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§250.1702 — When do I accrue decommissioning obligations?

You accrue decommissioning obligations when you do any of the following:

 
(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.

   Reason: