{"data":{"id":"us/30-cfr-250.455","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"30 CFR 250.455","heading":"What are the general requirements for a drilling fluid program?","body":"You must design and implement your drilling fluid program to prevent the loss of well control. This program must address drilling fluid safe practices, testing and monitoring equipment, drilling fluid quantities, and drilling fluid-handling areas.","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":"45b473ecfc4724b2bc36335743df5b1db8287092b4f26b9faba7caa2535ed74e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/30-cfr-250.452","next":"us/30-cfr-250.456"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}