30 C.F.R. § 250.110

What must I include in my welding plan?

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You must include all of the following in the welding plan that you prepare under § 250.109:

(a) Standards or requirements for welders;

(b) How you will ensure that only qualified personnel weld;

(c) Practices and procedures for safe welding that address:

(1) Welding in designated safe areas;

(2) Welding in undesignated areas, including wellbay;

(3) Fire watches;

(4) Maintenance of welding equipment; and

(5) Plans showing all designated safe-welding areas.

(d) How you will prevent spark-producing activities (i.e., grinding, abrasive blasting/cutting and arc-welding) in hazardous locations.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 2000–2012 · leading case: Cutting Underwater Tech. USA, Inc. v. Eni U.S. Operating Co., 671 F.3d 512 (5th Cir. 2012).
Cutting Underwater Tech. USA, Inc. v. Eni U.S. Operating Co., 671 F.3d 512 (5th Cir. 2012). · cites it 2× “27948 , 27955 (1997) (codified at 30 C.F.R. § 250.110 (b)). 11 These provisions demon *520 strate that, notwithstanding revisions over time, the applicable regulations have carried forward a longstanding requirement that idle platforms be removed once oil and gas production…”
Mobil Oil Expl. & Producing Se., Inc. v. United States, 530 U.S. 604 (2000). · cites it 3× “Second, the Government refers to 30 CFR § 250.110 (b)(4) (1999), formerly codified at 30 CFR § 250.”
Amber Resources Co. v. United States, 538 F.3d 1358 (Fed. Cir. 2008). · cites it 2× “12 (b)(3)(i) (1980) (requiring MMS to determine if a lease suspension was in the national interest after considering “[a]ll known significant national benefits and national costs”); 30 C.F.R. § 250.110 (1999) (permitting lease suspensions at the request of the lessee if the…”
Amber Resources Co. v. United States, 68 Fed. Cl. 535 (Fed. Cl. 2005). · cites it 2× “§ 1334 (a)(1) (1994); 30 C.F.R. § 250.110 (i) (1999). With this information in hand, MMS was free to grant or deny the request.”
California v. Norton, 311 F.3d 1162 (9th Cir. 2002). · cites it 2× “30 C.F.R. 250.110 (1999). . The United States does argue that the lease suspensions prohibit operations on the leases *1172 during the term of the suspension, so the suspensions do not immediately affect the coastal zone because no operations will take place during the term of…”
Aera Energy LLC v. Salazar, 642 F.3d 212 (D.C. Cir. 2011). “§§ 1334 (a)(1); 1337(b)(5); 30 C.F.R. §§ 250.110 , 256.73 (1999). Leaseholders may voluntarily join multiple leases together into “units” by signing “unitization” agreements that must be approved by the Service.”
Fruge Ex Rel. Fruge v. Parker Drilling Co., 337 F.3d 558 (5th Cir. 2003). “108, the MMS responded to a comment on a related regulation making lessees and owners of operating rights jointly and severally responsible for obligations relating to abandoning well bores ( 30 C.F.R. § 250.110 ). In the following exchange, the MMS made clear that the joint and…”
State of California California Coastal Comm'n Gray Davis, Governor Bill Lockyer, Attorney Gen., & Nat. Resources Def. Council League for Coastal Prot. Get Oil Out! Citizens Plan. Ass'n of Santa Barbara California Pub. Interest Rsch. Grp. Sierra Club Friends of the Sea Otter California Coastkeeper Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Santa Monica Baykeeper, Inc., Intervenors-Appellees, & Santa Barbara Cnty. San Luis Obispo Cnty., Intervenors-Appellees v. Gale Norton, Sec'y of the Dep't of Interior United States Dep't of the Interior Minerals Mgmt. Serv. Reg'l Supervisor of the Minerals Mgmt. Serv., & Aera Energy LLC Conoco, Inc. Nuevo Energy Co. Poseidon Petroleum, LLC Samedan Oil Corp., Intervenors-Appellants. State of California California Coastal Comm'n Gray Davis, Governor Bill Lockyer, Attorney Gen., & Nat. Resources Def. Council League for Coastal Prot. Get Oil Out! Citizens Plan. Ass'n of Santa Barbara California Pub. Interest Rsch. Grp. Sierra Club Friends of the Sea Otter California Coastkeeper Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Santa Monica Baykeeper, Inc., Intervenors-Appellees, & Santa Barbara Cnty. San Luis Obispo Cnty., Intervenors-Appellees v. Gale Norton, Sec'y of the Dep't of Interior United States Dep't of the Interior Minerals Mgmt. Serv. Reg'l Supervisor of the Minerals Mgmt. Serv., & Aera Energy LLC Conoco, Inc. Nuevo Energy Co. Poseidon Petroleum, LLC Samedan Oil Corp., Intervenors-Appellants, 311 F.3d 1162 (9th Cir. 2002). “30 C.F.R. 250.110 (1999) 5 The United States does argue that the lease suspensions prohibit operations on the leases during the term of the suspension, so the suspensions do not immediately affect the coastal zone because no operations will take place during the term of the…”
Amber Resources Co. v. U.S. [Revised] (Fed. Cir. 2008). · cites it 2× “110 (1999) (permitting lease suspensions at the request of the lessee if the suspension “is in the national interest” and is necessary (1) to “facilitate proper development of a lease”; (2) to allow lessees reasonable time for construction, drilling, and arrangement of sales…”
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