30 CFR § 250.1157 - How do I receive approval to produce gas-cap gas from an oil reservoir with an associated gas cap?

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title: "30 CFR § 250.1157 - How do I receive approval to produce gas-cap gas from an oil reservoir with an associated gas cap?"
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "250.1157"
section_name: "How do I receive approval to produce gas-cap gas from an oil reservoir with an associated gas cap?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
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part_number: "250"
part_name: "OIL AND GAS AND SULPHUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF"
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regulatory_source: "76 FR 64462, Oct. 18, 2011, unless otherwise noted."
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# 250.1157 How do I receive approval to produce gas-cap gas from an oil reservoir with an associated gas cap?

(a) You must request and receive approval from the Regional Supervisor:

(1) Before producing gas-cap gas from each completion in an oil reservoir that is known to have an associated gas cap.

(2) To continue production from a well if the oil reservoir is not initially known to have an associated gas cap, but the oil well begins to show characteristics of a gas well.

(b) For either request, you must submit the service fee listed in § 250.125, according to the instructions in § 250.126, and the supporting information, as listed in the table in § 250.1167, with your request.

(c) The Regional Supervisor will determine whether your request maximizes ultimate recovery.