{"data":{"id":"us/30-cfr-250.1152","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"30 CFR 250.1152","heading":"How do I conduct well tests?","body":"(a) When you conduct well tests you must:\n(1) Recover fluid from the well completion equivalent to the amount of fluid introduced into the formation during completion, recompletion, reworking, or treatment operations before you start a well test;\n(2) Produce the well completion under stabilized rate conditions for at least 6 consecutive hours before beginning the test period;\n(3) Conduct the test for at least 4 consecutive hours;\n(4) Adjust measured gas volumes to the standard conditions of 14.73 pounds per square inch absolute (psia) and 60 °F for all tests; and\n(5) Use measured specific gravity values to calculate gas volumes.\n(b) You may request approval from the Regional Supervisor to conduct a well test using alternative procedures if you can demonstrate test reliability under those procedures.\n(c) The Regional Supervisor may also require you to conduct the following tests and complete them within a specified time period:\n(1) A retest or a prolonged test of a well completion if it is determined to be necessary for the proper establishment of a Maximum Production Rate (MPR) or a Maximum Efficient Rate (MER); and\n(2) A multipoint back-pressure test to determine the theoretical open-flow potential of a gas well.\n(d) A BSEE representative may witness any well test. Upon request, you must provide advance notice to the Regional Supervisor of the times and dates of well tests.","path":["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 K—Oil and Gas Production Requirements"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-30.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:24Z","sha256":"6e71fbf69156383c3e130c87713c655f7a4afde04e7ede3f80e4b7176083c098","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/30-cfr-250.1151","next":"us/30-cfr-250.1153-250.1155"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}