{"data":{"id":"us/30-cfr-250.418","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"30 CFR 250.418","heading":"What additional information must I submit with my APD?","body":"You must include the following with the APD:\n(a) Rated capacities of the drilling rig and major drilling equipment, if not already on file with the appropriate District office;\n(b) A drilling fluids program that includes the minimum quantities of drilling fluids and drilling fluid materials, including weight materials, to be kept at the site;\n(c) A proposed directional plot if the well is to be directionally drilled;\n(d) A Hydrogen Sulfide Contingency Plan (see § 250.490), if applicable, and not previously submitted;\n(e) A welding plan (see §§ 250.109 to 250.113) if not previously submitted;\n(f) In areas subject to subfreezing conditions, evidence that the drilling equipment, BOP systems and components, diverter systems, and other associated equipment and materials are suitable for operating under such conditions;\n(g) A request for approval, if you plan to wash out or displace cement to facilitate casing removal upon well abandonment. Your request must include a description of how far below the mudline you propose to displace cement and how you will visually monitor returns;\n(h) Certification of your casing and cementing program as required in § 250.420(a)(7); and\n(i) Such other information as the District Manager may require.\n(j) For Arctic OCS exploratory drilling operations, you must provide the information required by § 250.470.","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":"02aa8b2932d4699ccc40586bddf2d59bf0b46c6450d947e88ea118edd117856d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/30-cfr-250.417","next":"us/30-cfr-250.420"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}