Code of Federal Regulations Title 30. Mineral Resources § 30.250.1702 When do I accrue decommissioning obligations?

(a) Drill a well;

(b) Install a platform, pipeline, or other facility;

(c) Create an obstruction to other users of the OCS;

(d) Are or become a lessee or the owner of operating rights of a lease on which there is a well that has not been permanently plugged according to this subpart, a platform, a lease term pipeline, or other facility, or an obstruction;

(e) Are or become the holder of a pipeline right-of-way on which there is a pipeline, platform, or other facility, or an obstruction;  or

(f) Re-enter a well that was previously plugged according to this subpart.