Well Abandonment and Reclamation

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• Onshore Oil and Gas Order No. 2 - Drilling
  Section G. of OOGO No. 2 provides guidance and the drilling abandonment requirements.
  
  
• Oil and Gas Operations Regulations (43 CFR 3160)
  Regulations that govern how oil and gas operations are regulated on federal and Indian lands which includes well abandonment under 43 CFR 3162.3-4.
  
  
• Gold Book
  Chapter 6 of the Gold Book provides guidelines and operating practices for reclamation and abandonment.

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