Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control Revisions
oil-gas-leasing · Bureau of Land Management · Published 2023-08-23 · Effective 2023-10-23 · 88 FR 57334
Document
Document number
2023-17847
Federal Register citation
88 FR 57334
CFR reference
30 CFR 250
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
oil-gas-leasing
Sub-agency
Bureau of Land Management
Publication date
2023-08-23
Effective date
2023-10-23
Interior docket
Docket ID: BSEE-2022-0009
Abstract
The Department of the Interior (DOI or Department), through the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), is revising certain regulatory provisions published in the 2019 final well control rule for drilling, workover, completion, and decommissioning operations. BSEE is finalizing these revisions to clarify blowout preventer (BOP) system requirements and to modify certain specific BOP equipment capability requirements. This final rule will provide consistency and clarity to industry regarding the BOP equipment and associated operational requirements necessary for BSEE review and approval and will further ensure operations are conducted safely and in an environmentally responsible manner.