{"data":{"id":"us/50-cfr-29.180","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"50 CFR 29.180","heading":"When must I plug my well?","body":"Except as provided in § 29.181, you must plug your well, in accordance with the standards and procedures outlined in this subpart, when any of the following occurs:\n(a) Your drilling operations have ended and you have taken no further action on your well within 60 calendar days;\n(b) Your well, which has been completed for production operations, has no measurable production quantities for 12 consecutive months; or\n(c) The period approved in your permit to maintain your well in shut-in status has expired.","path":["Title 50—Wildlife and Fisheries","CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER C—THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM","PART 29—LAND USE MANAGEMENT","Subpart D—Management of Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-50.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:39Z","sha256":"dc7bfe6ebbbf0e09b7dae7cc4b40f5fd606ac882d2e273db0c1d40730e398b52","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/50-cfr-29.171","next":"us/50-cfr-29.181"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}