30 CFR 250 84 FR 21908-2019
Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf—Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control Revisions

Standard No.
30 CFR 250 84 FR 21908-2019
Release Date
2019
Published By
FMVSS - Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
Scope
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is revising existing regulations for well control and blowout preventer systems. This final rule revises requirements for well design@ well control@ casing@ cementing@ real-time monitoring (RTM)@ and subsea containment. These revisions modify regulations pertaining to offshore oil and gas drilling@ completions@ workovers@ and decommissioning in accordance with Executive and Secretary of the Interior??s Orders to ensure safety and environmental protection@ while correcting errors and reducing certain unnecessary regulatory burdens imposed under the existing regulations. Accordingly@ after thoroughly reexamining the 2016 Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control final rule (WCR)@ experiences from the implementation process@ and various BSEE policies (notices to lessees@ answers to frequently asked questions@ and conditions of approval)@ BSEE will amend@ revise@ or remove certain current regulatory provisions that create unnecessary burdens on stakeholders@ while still maintaining safety and environmental protection. The final regulations also address various issues and errors that BSEE identified during the implementation of the 2016 WCR.



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