California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 2 - Department of Conservation
Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources
Subchapter 2 - Environmental Protection
Article 1 - General
Section 1753.3.1 - Production Facility Decommissioning Cost Estimate Method 2
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Production Facility Decommissioning Cost Estimate calculated by operators using Method 2 shall be calculated by summing the costs estimated under subdivisions (a)(3) through (a)(10) for each production facility and reducing that total by any reductions from subdivision (a)(11). Operators shall provide the following information for each of the operator's production facilities:
(b) Operators calculating Production Facility Decommissioning Cost Estimates under this section shall account for costs associated with the location of the production facility and facility specific characteristics such as age, condition, geologic hazards, history, and proximity to sensitive populations and environmental resources.
(c) Operators calculating Production Facility Decommissioning Cost Estimates under this section shall also submit documentation consistent with section 1753.1.1 supporting the costs estimated under subdivision (a).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 3013 and 3205.7, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 3011, 3106 and 3205.7, Public Resources Code.