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30 CFR 250.430: When must I install a diverter system?
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 30—Mineral Resources
- CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
- SUBCHAPTER B—OFFSHORE
- PART 250—OIL AND GAS AND SULPHUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
- Subpart D—Oil and Gas Drilling Operations
You must install a diverter system before you drill a conductor or surface hole. The diverter system consists of a diverter sealing element, diverter lines, and control systems. You must design, install, use, maintain, and test the diverter system to ensure proper diversion of gases, water, drilling fluid, and other materials away from facilities and personnel.
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