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§250.528. What must I include in my casing pressure request?

30 C.F.R. § 250.528

The following information must be included in the casing pressure request:
(a)
API number;
(b)
Lease number;
(c)
Area name and OCS block number;
(d)
Well number;
(e)
Company name and mailing address;
(f)
All casing, riser, and tubing sizes, weights, grades, and MIYP;
(g)
All casing/riser calculated MAWOPs;
(h)
All casing/riser pre-bleed down pressures;
(i)
Shut-in tubing pressure;
(j)
Flowing tubing pressure;
(k)
Date and the calculated daily production rate during last well test (oil, gas, basic sediment, and water);
(l)
Well status (shut-in, temporarily abandoned, producing, injecting, or gas lift);
(m)
Well type (dry tree, hybrid, or subsea);
(n)
Date of diagnostic test;
(o)
Well schematic;
(p)
Water depth;
(q)
Volumes and types of fluid bled from each casing or riser evaluated;
(r)
Type of diagnostic test performed—
(1)
Bleed down/buildup test;
(2)
Shut-in the well and monitor the pressure drop test;
(3)
Constant production rate and decrease the annular pressure test;
(4)
Constant production rate and increase the annular pressure test;
(5)
Change the production rate and monitor the casing pressure test; and
(6)
Casing pressure and tubing pressure history plot;
(s)
The casing diagnostic test data for all casing exceeding 100 psig;
(t)
Associated shoe strengths for casing shoes exposed to annular fluids;
(u)
Concentration of any H2S that may be present;
(v)
Whether the structure on which the well is located is manned or unmanned;
(w)
Additional comments; and
(x)
Request date.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

Amendments

[76 FR 64462, Oct. 18, 2011. Redesignated at 77 FR 50894, Aug. 22, 2012]

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. Redesignated at 77 FR 50894, Aug. 22, 2012]