(a) The Owner or
Operator shall carry on all operations and maintain the property at all times
in a safe and workmanlike manner, having due regard for the preservation and
conservation of the property and for the health and safety of employees and
people residing in close proximity to those operations or those who routinely
are in close proximity to those operations. At a minimum, the Owner or Operator
must unless otherwise approved by the Supervisor:
(i) Take reasonable steps to prevent
accumulation and promptly remove any materials that may be deemed to be a fire
hazard. Accumulations of oil or hydrocarbon-contaminated soil should be
promptly removed from the vicinity of well locations, wellheads/stuffing boxes,
lease tanks and inside bermed areas, and/or other production equipment and
pits;
(ii) Maintain all materials
and chemicals in an orderly and safe manner. Material and equipment stored on
the lease and or well site shall be limited to serviceable equipment commonly
associated with the operation of a lease or well. Refuse should be disposed of
properly as provided elsewhere in these rules;
(iii) Provide for clear identification of
ownership of the property at all times and comply with the requirements in
Chapter 3, Section 19 of these rules for the marking of each drilling,
producing, or injection well;
(iv)
Locate all permanent ignition sources, such as heater treaters, no closer than
one hundred feet (100') from the wellhead;
(v) On state and private surfaces, comply
with all setback rules in Chapter 3, Section 22(b) and Chapter 3, Section
47;
(vi) Provide fencing or other
reasonable means to prevent access to all pumps, pits, wellheads, production
facilities which is reasonably adequate to secure the site in such a manner as
to protect public health and safety concerns, wildlife, and livestock at the
well location;
(vii) Maintain tanks
in a workmanlike manner which will preclude seepage from their confines and
provide for all applicable safety measures. Owners or Operators should be aware
of their responsibility to comply with Spill Prevention Control and
Countermeasures Plan (SPCC, 40 CFR 112) requirements that
regulate the prevention and containment of crude oil spills. SPCC regulations
and guidelines specify that applicable facilities construct appropriate
containment or diversionary structures or equipment to prevent discharged oil
from reaching waters of the United States. The use of crude oil tanks without
tops is strictly prohibited. If an SPCC Plan is applicable, any oil spilled
within the SPCC containment berms at a tank battery shall be promptly removed
and any containment devices installed to contain drips and spills during hose
hookup shall be emptied and/or cleaned as necessary to prevent access by
wildlife, domestic animals, or migratory birds.
(viii) Where facilities are in close
proximity to populated areas or where there is an imminent and present danger
to the public health and safety, the Supervisor may request survey plats and/or
plan views of all improvements on a lease or facility and require evidence that
the facility has been constructed in accordance with good engineering practices
and with consideration of safety measures;
(ix) Install a valve on all treaters and/or
production facilities so that produced water sampling required by the
Commission's rules can be performed in a reasonable and easy manner;
(x) Dispose of produced water, tank bottoms,
and other miscellaneous solid waste in a manner which is in compliance with the
Commission's rules and other state, federal, or local regulations.
(b) The Owner/Operator shall
install and maintain all electrical equipment located in and around an oil or
gas well to comply with the National Electrical Code in effect for the year
electrical conductors were installed and energized, and the Department of Fire
Prevention and Electrical Safety Act, Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§
35-9-106 and
35-9-123. Operator shall provide
the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission at least twenty-four (24) hours notice
prior to installation of underground electrical conductors outside of its
facilities, fenced enclosures, or posted areas. With routine maintenance,
emergency or repair work, the Operator shall provide the Oil and Gas
Conservation Commission notice within twenty-four (24) hours of completing the
electrical work.
