9.170 When must I plug my well?
Except as provided in § 9.171, you must plug your well when any of the following occurs:
(a) Your drilling operations have ended and you have taken no further action to produce the well within 60 days;
(b) Your well, which has been completed for production operations, has no measureable production quantities for 12 consecutive months; or
(c) The period approved in your operations permit to maintain your well in shut-in status has expired.