Arizona Administrative Code
Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 7 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES
Section R12-7-119 - Wellhead and Lease Equipment
Universal Citation: AZ Admin Code R 12-7-119
Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. The operator shall install and maintain valves, fittings, and wellhead connections that
1. Have a rated working pressure
equivalent to at least 100% of the calculated or known surface pressure to
which they may be subjected from the producing zone;
2. Allow well production, productivity,
deliverability, and transient pressure tests;
3. Permit pressures to be obtained on both
casing and tubing; and
4. Control
the flow of the oil, gas, or geothermal resources on a flowing well.
B. The operator shall produce flowing oil wells into tanks equipped with high-low pressure and high-low level shut-in controls and shall install a safety valve that automatically closes on the wellhead in the event of surface production equipment malfunctions.
C. The operator shall equip artificial lift wells with wellhead safety sensors to shut off the source of power in the event of abnormally high or low flowline pressures.
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