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Title 30Mineral ResourcesPart / Section
Chapter IIBureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Department of the Interior200 – 299
Subchapter BOffshore250 – 285
Part 250Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf250.101 – 250.1933
Subpart DOil and Gas Drilling Operations250.400 – 250.490
General Requirements250.400 – 250.409
§ 250.400General requirements.
§§ 250.401-250.403 [Reserved]
§ 250.404What are the requirements for the crown block?
§ 250.405What are the safety requirements for diesel engines used on a drilling rig?
§ 250.406 [Reserved]
§ 250.407What tests must I conduct to determine reservoir characteristics?
§ 250.408May I use alternative procedures or equipment during drilling operations?
§ 250.409May I obtain departures from these drilling requirements?
Applying for a Permit To Drill250.410 – 250.418
§ 250.410How do I obtain approval to drill a well?
§ 250.411What information must I submit with my application?
§ 250.412What requirements must the location plat meet?
§ 250.413What must my description of well drilling design criteria address?
§ 250.414What must my drilling prognosis include?
§ 250.415What must my casing and cementing programs include?
§ 250.416What must I include in the diverter description?
§ 250.417 [Reserved]
§ 250.418What additional information must I submit with my APD?
Casing and Cementing Requirements250.420 – 250.428
§ 250.420What well casing and cementing requirements must I meet?
§ 250.421What are the casing and cementing requirements by type of casing string?
§ 250.422When may I resume drilling after cementing?
§ 250.423What are the requirements for casing and liner installation?
§§ 250.424-250.426 [Reserved]
§ 250.427What are the requirements for pressure integrity tests?
§ 250.428What must I do in certain cementing and casing situations?
Diverter System Requirements250.430 – 250.452
§ 250.430When must I install a diverter system?
§ 250.431What are the diverter design and installation requirements?
§ 250.432How do I obtain a departure to diverter design and installation requirements?
§ 250.433What are the diverter actuation and testing requirements?
§ 250.434What are the recordkeeping requirements for diverter actuations and tests?
§§ 250.440-250.451 [Reserved]
§ 250.452What are the real-time monitoring requirements for Arctic OCS exploratory drilling operations?
Drilling Fluid Requirements250.455 – 250.459
§ 250.455What are the general requirements for a drilling fluid program?
§ 250.456What safe practices must the drilling fluid program follow?
§ 250.457What equipment is required to monitor drilling fluids?
§ 250.458What quantities of drilling fluids are required?
§ 250.459What are the safety requirements for drilling fluid-handling areas?
Other Drilling Requirements250.460 – 250.463
§ 250.460What are the requirements for conducting a well test?
§ 250.461What are the requirements for directional and inclination surveys?
§ 250.462What are the source control, containment, and collocated equipment requirements?
§ 250.463Who establishes field drilling rules?
Applying for a Permit To Modify and Well Records250.465 – 250.469
§ 250.465When must I submit an Application for Permit to Modify (APM) or an End of Operations Report to BSEE?
§§ 250.466-250.469 [Reserved]
Additional Arctic OCS Requirements250.470 – 250.473
§ 250.470What additional information must I submit with my APD for Arctic OCS exploratory drilling operations?
§ 250.471What are the requirements for Arctic OCS source control and containment?
§ 250.472What are the relief rig requirements for the Arctic OCS?
§ 250.473What must I do to protect health, safety, property, and the environment while operating on the Arctic OCS?
Hydrogen Sulfide250.490
§ 250.490Hydrogen sulfide.