§ 9.170. When must I plug my well?
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/us/cfr/t36/s§ 9.170·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
Except as provided in § 9.171, you must plug your well when any of the following occurs:
(a)Your drilling operations have ended and you have taken no further action to produce the well within 60 days;
(b)Your well, which has been completed for production operations, has no measureable production quantities for 12 consecutive months; or
(c)The period approved in your operations permit to maintain your well in shut-in status has expired.