{"data":{"id":"us/30-cfr-250.410","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"30 CFR 250.410","heading":"How do I obtain approval to drill a well?","body":"You must obtain written approval from the District Manager before you begin drilling any well or before you sidetrack, bypass, or deepen a well. To obtain approval, you must:\n(a) Submit the information required by §§ 250.411 through 250.418;\n(b) Include the well in your approved Exploration Plan (EP), Development and Production Plan (DPP), or Development Operations Coordination Document (DOCD);\n(c) Meet the oil spill financial responsibility requirements for offshore facilities as required by 30 CFR part 553; and\n(d) Submit the following to the District Manager:\n(1) An original and two complete copies of Form BSEE-0123, Application for Permit to Drill (APD), and Form BSEE-0123S, Supplemental APD Information Sheet;\n(2) A separate public information copy of forms BSEE-0123 and BSEE-0123S that meets the requirements of § 250.186; and\n(3) Payment of the service fee listed in § 250.125.","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 D—Oil and Gas Drilling Operations"],"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":"9151945db41607778078b4be23f499dbae87a244fe6d3517e83d59ca9279c712","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/30-cfr-250.409","next":"us/30-cfr-250.411"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}