§250.820. Use of SSVs.
30 C.F.R. § 250.820
You must install, maintain, inspect, repair, and test all SSVs in accordance with API Standard 6AV2 (incorporated by reference, see § 250.198). If any SSV does not operate properly, or if any gas and/or liquid fluid flow is observed during the leakage test as described in § 250.880, then you must shut-in all sources to the SSV and repair or replace the valve before resuming production.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[83 FR 49257, Sept. 28, 2018, as amended at 91 FR 35353, June 10, 2026]
Source
Source: 81 FR 61918, Sept. 7, 2016, unless otherwise noted.
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
[83 FR 49257, Sept. 28, 2018, as amended at 91 FR 35353, June 10, 2026]