Code of Federal Regulations · Section
§ 9.170 — When Must I Plug My Well?
36 C.F.R. § 9.170
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Except as provided in § 9.171, you must plug your well when any of the following occurs:
(a) Your drilling operations have ended and you have taken no further action to produce the well within 60 days;
(b) Your well, which has been completed for production operations, has no measureable production quantities for 12 consecutive months; or
(c) The period approved in your operations permit to maintain your well in shut-in status has expired.
Authorizing Statute
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Acquisition of property16 U.S.C. § 230a
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Fees and charges for Government services and things of value31 U.S.C. § 9701
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Promotion and regulation54 U.S.C. § 100101
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Sentence of fine18 U.S.C. § 3571