This regulatory position statement (RPS) is about decommissioning standalone onshore oil and gas wells drilled before 1 October 2013.
This RPS does not change your legal obligations to:
– get an environmental permit
– comply with other relevant legislation
If you follow the conditions in this RPS the Environment Agency (EA) will not normally take enforcement action against you if you decommission standalone onshore oil and gas wells without a permit for a mining waste operation.
Source: EA.