30 C.F.R. § 250.1725 When do I have to remove platforms and other facilities?
Title 30 - Mineral Resources
(a) You must remove all platforms and other facilities within 1 year after the lease or pipeline right-of-way terminates, unless you receive approval to maintain the structure to conduct other activities. Platforms include production platforms, well jackets, single-well caissons, and pipeline accessory platforms. (b) Before you may remove a platform or other facility, you must submit a final removal application to the Regional Supervisor for approval and include the information listed in §250.1727. (c) You must remove a platform or other facility according to the approved application. (d) You must flush all production risers with seawater before you remove them. (e) You must notify the Regional Supervisor at least 48 hours before you begin the removal operations.
Title 30: Mineral Resources
PART 250—OIL AND GAS AND SULPHUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
Subpart Q—Decommissioning Activities
Removing Platforms and Other Facilities
§ 250.1725 When do I have to remove platforms and other facilities?
