§250.460. What are the requirements for conducting a well test?
30 C.F.R. § 250.460
If you intend to conduct a well test, you must include your projected plans for the test with your APD (form BSEE-0123) or in an Application for Permit to Modify (APM) (form BSEE-0124). Your plans must include at least the following information:
Estimated flowing and shut-in tubing pressures;
Estimated flow rates and cumulative volumes;
Time duration of flow, buildup, and drawdown periods;
Description and rating of surface and subsurface test equipment;
Schematic drawing, showing the layout of test equipment;
Description of safety equipment, including gas detectors and fire-fighting equipment;
Proposed methods to handle or transport produced fluids; and
Description of the test procedures.
You must give the District Manager at least 24-hours notice before starting a well test.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
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.