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30 CFR 550.119: Will BOEM approve subsurface gas storage?
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 30—Mineral Resources
- CHAPTER V—BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
- SUBCHAPTER B—OFFSHORE
- PART 550—OIL AND GAS AND SULFUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
- Subpart A—General
The Regional Supervisor may authorize subsurface storage of gas on the OCS, on and off-lease, for later commercial benefit. The Regional Supervisor may authorize subsurface storage of gas on the OCS, off-lease, for later commercial benefit. To receive approval you must:
(a) Show that the subsurface storage of gas will not result in undue interference with operations under existing leases; and
(b) Sign a storage agreement that includes the required payment of a storage fee or rental.
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