§9.170. When must I plug my well?
36 C.F.R. § 9.170
Except as provided in § 9.171, you must plug your well when any of the following occurs:
Your drilling operations have ended and you have taken no further action to produce the well within 60 days;
Your well, which has been completed for production operations, has no measureable production quantities for 12 consecutive months; or
The period approved in your operations permit to maintain your well in shut-in status has expired.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 230a(a)(4), 459d-3, 460cc-2(i), 460ee(c)(4), 698c(b)(2), 698i(b)(2), and 698m-4; 18 U.S.C. 3571 and 3581; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 54 U.S.C. 100101, 100751, and 103104.
Source
Source: 81 FR 77992, Nov. 4, 2016, unless otherwise noted.