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§ 29.180 — When Must I Plug My Well?

50 C.F.R. § 29.180

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Except as provided in § 29.181, you must plug your well, in accordance with the standards and procedures outlined in this subpart, when any of the following occurs:

(a) Your drilling operations have ended and you have taken no further action on your well within 60 calendar days;

(b) Your well, which has been completed for production operations, has no measurable production quantities for 12 consecutive months; or

50 C.F.R. § 29.171 50 C.F.R. § 29.181

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Public recreation use of fish and wildlife conservation areas; compatibility with conservation purposes; appropriate incidental or secondary use; consistency with other Federal operations and primary objectives of particular areas; curtailment; forms of recreation not directly related to primary purposes of individual areas; repeal or amendment of provisions for particular areas
16 U.S.C. § 460k
Collection and compromise
31 U.S.C. § 3711
Rights-of-way for pipelines through Federal lands
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Departmental regulations
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Protection, administration, regulation, and improvement of districts; rules and regulations; study of erosion and flood control; offenses
43 U.S.C. § 315a