Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a)
Owners or operators of facilities in sectors listed in section
95666 subject to requirements
specified in sections
95668,
95669,
95669.1,
95670, and
95671 shall maintain, and make
available upon request by the CARB Executive Officer, a copy of records
necessary to verify compliance with the provisions of this subarticle which
include the following:
Flash Analysis Testing
(1) Maintain, for at least five years from
the date of each flash analysis test, a record of the flash analysis testing
that shall include the following:
(A) A sketch
or diagram of each separator and tank system tested that identifies the liquid
sampling location and all pressure vessels, separators, tanks, sumps, and ponds
within the system;
(B) A record of
the flash analysis testing results, calculations, and a description of the
separator and tank system as specified in Appendix A, Table A1;
(C) A field testing form for each flash
analysis test conducted as specified in Appendix C, Form 1; and
(D) The laboratory report(s) for each flash
analysis test conducted.
Separator and Tank Systems
(2) Maintain at least five years of records
submitted to CalGEM that document each separator and tank system crude oil,
condensate, and produced water throughput.
(3) Maintain at least five years of records
that document the basis for an exemption from the separator and tank system
requirements as specified in section
95668(a)(2).
(4) Maintain records as specified in Appendix
D(j).
Circulation Tanks for Well Stimulation
Treatments
(5) Maintain a
copy of the best practices management plan as specified in section
95668(b)(1)
designed to limit methane emissions from circulation tanks.
Reciprocating Natural Gas Compressors
(6) Maintain, for at least five years
from the date of each emissions flow rate measurement, a record of each initial
and final, if applicable, rod packing or seal emission flow rate measurement as
specified in Appendix A, Table A7.
(7) Maintain, for at least one calendar year,
a record that documents the date(s) and hours of operation a compressor is
operated in order to demonstrate compliance with the rod packing emission flow
rate measurement in the event that the compressor is not operating during a
scheduled inspection.
Centrifugal Natural Gas Compressors
(8) Maintain, for at least five years
from the date of each emissions flow rate measurement, a record of each initial
and final, if applicable, wet seal emission flow rate measurement as specified
in Appendix A, Table A7.
(9)
Maintain, for at least one calendar year, a record that documents the date(s)
and hours of operation a compressor is operated in order to demonstrate
compliance with the wet seal emission flow rate measurement in the event that
the compressor is not operating during a scheduled inspection.
Natural Gas Powered Pneumatic
Controllers
(10) Maintain,
while in service and for at least five years after removal from service,
records of the location and manufacturer's specifications of each continuous
bleed natural gas powered pneumatic controller subject to section
95668(e)(2)(A).
The location shall include latitude and longitude coordinates in decimal
degrees to an accuracy and precision of five (5) decimals of a degree using the
North American Datum of 1983.
(11)
Maintain, for at least five years from the date of each emissions flow rate
measurement, a record of the initial and final, if applicable, emission flow
rate measurement as specified in Appendix A, Table A7.
Natural Gas Powered Pneumatic Pumps
(12) Maintain, while in service and
for at least five years after removal from service, records of the location and
manufacturer's specifications of each natural gas powered pneumatic pump. The
location shall include latitude and longitude coordinates in decimal degrees to
an accuracy and precision of five (5) decimals of a degree using the North
American Datum of 1983.
Liquids Unloading of Natural Gas
Wells
(13) Maintain, for at
least five years from the date of each liquids unloading measurement or
calculation, a record of the measured or calculated volume of natural gas
vented to perform liquids unloading and the manual method used (e.g., foaming
agent) or equipment installed in the natural gas well(s) designed to
automatically perform liquids unloading (e.g., velocity tubing, plunger lift,
etc.) as specified in Appendix A, Table A2.
Well Casing Vents
(14) Maintain, for at least five years from
the date of each emissions flow rate measurement, a record of each well casing
vent emission flow rate measurement and percentage of the calendar year the
well casing vent is open to the atmosphere as specified in Appendix A, Table
A7.
Natural Gas Underground Storage
(15) Maintain, for at least five
years from the date of each leak concentration measurement, a record of the
initial and final leak concentration measurement for leaks identified during
daily leak inspections or identified by a continuous leak monitoring system and
measured above the minimum allowable leak threshold as specified in Appendix A,
Table A5.
(16) Maintain, for at
least five years, records of both meteorological and upwind and downwind air
monitoring data as specified in section
95668(h)(4)(A)5.
(17) Maintain, for at least five years from
the date of each entry, logs showing when each continuous air monitoring system
is inactivated and reactivated, including an explanation of the reason for the
system being inactivated, as required in section
95668(h)(4)(A)10.
(18) Maintain, for at least five years from
the date of each entry, logs showing when each continuous leak screening system
is inactivated and reactivated, including an explanation of the reason for the
system being inactivated, as required in section
95668(h)(4)(B)2.g.
Leak Detection and Repair
(19) Maintain a current leak detection and
repair plan as required in section
95669(d)(1).
(20) Maintain, for at least five years from
each inspection, a record of any deviations from the leak detection and repair
plan or a statement that there were no deviations from the leak detection and
repair plan.
(21) Maintain, for at
least five years from each inspection, a record of each leak detection and
repair inspection as specified in Appendix A, Table A4.
(22) Maintain, for at least five years from
the date of each inspection, a component leak concentration and repair form for
each inspection as specified in Appendix A, Table A5.
Remotely Detected Emission Plumes
(23) Maintain, for at least five
years from the date of each CARB notification of a methane emission plume
identified using remote monitoring data, records demonstrating that venting was
occurring due to an activity, if section
95669.1(b)(1)
applies.
(24) Maintain, for at
least five years from the date of each CARB notification of a methane emission
plume identified using remote monitoring data, records of follow-up activities
as specified in Appendix A, Table A8.
Vapor Collection Systems and Vapor Control
Devices
(25) Maintain, for
at least five years from the end of each calendar year, records showing the
number of calendar days in each calendar year that the vapor collection system
or vapor control device was out of service.
(26) Maintain records as specified in
Appendix E(f).
Delay of Repair
(27) Maintain, for at least five years,
records documenting the conditions justifying the delay of repair request as
described in sections
95670.1(a)(3)(A) through
(E).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 38510, 38562, 39600,
39601, 39607 and 41511, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 38551,
38560, 38566, 39600 and 41511, Health and Safety Code.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
38510,
38562,
39600,
39601,
39607
and
41511,
Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
38551,
38560,
39600
and
41511,
Health and Safety Code.
