{"data":{"id":"us/30-cfr-250.1723","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"30 CFR 250.1723","heading":"What must I do when it is no longer necessary to maintain a well in temporary abandoned status?","body":"If you or BSEE determines that continued maintenance of a well in a temporary abandoned status is not necessary for the proper development or production of a lease, you must:\n(a) Promptly and permanently plug the well according to § 250.1715;\n(b) Remove any casing stub or mud line suspension equipment and any subsea protective covering. You must submit a request for approval to perform such work to the appropriate District Manager using form BSEE-0124, Application for Permit to Modify; and\n(c) Clear the well site according to §§ 250.1740 through 250.1742.","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":"51239f0a743303af71d76b4f3e968fffbd6f6486975e175909f94bfa45569ca6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/30-cfr-250.1722","next":"us/30-cfr-250.1725"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}