{"data":{"id":"us/30-cfr-250.1157","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"30 CFR 250.1157","heading":"How do I receive approval to produce gas-cap gas from an oil reservoir with an associated gas cap?","body":"(a) You must request and receive approval from the Regional Supervisor:\n(1) Before producing gas-cap gas from each completion in an oil reservoir that is known to have an associated gas cap.\n(2) To continue production from a well if the oil reservoir is not initially known to have an associated gas cap, but the oil well begins to show characteristics of a gas well.\n(b) For either request, you must submit the service fee listed in § 250.125, according to the instructions in § 250.126, and the supporting information, as listed in the table in § 250.1167, with your request.\n(c) The Regional Supervisor will determine whether your request maximizes ultimate recovery.","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":"49c801903f03d116a67a4db24e0b53accce3235f64b0a2c19b9a58d943c9abb4","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/30-cfr-250.1156","next":"us/30-cfr-250.1158"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}