Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Natural Resources
Title R649 - Oil, Gas and Mining; Oil and Gas
Rule R649-3 - Drilling and Operating Practices
Section R649-3-32 - Incident Reporting
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 649-3-32
Current through Bulletin 2024-18, September 15, 2024
1. The division shall be notified of major and minor reportable events occurring at any oil or gas drilling, producing, transportation, gathering, or processing facility, or at any injection or disposal facility.
2. Major reportable events include the following:
2.1. Unauthorized release of more
than 25 barrels of oil, salt water, oil field chemicals, or oil field
wastes.
2.2. Unauthorized flaring,
venting, or wasting of:
2.2.1. More than 500
Mcf of gas at any drilling or producing well site, or at any injection or
disposal facility; or
2.2.2. More
than 1500 Mcf of gas at any transportation, gathering, or processing
facility.
2.3. Any fire
that consumes the volumes of liquid or gas specified in R649-3-32 -2.1 and
R649-3-32-2.2.
2.4. Any spill,
venting, or fire, regardless of the volume involved, that occurs in a sensitive
area, e.g., parks, recreation sites, wildlife refuges, lakes, reservoirs,
streams, urban or suburban areas.
2.5. Each accident that involves a fatal
injury.
2.6. Each blowout, loss of
control of a well.
2.7. Each
release of gas containing 100 or more parts per million of hydrogen sulfide
(H2S) that is not controlled.
3. Notification for any major reportable events will include:
3.1. A verbal report
submitted to the division as soon as practical but within a maximum of 24 hours
after discovery of a reportable event; and
3.2. A complete written report of the
incident submitted on the Incident Report Form on the division website within
five days following the conclusion of a reportable event.
4. Minor reportable events include the following:
4.1. Unauthorized release of more
than five barrels and up to 25 barrels of oil, salt water, oil field chemicals,
or oil field wastes.
4.2.
Unauthorized flaring, venting or wasting of more than 50 Mcf and up to 500 Mcf
of gas at any drilling or producing well site, or at any injection or disposal
facility; or
4.3. Unauthorized
venting or wasting of more than 50 Mcf and up to 1500 Mcf of gas at any
transportation, gathering, or processing facility.
4.4. Any fire that consumes the volumes of
liquid or gas specified in Subsection R649-3-32-4.1 and Subsection
R649-3-32-4.2.
4.5. Each accident
involving a major or life-threatening injury.
5. Notification for any minor reportable events will include a complete written report of the incident submitted on the Incident Report Form on the division website within five days following the conclusion of a reportable event.
6. Complete written reports of major and minor reportable events shall include:
6.1.
The date and time of occurrence and, if immediate notification was required,
the date and time the occurrence was reported to the division.
6.2. The location where the incident
occurred, described by section, township, range, and county.
6.3. The specific nature and cause of the
incident.
6.4. A description of the
resultant damage.
6.5. The action
taken, the length of time required for control or containment of the incident,
and the length of time required for subsequent cleanup.
6.6. An estimate of the volumes discharged
and the volumes not recovered.
6.7.
The cause of death if any fatal injuries occurred.
6.8. Other information as required by the
division's Incident Report Form.
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