(a) You must conduct a static bottomhole pressure survey under the following conditions:
| If you have . . . | Then you must conduct . . . |
|---|
| (1) A new producing reservoir, | A static bottomhole pressure survey within 90 days after the date of first continuous production. |
| (2) A reservoir with three or more producing completions, | Annual static bottomhole pressure surveys in a sufficient number of key wells to establish an average reservoir pressure. The Regional Supervisor may require that bottomhole pressure surveys be performed on specific wells. |
(b) Your bottomhole pressure survey must meet the following requirements:
- (1) You must shut-in the well for a minimum period of 4 hours to ensure stabilized conditions; and
- (2) The bottomhole pressure survey must consist of a pressure measurement at mid-perforation, and pressure measurements and gradient information for at least four gradient stops coming out of the hole.
- (c) You must submit to the Regional Supervisor the results of all static bottomhole pressure surveys on Form BOEM-140, Bottomhole Pressure Survey Report, within 60 days after the date of the survey.
- (d) The Regional Supervisor may grant a departure from the requirement to run a static bottomhole pressure survey. To request a departure, you must submit a justification, along with Form BOEM-0140, Bottomhole Pressure Survey Report, showing a calculated bottomhole pressure or any measured data.
[76 FR 64623, Oct. 18, 2011, as amended at 80 FR 57096, Sept. 22, 2015]