Part 550 — Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf
Subpart A — General
- § 550.101— Authority and applicability.
- § 550.102— What does this part do?
- § 550.103— Where can I find more information about the requirements in this part?
- § 550.104— How may I appeal a decision made under BOEM regulations?
- § 550.105— Definitions.
- § 550.115— How do I determine well producibility?
- § 550.116— How do I determine producibility if my well is in the Gulf of America?
- § 550.117— How does a determination of well producibility affect royalty status?
- § 550.119— Will BOEM approve subsurface gas storage?
- § 550.120— What standards will BOEM use to regulate leases, rights-of-use and easement, and rights-of-way?
- § 550.121— What must I do to protect health, safety, property, and the environment?
- § 550.122— What effect does subsurface storage have on the lease term?
- § 550.123— Will BOEM allow gas storage on unleased lands?
- § 550.125— Service fees.
- § 550.126— Electronic payment instructions.
- § 550.135— What will BOEM do if my operating performance is unacceptable?
- § 550.136— How will BOEM determine if my performance is unacceptable?
- § 550.140— When will I receive an oral approval?
- § 550.141— May I ever use alternate procedures or equipment?
- § 550.142— How do I receive approval for departures?
- § 550.143— How do I designate an operator?
- § 550.144— How do I designate a new operator when a designation of operator terminates?
- § 550.146— How do I designate an agent or a local agent?
- § 550.147— Who is responsible for fulfilling leasehold obligations?
- § 550.160— When will BOEM grant me a right-of-use and easement (RUE), and what requirements must I meet?
- § 550.161— What else must I submit with my application?
- § 550.162— May I continue my right-of-use and easement after the termination of any lease on which it is situated?
- § 550.163— If I have a State lease, will BOEM grant me a right-of-use and easement?
- § 550.164— If I have a State lease, what conditions apply for a right-of-use and easement?
- § 550.165— If I have a State lease, what fees do I have to pay for a right-of-use and easement?
- § 550.166— If BOEM grants me a RUE, what financial assurance must I provide?
- § 550.167— How may I obtain or assign my interest in a RUE?
- § 550.181— When may the Secretary cancel my lease and when am I compensated for cancellation?
- § 550.182— When may the Secretary cancel a lease at the exploration stage?
- § 550.183— When may BOEM or the Secretary extend or cancel a lease at the development and production stage?
- § 550.184— What is the amount of compensation for lease cancellation?
- § 550.185— When is there no compensation for a lease cancellation?
- § 550.186— What reporting information and report forms must I submit?
- § 550.194— How must I protect archaeological resources?
- § 550.196— Reimbursements for reproduction and processing costs.
- § 550.197— Data and information to be made available to the public or for limited inspection.
- § 550.199— Paperwork Reduction Act statements—information collection.
Subpart B — Plans and Information
- § 550.200— Definitions.
- § 550.201— What plans and information must I submit before I conduct any activities on my lease or unit?
- § 550.202— What criteria must the Exploration Plan (EP), Development and Production Plan (DPP), or Development Operations Coordination Document (DOCD) meet?
- § 550.203— Where can wells be located under an EP, DPP, or DOCD?
- § 550.204— When must I submit my IOP for proposed Arctic exploratory drilling operations and what must the IOP include?
- § 550.206— How do I submit the IOP, EP, DPP, or DOCD?
- § 550.207— What ancillary activities may I conduct?
- § 550.208— If I conduct ancillary activities, what notices must I provide?
- § 550.209— What is the BOEM review process for the notice?
- § 550.210— If I conduct ancillary activities, what reporting and data/information retention requirements must I satisfy?
- § 550.211— What must the EP include?
- § 550.212— What information must accompany the EP?
- § 550.213— What general information must accompany the EP?
- § 550.214— What geological and geophysical (G&G) information must accompany the EP?
- § 550.215— What hydrogen sulfide (H<sub>2</sub>S) information must accompany the EP?
- § 550.216— What biological, physical, and socioeconomic information must accompany the EP?
- § 550.217— What solid and liquid wastes and discharges information and cooling water intake information must accompany the EP?
- § 550.218— What air emissions information must accompany the EP?
- § 550.219— What oil and hazardous substance spills information must accompany the EP?
- § 550.220— If I propose activities in the Alaska OCS Region, what planning information must accompany the EP?
- § 550.221— What environmental monitoring information must accompany the EP?
- § 550.222— What lease stipulations information must accompany the EP?
- § 550.223— What mitigation measures information must accompany the EP?
- § 550.224— What information on support vessels, offshore vehicles, and aircraft you will use must accompany the EP?
- § 550.225— What information on the onshore support facilities you will use must accompany the EP?
- § 550.226— What Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) information must accompany the EP?
- § 550.227— What environmental impact analysis (EIA) information must accompany the EP?
- § 550.228— What administrative information must accompany the EP?
- § 550.231— After receiving the EP, what will BOEM do?
- § 550.232— What actions will BOEM take after the EP is deemed submitted?
- § 550.233— What decisions will BOEM make on the EP and within what timeframe?
- § 550.234— How do I submit a modified EP or resubmit a disapproved EP, and when will BOEM make a decision?
- § 550.235— If a State objects to the EP's coastal zone consistency certification, what can I do?
- § 550.241— What must the DPP or DOCD include?
- § 550.242— What information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.243— What general information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.244— What geological and geophysical (G&G) information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.245— What hydrogen sulfide (H<sub>2</sub>S) information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.246— What mineral resource conservation information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.247— What biological, physical, and socioeconomic information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.248— What solid and liquid wastes and discharges information and cooling water intake information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.249— What air emissions information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.250— What oil and hazardous substance spills information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.251— If I propose activities in the Alaska OCS Region, what planning information must accompany the DPP?
- § 550.252— What environmental monitoring information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.253— What lease stipulations information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.254— What mitigation measures information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.255— What decommissioning information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.256— What related facilities and operations information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.257— What information on the support vessels, offshore vehicles, and aircraft you will use must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.258— What information on the onshore support facilities you will use must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.259— What sulphur operations information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.260— What Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.261— What environmental impact analysis (EIA) information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.262— What administrative information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.266— After receiving the DPP or DOCD, what will BOEM do?
- § 550.267— What actions will BOEM take after the DPP or DOCD is deemed submitted?
- § 550.268— How does BOEM respond to recommendations?
- § 550.269— How will BOEM evaluate the environmental impacts of the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.270— What decisions will BOEM make on the DPP or DOCD and within what timeframe?
- § 550.271— For what reasons will BOEM disapprove the DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.272— If a State objects to the DPP's or DOCD's coastal zone consistency certification, what can I do?
- § 550.273— How do I submit a modified DPP or DOCD or resubmit a disapproved DPP or DOCD?
- § 550.280— How must I conduct activities under the approved EP, DPP, or DOCD?
- § 550.281— What must I do to conduct activities under the approved EP, DPP, or DOCD?
- § 550.282— Do I have to conduct post-approval monitoring?
- § 550.283— When must I revise or supplement the approved EP, DPP, or DOCD?
- § 550.284— How will BOEM require revisions to the approved EP, DPP, or DOCD?
- § 550.285— How do I submit revised and supplemental EPs, DPPs, and DOCDs?
- § 550.296— When and how must I submit a CID or a revision to a CID?
- § 550.297— What information must a CID contain?
- § 550.298— How long will BOEM take to evaluate and make a decision on the CID?
- § 550.299— What operations require approval of the CID?
Subpart C — Pollution Prevention and Control
Subpart D — Leasing Maps and Diagrams
Subpart J — Pipelines and Pipeline Rights-of-Way
Subpart K — Oil and Gas Production Requirements.
Subpart N — Outer Continental Shelf Civil Penalties