---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 250.1723"
title: "30"
number: "250.1723"
heading: "What must I do when it is no longer necessary to maintain a well in temporary abandoned status?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/250.1723"
---

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


If you or BSEE 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](/cfr/30/250.1715.md);
- (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 BSEE-0124, Application for Permit to Modify; and
- (c) Clear the well site according to [§§ 250.1740 through 250.1742](/cfr/30/250.1740..250.1742.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1751, 31 U.S.C. 9701, 33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(1)(C), 43 U.S.C. 1334.

### Source

Source: 76 FR 64462, Oct. 18, 2011, unless otherwise noted.