---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 250.418"
title: "30"
number: "250.418"
heading: "What additional information must I submit with my APD?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/250.418"
---

# §250.418. What additional information must I submit with my APD?


You must include the following with the APD:

- (a) Rated capacities of the drilling rig and major drilling equipment, if not already on file with the appropriate District office;
- (b) A drilling fluids program that includes the minimum quantities of drilling fluids and drilling fluid materials, including weight materials, to be kept at the site;
- (c) A proposed directional plot if the well is to be directionally drilled;
- (d) A Hydrogen Sulfide Contingency Plan (see [§ 250.490](/cfr/30/250.490.md)), if applicable, and not previously submitted;
- (e) A welding plan (see [§§ 250.109 to 250.113](/cfr/30/250.109..250.113.md)) if not previously submitted;
- (f) In areas subject to subfreezing conditions, evidence that the drilling equipment, BOP systems and components, diverter systems, and other associated equipment and materials are suitable for operating under such conditions;
- (g) A request for approval, if you plan to wash out or displace cement to facilitate casing removal upon well abandonment. Your request must include a description of how far below the mudline you propose to displace cement and how you will visually monitor returns;
- (h) Certification of your casing and cementing program as required in [§ 250.420(a)(7)](/cfr/30/250.420.md?p=a-7); and
- (i) Such other information as the District Manager may require.
- (j) For Arctic OCS exploratory drilling operations, you must provide the information required by [§ 250.470](/cfr/30/250.470.md).

## Notes

### Amendments

[76 FR 64462, Oct. 18, 2011, as amended at 77 FR 50892, Aug. 22, 2012; 81 FR 26018, Apr. 29, 2016; 81 FR 46561, July 15, 2016]

### 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.

### Amendments

[76 FR 64462, Oct. 18, 2011, as amended at 77 FR 50892, Aug. 22, 2012; 81 FR 26018, Apr. 29, 2016; 81 FR 46561, July 15, 2016]