---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 250.221"
title: "30"
number: "250.221"
heading: "When must I use the DWOP process?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/250.221"
---

# §250.221. When must I use the DWOP process?

- (a) You must use the DWOP process for any project that meets any of the following criteria:
  - (1) Is planned in water depths greater than 1000 ft;
  - (2) Will use subsea tieback development technology, regardless of water depth; or
  - (3) Will use any new or unusual technology for any drilling, completion, workover, intervention, injection, production, pipeline, platform, decommissioning, or abandonment project.
- (b) If you are unsure if your project will use subsea tieback development technology or new or unusual technology, contact the Regional Supervisor for guidance.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 89 FR 71112, Aug. 30, 2024, unless otherwise noted.

### 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.