{"data":{"id":"us/30-cfr-250.1714","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"30 CFR 250.1714","heading":"What must I accomplish with well plugs?","body":"You must ensure that all well plugs:\n(a) Provide downhole isolation of hydrocarbon and sulphur zones;\n(b) Protect freshwater aquifers; and\n(c) Prevent migration of formation fluids within the wellbore or to the seafloor.","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 Q—Decommissioning Activities"],"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":"393eda748479226d13331e393b7c859813e4e334f27679339ec6ca7abc8f7c50","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/30-cfr-250.1713","next":"us/30-cfr-250.1715"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}