---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 C.F.R. § 9.51"
title: "36"
number: "9.51"
heading: "How do I apply for my operations permit?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/36/9.51"
---

# §9.51. How do I apply for my operations permit?


Within 90 days after December 5, 2016 or within 90 days after the effective date of a boundary change, or establishment of a new System unit, as applicable, you must submit the following to the Superintendent of the System unit in which you propose to continue to conduct operations:

- (a) The names and contact information of the operator, the owner, and the individuals responsible for overall management, field supervision, and emergency response of the proposed operations;
- (b) Documentation demonstrating that you hold a right, and the extent of such right, to operate within the System unit;
- (c) A brief description of the current operations and any anticipated changes to the current operations;
- (d) The American Petroleum Institute (API) well number or State well-identification permit number;
- (e) Maps to scale that clearly delineate your current area of operations as of December 5, 2016 or the effective date of a boundary change, or establishment of a new System unit, as applicable, and that identify the area of surface disturbance and equipment layout within your proposed area of operations;
- (f) The results of any reconnaissance surveys you have conducted to be used by the Superintendent to identify resource protection measures in your operations permit.
- (g) A spill control and emergency preparedness plan as required by [§ 9.86](/cfr/36/9.86.md);
- (h) Documentation of the current operating methods, surface equipment, downhole well construction and completion, materials produced or used, and monitoring methods;
- (i) A description of how your proposed operation will meet each applicable operating standard at §§ [9.110 through 9.116](/cfr/36/9.110..9.116.md) and [9.118](/cfr/36/9.118.md); and
- (j) A description of the procedures to be used and cost estimates for well plugging and surface reclamation.

## Notes

### 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.