The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-11-22

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ARTICLE Ill
''Oil Field Wastes
J. Crude oil. waste oil, oil Sluugc,
oil water emulsion, OF oil bearing mix
lures OF any kind. escaping in any
manner on the lease where they orig
mate. shalt be gathered and destroy
ed by burning or otherwise ON such
lease where they originate, and IN
such ann as 10 eliminate n pol
lniion hazard to any of the waters
OF this State, as defined by Section
tgl, Article | of these regulations.
2. No oily fluids shall be discharged
to or allowed TO flow ON the ground,
or be carried from the original lease
In open bitches. or discharged or al
lowed to flow into any of the waters
of this state
3. Each producing well. and oil
booster pump, and any pump used
To move oil or oily fluids shall be
provided with a surrounding gath
ering Ditch or equally effective de
vice, to prevent escape of oily wastes
from tbe location, such ditch to be
graded to a gathering stump, which
shall be Kept effectively clean by re-
moval and destruction of oily wastes
All spillage of oil shall he promptly
gathered and destroyed.
T. All storage tanks, gun barrels.
tank batteries, and similar equipment
shall he provided with an adequate
fire wall maintained in good eondi,
ton. Tne area inside the fire wall
shall I've graded to a surrounding
ditch leading to a gathering stump IN
side thp fire wall, such stump to be
kept effectively clean by removal and
destruction of oily wastes. In water,
swamp or marsh areas, where the
building al bikes or fire walls is inn
practihle. the tank battery shat! he
equipped with an imnerVlous deck.
surrounded with a steel gutter lead,
ing TO a stump. where the OIL and
water shall he trapped and disposed
tor desires. he may accomplish the
same purpose by any other method
therefore approved ny the Commits.
sion. upon hts Application therefor.
s. Oil gathering lines, or any Other
lines. used tor transporting oil. sinai
be regularly Inspected and al leak
shall be immediately repaired Suel
tines where not underground, ma
be 80 constructed as To prevent break
age, or strain. nv the matntatninf
hereunder of sufficient support. arc
sufficient precautionary measures
against pressure thereon from tallinE
trees. DRIFT. water pressure, or othel
causes. Waste from Leaks shalt be cot
lected end destroyed Immediately up
on discovery. Loading racks. barge
loadinp outlets. aud similar tnstalla-
tions shall be operated at all time
with fult u~FPCaubou against Spillage
such installations shall be surround
ed bv q ditch graded to a gathering
stump. 81 shall he provided with az
imperviaus deck surrounded by a stee
gutter leading to a sunni. or win suef
other equipment adequate Tor the ae
rompltslment of the same purpose a
may be approved nv the Commission
All such gathering sumps shall hf
kept effectively clean by removal ane
destruction or other safe disposal O
the OILY waste After each Operation
Of barge or tanker loading equipment
loading hose and connections shah be
carehllle drained and the gatheftht
snmps she'll be cmptled.
q No salt water shall he discharged
from a lease until all oily waste ha'
been completely separated theretrom
except IN eases where the transfer q
such salt water from the lease to
central treating plant has ~ ap
proved IA writing hv the Commission
Separating pits or other equally et
feCtive devices Tor the separation O
/ oily wastes from oil field brine shat
be constructed and operated IN sucl
n manne that no oily waste be car
ricd from the lease, eNeeni 10 centfa
trcatinp plants. and shall meet am
reasonable minimum requirements Sc
up IN any particular Held or iess'
by the Commission IN oil teld dis
| charged to streams the oil conten
shall not exceed "a parts per million
Z. No oil field brine shall be dis
/ charged INTO any stream, lake or othe
/ BODY Of water. or init any ditch O
surface drainage leading 10 n stream
lake, or other body Of water. Whei
il IS determined by the Commission
that such discharge would adVersel'
affect the paiatabiiitY Of a source q
potable water To- an apprcciahle de
gree. or would be deieterious TO tn.
nublic health. or whereby any ttsl
life. or aav beneficial animal or Veee
table life in said waters may be de
stroyea. or the growth or pronaFa
ton thereof prevented or injurious
ly affected provided that otlsfre
brine mse he discharged under mas
fnum aIlution ratio prescribed 70
any particular stream or field BY IN
Commission. or during any partieu
lar netiod in which such discharg
is determined by the Commission {
be free from pollution hazard. q
necessary IN the public interest
g. Wherever possibis disposition O
oil fieId brine shall be ACCOMPLISH
BY discharge through disposal veil
10 underground horizons below IN
fresh water level such wells to be s
drilled ezsed. cemented. equipped an
operated that no fresh water horizal