# The Offshore Installations and Wells (Design and Construction, etc.) Regulations 1996, Regulation 15: Design with a view to suspension and abandonment


The well-operator shall ensure that a well is so designed and constructed that, so far as is reasonably practicable—
(a) it can be suspended or abandoned in a safe manner; and
(b) after its suspension or abandonment there can be no unplanned escape of fluids from it or from the reservoir to which it led.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/913/regulation/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/offshore-installations-and-wells-design-and-construction-etc-regulations-1996/regulation-15
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