30 CFR § 250.520 - How often do I have to monitor for casing pressure?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s250.520"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 250.520 - How often do I have to monitor for casing pressure?"
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "250.520"
section_name: "How often do I have to monitor for casing pressure?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "OFFSHORE"
part_number: "250"
part_name: "OIL AND GAS AND SULPHUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 1751, 31 U.S.C. 9701, 33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(1)(C), 43 U.S.C. 1334."
regulatory_source: "76 FR 64462, Oct. 18, 2011, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "250"
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# 250.520 How often do I have to monitor for casing pressure?
You must monitor for casing pressure in your well according to the following table:
| If you have . . . | you must monitor . . . | with a minimum one pressure data point recorded per . . . |
| --- | --- | --- |
| (a) fixed platform wells, | monthly, | month for each casing. |
| (b) subsea wells, | continuously, | day for the production casing. |
| (c) hybrid wells, | continuously, | day for each riser and/or the production casing. |
| (d) wells operating under a casing pressure request on a manned fixed platform, | daily, | day for each casing. |
| (e) wells operating under a casing pressure request on an unmanned fixed platform, | weekly, | week for each casing. |
[76 FR 64462, Oct. 18, 2011. Redesignated at 77 FR 50894, Aug. 22, 2012]