---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 250.460"
title: "30"
number: "250.460"
heading: "What are the requirements for conducting a well test?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/250.460"
---

# §250.460. What are the requirements for conducting a well test?

- (a) 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:
  - (1) Estimated flowing and shut-in tubing pressures;
  - (2) Estimated flow rates and cumulative volumes;
  - (3) Time duration of flow, buildup, and drawdown periods;
  - (4) Description and rating of surface and subsurface test equipment;
  - (5) Schematic drawing, showing the layout of test equipment;
  - (6) Description of safety equipment, including gas detectors and fire-fighting equipment;
  - (7) Proposed methods to handle or transport produced fluids; and
  - (8) **Description of the test procedures.**
- (b) You must give the District Manager at least 24-hours notice before starting a well test.

## 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.