Texas Administrative Code
Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION
Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS
Chapter 4 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Subchapter A - OIL AND GAS WASTE MANAGEMENT
Division 8 - ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RECLAMATION PLANTS
Section 4.172 - Minimum Permit Provisions for Operations
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) The following provisions apply to any removal of tank bottoms or other oil and gas wastes from any oil producing lease tank, pipeline storage tank, or other production facility.
(b) The operator of a reclamation plant or other authorized person shall conduct a shakeout test on all tank bottoms or other oil and gas wastes upon removal from any producing lease tank, pipeline storage tank, or other production facility to determine the crude oil and/or lease hydrocarbon condensate content. The shakeout test shall be conducted in accordance with the most current API or ASTM method.
(c) Pursuant to § 4.190 of this title (relating to Oil and Gas Waste Characterization and Documentation), waste characterization and profiling shall be performed before the waste is accepted at the reclamation plant.