---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 250.410"
title: "30"
number: "250.410"
heading: "How do I obtain approval to drill a well?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/250.410"
---

# §250.410. How do I obtain approval to drill a well?


You must obtain written approval from the District Manager before you begin drilling any well or before you sidetrack, bypass, or deepen a well. To obtain approval, you must:

- (a) Submit the information required by [§§ 250.411 through 250.418](/cfr/30/250.411..250.418.md);
- (b) Include the well in your approved Exploration Plan (EP), Development and Production Plan (DPP), or Development Operations Coordination Document (DOCD);
- (c) Meet the oil spill financial responsibility requirements for offshore facilities as required by [30 CFR part 553](/cfr/30/part553.md); and
- (d) **Submit the following to the District Manager—**
  - (1) An original and two complete copies of Form BSEE-0123, Application for Permit to Drill (APD), and Form BSEE-0123S, Supplemental APD Information Sheet;
  - (2) A separate public information copy of forms BSEE-0123 and BSEE-0123S that meets the requirements of [§ 250.186](/cfr/30/250.186.md); and
  - (3) Payment of the service fee listed in [§ 250.125](/cfr/30/250.125.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.