§29.180. When must I plug my well?
50 C.F.R. § 29.180
Except as provided in § 29.181, you must plug your well, in accordance with the standards and procedures outlined in this subpart, when any of the following occurs:
Your drilling operations have ended and you have taken no further action on your well within 60 calendar days;
Your well, which has been completed for production operations, has no measurable production quantities for 12 consecutive months; or
The period approved in your permit to maintain your well in shut-in status has expired.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Source
Source: 81 FR 79971, Nov. 14, 2016, unless otherwise noted.
Authority
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 16 U.S.C. 460k, 664, 668dd, 685, 690d, 715i, 725, 3161; 30 U.S.C. 185; 31 U.S.C. 3711, 9701; 40 U.S.C. 319; 43 U.S.C. 315a; 113 Stat. 1501A-140.
Source
Source: 31 FR 16026, Dec. 15, 1966, unless otherwise noted.