The Regional Supervisor may authorize you to inject gas on the OCS, on and off-lease, to promote conservation of natural resources and to prevent waste.
(a)
To receive MMS approval for injection, you must:
(1)
Show that the injection will not result in undue interference with operations under existing leases; and
(2)
Submit a written application to the Regional Supervisor for injection of gas.
(b)
The Regional Supervisor will approve gas injection applications that:
(2)
Prevent flaring of casinghead gas; or
(3)
Implement other conservation measures approved by the Regional Supervisor.