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§ 1745.9. Temporary Abandonments.

14 CA ADC § 1745.9Barclays Official California Code of Regulations

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Title 14. Natural Resources
Division 2. Department of Conservation
Chapter 4. Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources (Refs & Annos)
Subchapter 1.1. Offshore Well Regulations
Article 3. Regulations
14 CCR § 1745.9
§ 1745.9. Temporary Abandonments.
Any well that is to be temporarily abandoned shall be mudded and cemented as required for permanent plugging and abandonment, but requirements of Sections 1745.1(d), 1745.4, 1745.5, and 1745.8 of this article may be omitted. For ocean-floor and platform sites, a mechanical bridge plug (retrievable or permanent) shall be set in the well between 15 and 200 feet below the ocean floor. For land fill, pier, and island sites, the well shall be securely capped or closed at the surface, until operations are resumed.

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History
1. Amendment filed 4-1-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 76, No. 14).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 9-3-96 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 96, No. 36).
This database is current through 4/26/24 Register 2024, No. 17.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 14, § 1745.9, 14 CA ADC § 1745.9
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