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30 C.F.R. §§ 250.236–250.242

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§250.236. What information must I submit with the DWOP?

30 C.F.R. § 250.236

Your DWOP must contain the following information, as applicable:
Notes, amendments, and revision history

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.

§250.237. What general information must my DWOP include?

30 C.F.R. § 250.237

You must include the following general information in your DWOP, as applicable:
(a)
A list of requests for any alternate procedures or equipment in accordance with § 250.141 and requests for departures in accordance with § 250.142 applicable to the DWOP, and a list of any identified alternate procedures or equipment or departures for which you may request approval in any future applicable permit or application. You do not need to list alternative procedures or equipment or departure requests that were previously submitted and approved for the same project's Conceptual Plans unless the same alternate procedures or equipment or departure requests are needed for a different piece of equipment for post-completion activities.
(b)
Documentation demonstrating payment of the service fee listed in § 250.125; and
(c)
A list of any associated industry standards not incorporated in the regulations that you are using for your project design or operation.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

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.

§250.238. What well or completions information must my DWOP include?

30 C.F.R. § 250.238

You must include the following information in your DWOP, as applicable, to be consistent with the activities to be addressed in the associated well permit(s):
(a)
A description and schematic of the typical wellbore, casing, and completion;
(b)
Information concerning the drilling and completion systems; and
(c)
Design and fabrication information for each wellbore riser system (e.g., drilling, completion, workover, intervention, injection, or production) deployed from a floating production facility or TLP.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

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.

§250.239. What structural information must my DWOP include?

30 C.F.R. § 250.239

You must include the following information in your DWOP, as applicable, to align with the activities to be addressed in the associated platform application, including any major modifications:
(a)
Structural design, fabrication, and installation information;
(b)
Design, fabrication, installation, and monitoring information on the tendon, or mooring systems, including the turret or buoy system, if applicable; and
(c)
Information on any active station keeping system(s) involving thrusters or other means of propulsion.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

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.

§250.240. What production safety system information must my DWOP include?

30 C.F.R. § 250.240

You must include the following information in your DWOP, as applicable, to be consistent with the activities you plan to address in the associated production safety system application:
(a)
A general description of the operating procedures;
(b)
Information about the design, fabrication, and operation of an offtake system for transferring produced hydrocarbons to a transport vessel, including a table summarizing the curtailment of production and offloading based on operational considerations;
(c)
A description of the process facility installation and commissioning procedure;
(d)
A safety analysis flow diagram of the production system from the SCSSV downstream to the first item of separation equipment;
(e)
A statement that the surface and/or subsea safety system and emergency support systems will comply with Subpart H of this part. This statement must include:
(1)
The methods, frequency, and acceptance criteria for testing the underwater safety valves (USVs), SCSSVs, and boarding shutdown valves;
(2)
A description of the function and testing of the host facility Emergency Shutdown Device (ESD) system and its interface to the subsea system; and
(3)
If applicable, a description of the surface and/or subsea safety system and emergency support systems not covered in Subpart H of this part. If you propose to use systems not covered in Subpart H of this part, you must request an approval of alternate procedures or equipment according to § 250.141, and you must also include a table that depicts what valves will close, at what times, and for what events or reasons; and
(f)
Information regarding the design, operation, maintenance, personnel competency, and testing of your subsea leak detection system to protect your subsea field/infrastructure (e.g., trees, manifolds, jumpers). You must include a description of the procedures regarding how you will operate the system, ensure system functionality, identify a leak, and the actions you will take if a leak is identified.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

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.

§250.241. What subsea systems and pipeline information must my DWOP include?

30 C.F.R. § 250.241

(a)
You must include the following information common to the subsea system and the associated pipeline systems, which constitute all or part of a single project development covered by the DWOP and/or is consistent with activities addressed in your associated pipeline application, as applicable:
(1)
The subsea field schematic depicting the planned subsea development equipment and infrastructure, including wells/trees, non-pipe subsea equipment, pipeline route(s), pipeline riser systems, umbilical(s), and platform footprint;
(2)
A description of the subsea development project detailing the subsea and pipeline equipment design criteria and analysis procedures (including industry standards, pressure and temperature ratings, materials selection), testing methods, and general operational procedures;
(3)
A description of the fabrication and assembly/testing location of subsea trees, pipelines, and non-pipe subsea equipment (manifold, Pipeline End Manifold (PLEM), Pipeline End Termination (PLET), Subsea Umbilical Termination Assembly (SUTA), subsea pumps, suction piles, etc.);
(4)
A summary of the Integrity Management Program for subsea tieback development technologies, including a plan for inspection and monitoring to support assessment of the condition of the systems a minimum of once every 10 years. This should include, but is not limited to, the in-service inspections or surveys of hull and topsides structures, tendons, mooring, and pipeline and/or wellbore riser systems to assess component condition by inspection and analysis after each significant environmental event (e.g., hurricane, earthquake, loop and eddy currents, or mudslide) impacting the system, or once every 10 years, whichever occurs first. You must also include in your Integrity Management Plan a description of how you will determine significant environmental events; and
(5)
A summary of safety and environmental controls.
(b)
You must include the following information about subsea systems that constitute all or part of a single project development covered by the DWOP:
(1)
The system control type (e.g., direct hydraulic or electro-hydraulic);
(2)
Well tree(s), wellhead, and non-pipe equipment general arrangement drawings and schematics, with size and valve type annotations to illustrate the tree and other equipment in operation;
(3)
The estimated shut-in tubing pressure for the proposed well(s), including the calculation used to arrive at the estimate, specifying TVD, reservoir pressure, and the fluid gradient used, or a brief discussion of the PVT data used for estimation;
(4)
The wellbore static bottomhole temperature and the estimated flowing temperature at the tree, including a description of the method used to calculate this estimate;
(5)
A description of the umbilical(s) and umbilical connection(s), including an umbilical cross-section schematic;
(6)
A description of the chemical or other injection systems and/or enhanced recovery systems you plan to use;
(7)
A description of the corrosion monitoring and prevention/inhibition processes;
(8)
Details of any re-furbished and/or re-certified equipment you plan to use; and
(9)
A schedule of development activities, including well completion, facility installation, and anticipated date of first oil.
(c)
You must include the following pipeline information in your DWOP, as applicable, to be consistent with your associated pipeline application(s):
(1)
General design and fabrication information for each pipeline riser system;
(2)
If you propose to use a pipeline free standing hybrid riser (FSHR) on a permanent installation that uses a buoyancy air can suspended from the top of the riser, you must provide the following information in your DWOP as part of the discussions required by paragraphs (b)(1) and (2) of this section:
(i)
A detailed description and drawings of the FSHR, buoy, and the associated connection system;
(ii)
Detailed information regarding the system used to connect the FSHR to the buoyancy air can, and associated redundancies; and
(iii)
Descriptions of your monitoring system and monitoring plan for the pipeline FSHR and the associated connection system for fatigue, stress, and any other abnormal condition (e.g., corrosion), that may negatively impact the riser system's integrity.
(3)
Pipeline and pipeline riser installation methods.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

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.

§250.242. What New or Unusual Technology information must my DWOP include?

30 C.F.R. § 250.242

You must include the following new or unusual technology information in your DWOP, as applicable:
(a)
A description of any new or unusual technology being used in your development project, including a reference to previously approved New or Unusual Technology Conceptual Plans or New or Unusual Technology Barrier Equipment Conceptual Plans.
(b)
A description of any new or unusual technology not covered under the New or Unusual Technology Conceptual Plan or New or Unusual Technology Barrier Equipment Conceptual Plan. You must include the same applicable information as required in § 250.228 or § 250.229.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

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.