CFR > Title 30 - Mineral Resources > CHAPTER II—MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR > SUBCHAPTER B—OFFSHORE (parts 250 to 285) > PART 250—OIL AND GAS AND SULPHUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF > SUBPART Q—Decommissioning Activities (§250.1700 to §250.1754) > 250.1723—What must I do when it is no longer necessary to maintain a well in temporary abandoned status?

250.1723—What must I do when it is no longer necessary to maintain a well in temporary abandoned status?

If you or MMS determines that continued maintenance of a well in a temporary abandoned status is not necessary for the proper development or production of a lease, you must:
(a) Promptly and permanently plug the well according to § 250.1715 ;
(b) Remove any casing stub or mud line suspension equipment and any subsea protective covering. You must submit a request for approval to perform such work to the appropriate District Manager using form MMS-124, Application for Permit to Modify; and
(c) Clear the well site according to § 250.1740 through § 250.1742.

Code of Federal Regulations

[67 FR 35406, May 17, 2002; 67 FR 66049, Oct. 30, 2002]