Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf-Increased Safety Measures for Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf
oil-gas-leasing · Bureau of Land Management · Published 2012-08-22 · Effective 2012-10-22 · 77 FR 50856
Document
Document number
2012-20090
Federal Register citation
77 FR 50856
CFR reference
30 CFR 250
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
oil-gas-leasing
Sub-agency
Bureau of Land Management
Publication date
2012-08-22
Effective date
2012-10-22
Interior docket
Docket ID BSEE-2012-0002
Abstract
This Final Rule implements certain safety measures recommended in the report entitled, "Increased Safety Measures for Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf." To implement the appropriate recommendations in the Safety Measures Report and DWH JIT report, BSEE is amending drilling, well-completion, well-workover, and decommissioning regulations related to well-control, including: subsea and surface blowout preventers, well casing and cementing, secondary intervention, unplanned disconnects, recordkeeping, and well plugging.