2001 CFR Title 30, Volume 2

Title 30--Mineral Resources CHAPTER II--MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PART 250--OIL AND GAS AND SULPHUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
	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 MMS regulations?
	250.105	Definitions.
	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 and operate electrical equipment?
	250.115	How do I determine well producibility?
	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?
	250.118	Will MMS approve gas injection?
	250.119	Will MMS approve subsurface gas storage?
	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	Will MMS allow gas storage on unleased lands?
	250.124	Will MMS approve gas injection into the cap rock containing a sulphur deposit?
	250.130	Why does MMS conduct inspections?
	250.131	Will MMS notify me before conducting an inspection?
	250.132	What must I do when MMS conducts an inspection?
	250.133	Will MMS reimburse me for my expenses related to inspections?
	250.135	What will MMS do if my operating performance is unacceptable?
	250.136	How will MMS determine if my operating performance is unacceptable?
	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?
	250.150	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	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?
	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?
	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?
	250.190	What reporting information and report forms must I submit?
	250.191	What accident reports must I submit?
	250.192	What evacuation statistics must I submit?
	250.193	Reports and investigations of apparent violations.
	250.194	What archaeological reports and surveys must I submit?
	250.195	Reimbursements for reproduction and processing costs.
	250.196	Data and information to be made available to the public.
	250.198	Documents incorporated by reference.
	250.199	Paperwork Reduction Act statements--information collection.
	250.200	General requirements.
	250.201	Preliminary activities.
	250.202	Well location and spacing.
	250.203	Exploration Plan.
	250.204	Development and Production Plan.
	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.
	250.400	Control of wells.
	250.401	General requirements.
	250.404	Well casing and cementing.
	250.405	Pressure testing of casing.
	250.406	Blowout preventer systems and system components.
	250.407	Blowout preventer (BOP) system tests, inspections, and maintenance.
	250.408	Well-control drills.
	250.409	Diverter systems.
	250.410	Mud program.
	250.411	Securing of wells.
	250.412	Field drilling rules.
	250.413	Supervision, surveillance, and training.
	250.414	Applications for permit to drill.
	250.415	Sundry notices and reports on wells.
	250.416	Well records.
	250.417	Hydrogen sulfide.
	250.500	General requirements.
	250.501	Definition.
	250.502	Equipment movement.
	250.503	Emergency shutdown system.
	250.504	Hydrogen sulfide.
	250.505	Subsea completions.
	250.506	Crew instructions.
	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	Blowout prevention equipment.
	250.516	Blowout preventer system tests, inspections, and maintenance.
	250.517	Tubing and wellhead equipment.
	250.600	General requirements.
	250.601	Definitions.
	250.602	Equipment movement.
	250.603	Emergency shutdown system.
	250.604	Hydrogen sulfide.
	250.605	Subsea workovers.
	250.606	Crew instructions.
	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	Blowout prevention equipment.
	250.616	Blowout preventer system testing, records, and drills.
	250.617	Tubing and wellhead equipment.
	250.618	Wireline operations.
	250.700	General requirements.
	250.701	Approvals.
	250.702	Permanent abandonment.
	250.703	Temporary abandonment.
	250.704	Site clearance verification.
	250.800	General requirements.
	250.801	Subsurface safety devices.
	250.802	Design, installation, and operation of surface production-safety systems.
	250.803	Additional production system requirements.
	250.804	Production safety-system testing and records.
	250.805	Safety device training.
	250.806	Safety and pollution prevention equipment quality assurance requirements.
	250.807	Hydrogen sulfide.
	250.900	General requirements.
	250.901	Application for approval.
	250.902	Platform Verification Program requirements.
	250.903	Certified Verification Agent duties and nomination.
	250.904	Environmental conditions.
	250.905	Loads.
	250.906	General design requirements.
	250.907	Steel platforms.
	250.908	Concrete-gravity platforms.
	250.909	Foundation.
	250.910	Marine operations.
	250.911	Inspection during construction.
	250.912	Periodic inspection and maintenance.
	250.913	Platform removal and location clearance.
	250.914	Records.
	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	Abandonment and out-of-service requirements for DOI pipelines.
	250.1007	What to include in applications.
	250.1008	Reports.
	250.1009	General requirements for a pipeline right-of-way grant.
	250.1010	Applications for a pipeline right-of-way grant.
	250.1011	Granting a pipeline right-of-way.
	250.1012	Requirements for construction under a right-of-way grant.
	250.1013	Assignment of a right-of-way grant.
	250.1014	Relinquishment of a right-of-way grant.
	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.
	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.
	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 MMS require unitization?
	250.1400	How does MMS begin the civil penalty process?
	250.1401	Index table.
	250.1402	Definitions.
	250.1403	What is the maximum civil penalty?
	250.1404	Which violations will MMS review for potential civil penalties?
	250.1405	When is a case file developed?
	250.1406	When will MMS 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?
	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 MMS measure training results?
	250.1508	What must I do when MMS administers written or oral tests?
	250.1509	What must I do when MMS administers or requires hands-on, simulator, or other types of testing?
	250.1510	What will MMS do if my training program does not comply with this subpart?
	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	Sundry notices and reports on wells.
	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.