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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service (MMS)

30 CFR Part 250

RIN 1010-AB66

 

Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental 
Shelf; Correction

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service, Interior.

ACTION: Correcting amendments.

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SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to the final regulations 
which were published in the Federal Register on September 24, 1993 (58 
FR 49924). The regulations related to the new Outer Continental Shelf 
(OCS) reporting forms used for collecting information related to oil 
and gas and sulphur drilling and production in the OCS.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 16, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jo Ann Lauterbach, Engineering and Standards Branch, telephone (703) 
787-1600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    A final rule was published by MMS on August 25, 1993 (58 FR 44762), 
which addressed data and information to be made available to the 
public. This rule ensured that the items of data and information 
submitted on Forms MMS-1866, Request for Reservoir Maximum Efficient 
Rate (MER); MMS-1867, Request for Well Maximum Production Rate (MPR); 
MMS-1868, Well Potential Test Report; MMS-1869, Quarterly Oil Well Test 
Report; and MMS-1870, Semiannual Gas Well Test Report, were made 
available for public inspection and clearly identified in the 
regulations.
    Another final rule was published by MMS on September 24, 1993 (58 
FR 49924), which amended the regulations governing the OCS reporting 
forms to reflect new form numbers and a change in the reporting 
interval for well tests of oil-well completions. This rule also amended 
Sec. 250.18(d) which was published on August 25, 1993, to include the 
items identified on the new OCS reporting forms that would not be 
available for public inspection. However, the amendments to 
Sec. 250.18(d) made on September 24, 1993, did not agree with the 
changes made in the August 25, 1993, final rule. Therefore, this rule 
corrects Sec. 250.18(d) so there is no confusion as to the time periods 
involved or the items identified on the forms that are not to be 
released to the public.

Need for Correction

    As published, the final regulations at Sec. 250.18(d) contain 
errors that may prove to be misleading and are in need of 
clarification.

List of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 250

    Continental shelf, Environmental impact statements, Environmental 
protection, Government contracts, Incorporation by reference, 
Investigations, Mineral royalties, Oil and gas development and 
production, Oil and gas exploration, Oil and gas reserves, Penalties, 
Pipelines, Public lands-mineral resources, Public lands-rights-of-way, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sulphur development and 
production, Sulphur exploration, Surety bonds.

    Accordingly, 30 CFR part 250 is corrected by making the following 
correcting amendments:

PART 250--OIL AND GAS AND SULPHUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER 
CONTINENTAL SHELF

    1. The authority citation for part 250 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Sec. 204, Pub. L. 95-372, 92 Stat. 629 (43 U.S.C. 
1334).

    2. In Sec. 250.18, paragraph (d) is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 250.18  Data and information to be made available to the public.

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    (d) Data and information identified on Forms MMS-123 through MMS-
128 are protected as follows:
    (1) On Form MMS-123, Application for Permit to Drill, the following 
items of data and information shall not be available for public 
inspection without the consent of the lessee for the same periods as 
those provided in paragraph (b) of this section or until the well goes 
on production, whichever is earlier:
    (i) Item 17, Well Location at Total Depth (Estimated);
    (ii) Item 24, Total Depth (Proposed), MD and TVD;
    (iii) Item 25, Attachments.
    (2) On Form MMS-124, Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells, Item 36, 
Describe Proposed or Completed Operations, shall not be available for 
public inspection without the consent of the lessee for the same 
periods as those provided in paragraph (b) of this section or until the 
well goes on production, whichever is earlier.
    (3) On Form MMS-125, Well Summary Report, the following data and 
information shall not be available for public inspection without the 
consent of the lessee for the same periods as those provided in 
paragraph (b) of this section or until the well goes on production, 
whichever is earlier, except that Item 78, Summary of Porous Zones, and 
Item 85, Geologic Markers, shall not be released when the well goes on 
production unless the period of time specified in paragraph (b) of this 
section has expired.
    (i) Item 17, Well Location at Total Depth (Surveyed);
    (ii) Item 24, Total Depth (Surveyed), MD and TVD;
    (iii) Item 34, Well Status/Type Code;
    (iv) Item 37, Well Location at the Producing Zone (Surveyed);
    (v) Item 46, Top (MD);
    (vi) Item 47, Bottom (MD);
    (vii) Item 48, Top (TVD);
    (viii) Item 49, Bottom (TVD);
    (ix) Item 50, Reservoir Name;
    (x) Item 51, Name(s) of Producing Formation(s) This Completion;
    (xi) Item 52, Hole Size;
    (xii) Item 53, Casing Size;
    (xiii) Item 54, Casing Weight;
    (xiv) Item 55, Grade;
    (xv) Item 56, Setting Depth (MD);
    (xvi) Item 57, Cement Type;
    (xvii) Item 58, Quantity of Cement (FT\3\);
    (xviii) Item 59, Hole Size;
    (xix) Item 60, Tubing Size;
    (xx) Item 61, Tubing Weight;
    (xxi) Item 62, Grade;
    (xxii) Item 63, Setting Depth (MD);
    (xxiii) Item 64, Packer Setting Depth (MD);
    (xxiv) Item 65, Hole Size;
    (xxv) Item 66, Liner Size;
    (xxvi) Item 67, Liner Wt.;
    (xxvii) Item 68, Grade;
    (xxviii) Item 69, Top (MD);
    (xxix) Item 70, Bottom (MD);
    (xxx) Item 71, Cement Type;
    (xxxi) Item 72, Cement Quantity (Ft\3\);
    (xxxii) Item 73, Top (MD);
    (xxxiii) Item 74, Bottom (MD);
    (xxxiv) Item 75, Type of Material;
    (xxxv) Item 76, Material Quantity;
    (xxxvi) Item 77, List of Electric and Other Logs Runs, Directional 
Surveys, Velocity Surveys, and Core Analysis;
    (xxxvii) Item 78, Summary of Porous Zones: Show all zones 
containing hydrocarbons; all cored intervals; and attach all drill stem 
and well potential tests;
    (xxxviii) Item 79, Formation;
    (xxxix) Item 80, Top MD;
    (xl) Item 81, Top TVD;
    (xli) Item 82, Bottom MD;
    (xlii) Item 83, Bottom TVD;
    (xliii) Item 84, Description, Contents, Etc.;
    (xliv) Item 85, Geologic Markers;
    (xlv) Item 86, Top MD;
    (xlvi) Item 87, Top TVD.
    (4) On Form MMS-126, Well Potential Test Report and Request for 
Maximum Production Rate (MPR), Item 101, Static Bottomhole Pressure, is 
not available to the public until 2 years after submittal. All other 
data and information on Form MMS-126 are available to the public upon 
commencement of production.
    (5) On Form MMS-127, Request for Reservoir Maximum Efficient Rate 
(MER), the following data and information are not available for public 
inspection without the consent of the lessee for the same periods as 
those provided in paragraph (b) of this section:
    (i) Item 124, Upper  Cut Off;
    (ii) Item 125, Lower  Cut Off;
    (iii) Item 126, Upper k Cut Off;
    (iv) Item 127, Lower k Cut Off;
    (v) Item 128, G/O Interface;
    (vi) Item 129, W/O Interface;
    (vii) Item 130, G/W Interface;
    (viii) Item 131, Ag;
    (ix) Item 132, Ao;
    (x) Item 133, Vo;
    (xi) Item 134, Vg;
    (xii) Item 135, Ho;
    (xiii) Item 136, ho;
    (xiv) Item 137, Hg;
    (xv) Item 138, Hg;
    (xvi) Item 139, e;
    (xvii) Item 140, Sw;
    (xviii) Item 141, Sg;
    (xix) Item 142, So;
    (xx) Item 143, Boi;
    (xxi) Item 144, Bgi;
    (xxii) Item 145, N;
    (xxiii) Item 146, G;
    (xxiv) Item 147, Kh;
    (xxv) Item 148, Kv;
    (xxvi) Item 149, Avg Well Depth;
    (xxvii) Item 150, Rio;
    (xxviii) Item 151, Rig;
    (xxix) Item 152, RioN;
    (xxx) Item 153, RigG;
    (xxxi) Item 154, Np(2)/N;
    (xxxii) Item 155, Gp(2)/G;
    (xxxiii) Item 156, Degrees API @ 60 deg.F;
    (xxxiv) Item 157, SG;
    (xxxv) Item 158, Rsi;
    (xxxvi) Item 159, oi;
    (xxxvii) Item 160, o;
    (xxxviii) Item 161, Tavg;
    (xxxix) Item 162, Pi;
    (xl) Item 163, PiDATE;
    (xli) Item 164, Pws;
    (xlii) Item 165, PwsDATE;
    (xliii) Item 166; Pb;
    (xliv) Item 167; Pd;
    (xlv) Item 168, Datum Depth.
    (6) All data and information on Form MMS-128 are available for 
public inspection.
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    Dated: February 1, 1994.
Bob Armstrong,
Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management.
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