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    This section of the Code of Federal Regulations outlines casing and cementing requirements for oil and gas drilling operations on the outer continental shelf. It identifies specific design, setting, and cementing requirements for different types of casings, including conductor, surface, intermediate, and production casings. The district manager may approve or prescribe alternative requirements where appropriate. Casing must be set and cemented to isolate hydrocarbon zones and prevent abnormal pressure from communicating between formations.

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    This section of the Code of Federal Regulations outlines casing and cementing requirements for oil and gas drilling operations on the outer continental shelf. It identifies specific design, setting, and cementing requirements for different types of casings, including conductor, surface, intermediate, and production casings. The district manager may approve or prescribe alternative requirements where appropriate. Casing must be set and cemented to isolate hydrocarbon zones and prevent abnormal pressure from communicating between formations.

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    This section of the Code of Federal Regulations outlines casing and cementing requirements for oil and gas drilling operations on the outer continental shelf. It identifies specific design, setting, and cementing requirements for different types of casings, including conductor, surface, intermediate, and production casings. The district manager may approve or prescribe alternative requirements where appropriate. Casing must be set and cemented to isolate hydrocarbon zones and prevent abnormal pressure from communicating between formations.

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    LEXISNEXIS' CODEOF FEDERALREGULATIONS & a Copyright(c) 201l, by MatthewBender Company, member ofthe LexisNexis Group.All rightsreserved. rt** THIS SECTION CURRENTTHROUCHT}IE SEPTEMBFR I,2OI I TTI IS *.T JSSUE THE FEDERALREGISTER **' OF TITLE 30.. MINERAL RESOURCES DEAND ENFORCEMENT, CHAPTER|I.-BUREAUOF OCEANENERGYMANAGEMENT,REGTILATION, PARTMENTOF THE INTERIOR B SUBCHAPTER -- OFFSHORE SHELF IN PART25O_ OILAND GASAND SULPHUROPERATIONS TIIEOUTER CONTTNENTAL SUBPARTD- OIL AND GAS DRILLINGOPERATIONS CASING AND CEMENTING REQUREMENTS Go to the CFR Archive Directorv 30 cFR 254.421 by requirements type of casingsring? $ 25032t What arethe casingandcementing requirements casingsbings and liners. for The table in this sectionidentifiesspecificdesign,setting andcementing ofsubpart D, th casingsuingsin orderofnormal installationareas follows: drivc or stnrctural,conFor the purposes (including tiners).The District Managermay approveor pnescribe ductor, swface,intermediate, productioncasings and whereappropriate. andcementing requirements othercasing Casingtype (a) Drive or Structural
    Casing requirements Set by driving, jetting, or drilling to the minimum depth as approved or prescribed by the District Manager Design casing and select sefiing depths based on relevsnt engineering and geologic factors. These facton include the presenc or absenceof hydrocarbons, potential hazards, and warer deplhs Set casing immediately before drilling into formations known to contain oil or gas. If you encounteroil or gas or unexpected formation

    (b) Conductor

    g Cementin requirements Ifyou drilleda portion of thishole,you must to useenough cement fill backto the annularspace the mudline. to cement fill Useenough annular the calculated space backto tbe mudline. fill Veri$ annular by returns. observing cement Ifyou cannotobserve refums,use cement additionalcementto fill-back to the ensure mudline. For drilling on an artificialislandor wben usinga gloryhole,Yott

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    30cFR250.42r

    Casingtype

    (c) Surface

    Casingrequirements pressure beforethe plqrned casingpoint, you must setcasing immediately Design casingandselect settingdepthsbasedon relevantengineering and gcologrcfactors.These factorsinclude the presence absence or of po.tential hydrocarbons, hazards, water depths and

    requirements Cementing mustdiscuss cement the fill levelwith the Disrict Manager. fill cementto Useenough annular lhe calculated space at least200 to feet insidethe conductor casing. Whengeologicconditions suchasnear-surface fiacturesandfaulting exist,you mustuse ccmenttofill lhe enough calculated annularspace to &e mudline. to Useenoughcement coverand isolateall zones hydrocarbon-bearing andisolateabnormal pressurp intervalsfiom intervals nonnal pressurc in the well. As a minimum,you must cemeulthe annularspace 500 feet abovethe casing shoeand500 feet above eachzoneto be isolated. cementto Useenough all coveror isolate zones hydrocarbon-bearing abovethe shoe, As a minimum,you must cementlhe annularspace at least5fi) feet above the casingshoeand5fi) feetabovethe uppennost zone. hydrocarbon-bearing Same cementing as for requirements specific casingtypes.For examplc,a liner usedas casingmust intermediate to according be cemented tbe cem6nting for requirements casing. intermediate

    (d) Intermediale

    Design casingandsclcct settingdepthbasedon anticipatedor geologic encountered characteristics or wellboreconditions

    (e) Production

    Design casing and select setring deplh based on anticipated or encountcrcd geologic characieristics or wellborc conditions

    (f) Linen

    Ifyou usea liner as conductoror surface casing you must setthe top of the liner at least 20Oft abovethe previouscasingAiner shoe Ifyou usea liner asan intermediate string below a surfacestring or productioncasingbelow m intermediatestring. you must setthe top of theliner at leastl&) feet abovethe previous casingshoe.

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    30cFR 250.421

    HISTORY: [68 FR 8402, 8426,Feb.20,2003] AUTHORITY: AUTHORITY NOTE APPLICABLETO ENTIREPART: 3a U.S.C. I75I; 3l U.S.C. 97AI;43 U.S.C. 1334. NOTES: NOTESAPPLICABLETO ENTIRETITLE: CROSSREFERENCES: Bmeauof Land ManagemenlDepartment with respectto mineral ofthe Interior, regulations lands:43 CFR"chapter subchapter ll, C. FederalEnergyRegulatoryCommission, Deportment Energy: l8 CFR chapterI. of ForeignTradeStatistics, Bureau theCensus, of Department Commerce: CFRpart30. of 15 ForestServiceregulationsrelatingto mineraldcvelopments mining in nationalforests:36 CFR part 251. and Genera!ServicesAdministrationregulationsfor stockpilingof srarcgic and critical urderials: 4l CFR subtitlc C, sub' chapterC. Geological Survey:30 CFR chaptcr II. InterstateCommerceCommission: CFR chaprer 49 XBureauof Indian Affairs, Departrnent the Interior, mining regulations: CFR clupter I, subchaperI. of 25 EDITORIAL NOTE: Other regulationsissuedby the Deparrnentofthe Interior appear titlc 25, chapten I andII; title in 36, cbapter title 41, chapterI 14,title 43; andtitle 50, chapters andIV. I; I NOTESAPPLICABLE TO ENTIREPART: changes at 46399,46400,Aug. 14, affectingPart 250 appear 7] FR 46398, IPUBLISHER'SNOTE: Nomenclature 2006_l IPUBLISHER'SNOTE: For FederalRegistercitationsconcsrningPart250 Availability of an Initial RegulatoryFlexibility Analysis,see:-5 FR 807I 7, Dec.23, 2010.1 7 601 words

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