You must submit a(n) . . . | Before you . . . |
(1) Exploration Plan (EP), | Conduct any exploration activities on a lease or unit. |
(2) Development and Production Plan (DPP), | Conduct any development and production activities on a lease or unit in any OCS area other than the Western Gulf of Mexico. |
(3) Development Operations Coordination Document (DOCD), | Conduct any development and production activities on a lease or unit in the Western GOM. |
(4) BSEE approved Deepwater Operations Plan (DWOP), | Conduct post-drilling installation activities in any water depth associated with a development project that will involve the use of a non-conventional production or completion technology. |
(5) Conservation Information Document (CID), | Commence production from development projects in water depths greater than 1,312 feet (400 meters). |
(6) EP, DPP, or DOCD, | Conduct geological or geophysical (G&G) exploration or a development G&G activity (see definitions under § 550.105 ) on your lease or unit when: |
(i) It will result in a physical penetration of the seabed greater than 500 feet (152 meters); | |
(ii) It will involve the use of explosives; | |
(iii) The Regional Director determines that it might have a significant adverse effect on the human, marine, or coastal environment; or | |
(iv) The Regional Supervisor, after reviewing a notice under § 550.209 , determines that an EP, DPP, or DOCD is necessary. |
30 C.F.R. §550.201