# 30 CFR § 550.102: What does this part do?

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## Section

- **Citation:** 30 CFR § 550.102
- **Heading:** What does this part do?
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 30—Mineral Resources > CHAPTER V—BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR > SUBCHAPTER B—OFFSHORE > PART 550—OIL AND GAS AND SULFUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF > Subpart A—General > Authority and Definition of Terms

## Text

(a) This part contains the regulations of the BOEM Offshore program that govern oil, gas, and sulfur exploration, development, and production operations on the OCS. When you conduct operations on the OCS, you must submit requests, applications, and notices, or provide supplemental information for BOEM approval.
(b) The following table of general references shows where to look for information about these processes.
Table—Where To Find Information for Conducting Operations
For information about
Refer to
(1) Applications for permit to drill
30 CFR 250, subpart D.
(2) Development and Production Plans (DPP)
30 CFR 550, subpart B.
(3) Downhole commingling
30 CFR 250, subpart K.
(4) Exploration Plans (EP)
30 CFR 550, subpart B.
(5) Flaring
30 CFR 250, subpart K.
(6) Gas measurement
30 CFR 250, subpart L.
(7) Off-lease geological and geophysical permits
30 CFR 551.
(8) Oil spill financial responsibility coverage
30 CFR 553.
(9) Oil and gas production safety systems
30 CFR 250, subpart H.
(10) Oil spill response plans
30 CFR 254.
(11) Oil and gas well-completion operations
30 CFR 250, subpart E.
(12) Oil and gas well-workover operations
30 CFR 250, subpart F.
(13) Decommissioning Activities
30 CFR 250, subpart Q.
(14) Platforms and structures
30 CFR 250, subpart I.
(15) Pipelines and Pipeline Rights-of-Way
30 CFR 250, subpart J and 30 CFR 550, subpart J.
(16) Sulfur operations
30 CFR 250, subpart P.
(17) Training
30 CFR 250, subpart O.
(18) Unitization
30 CFR 250, subpart M.
[76 FR 64623, Oct. 18, 2011, as amended at 89 FR 31585, Apr. 24, 2024]

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