43 CFR § 3263.11 - What information must I give BLM to approve my Sundry Notice for abandoning a well?

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title: "43 CFR § 3263.11 - What information must I give BLM to approve my Sundry Notice for abandoning a well?"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3263.11"
section_name: "What information must I give BLM to approve my Sundry Notice for abandoning a well?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3200"
part_name: "GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE LEASING"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "30 U.S.C. 1001-1028; 43 U.S.C. 1701  and Pub. L. 109-58."
regulatory_source: "72 FR 24400, May 2, 2007, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "3200"
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# 3263.11 What information must I give BLM to approve my Sundry Notice for abandoning a well?

Send us a Sundry Notice with:

(a) All the information required in the well completion report (see § 3264.10), unless we already have that information;

(b) A detailed description of the proposed work, including:

(1) Type, depth, length, and interval of plugs;

(2) Methods you will use to verify the plugs (tagging, pressure testing, etc.);

(3) Weight and viscosity of mud that you will use in the uncemented portions;

(4) Perforating or removing casing; and

(5) Restoring the surface; and

(c) Any other information that we may require.