30 C.F.R. § 250.460 What are the requirements for conducting a well test?
Title 30 - Mineral Resources
(a) If you intend to conduct a well test, you must include your projected plans for the test with your APD (form MMS–123) or in an Application for Permit to Modify (APM) (form MMS–124). Your plans must include at least the following information: (1) Estimated flowing and shut-in tubing pressures; (2) Estimated flow rates and cumulative volumes; (3) Time duration of flow, buildup, and drawdown periods; (4) Description and rating of surface and subsurface test equipment; (5) Schematic drawing, showing the layout of test equipment; (6) Description of safety equipment, including gas detectors and fire-fighting equipment; (7) Proposed methods to handle or transport produced fluids; and (8) Description of the test procedures. (b) You must give the District Manager at least 24-hours notice before starting a well test. [68 FR 8423, Feb. 20, 2003]
Title 30: Mineral Resources
PART 250—OIL AND GAS AND SULPHUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
Subpart D—Oil and Gas Drilling Operations
Other Drilling Requirements
§ 250.460 What are the requirements for conducting a well test?
