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Region 10, U.S. EPA Portland Operations Office
Freshwater Spills Symposium 2009
April 29, 2009 - St. Louis, MO
2008 SPCC Rule Amendments •	Published in the FR on December 5, 2008 •	Effective on January 14, 2010 •	New provisions may be subject to change •	The amendments
–	increase clarity – tailor and streamline certain requirements – facilitate compliance by owners and operators of a facility
Revisions Specifically for Oil Production Facilities
Alternative Qualified Facility Eligibility Criteria for Production Facilities 7. SPCC Plan Preparation and Implementation
Timeframe 4. Produced Water Containers 8. Flowlines and Intra-facility Gathering Lines 5. Definition of Facility 2. Definition of Production Facility 3. Oil and Natural Gas Pipeline Facilities 9. Definition of “Permanently Closed”
.Revisions Related to Oil Production Facilities Provisions related to production facilities that have been revised include:
1. Flow-through Process Vessels 6.
• Clarifies that the definition of facility alone determines SPCC applicability. or pipelines make up the facility
• Adds the terms “property.” and “lease” to the list of example terms that can be considered in determining facility boundaries. Definition of Facility §112. parcels.”
– The owner or operator has discretion in identifying which contiguous or non-contiguous buildings.2
1. structures. • Clarifies that containers can be separated or aggregated.” “parcel. • Clarifies that the term "waste treatment" refers to oil waste treatment. based on various factors in defining “facility. properties. installations. leases.
Amendments not effective until Jan.g. 14.
2. • Revised definition is consistent with the revision to the definition of “facility”.Definition of “Production Facility”
• Revision clarifies that the definition of “production facility” is used to determine which sections of the rule apply at a particular facility (e. §112.. subject to public comment and EPA review
.9). 2010. Definition of Production Facility §112. • Clarifies that “condensate” storage is a production facility activity at a wet gas facility. • Removes the “single geographic” limitation from the definition.
platforms. or storage facilities). or equipment (including but not limited to workover equipment. recovery. 14. extraction. and is located in an oil or gas field. piping.2
Amendments not effective until Jan. or auxiliary non-transportation-related equipment) used in the production. This definition governs whether such structures.Amended Definition
Production facility means all structures (including but not limited to wells. separation equipment.
1. 2010. lifting. stabilization. separation or treating of oil (including condensate). at a facility. Definition of a Production Facility
§112. subject to public comment and EPA review
. or equipment are subject to a specific section of this part. piping (including but not limited to flowlines or intrafacility gathering lines). or associated storage or measurement.
SPCC Plan Preparation and Implementation Timeline §112. transfer via flowlines. treatment or storage of crude oil.
– Applicable only to oil production facilities.3(b)(1) and (3)
Amendments not effective until Jan. – “Start of operations” is indicated by the start of well fluid pumping. 2009.SPCC Plan Preparation and Implementation Timeframe
• A new oil production facility has six months after the start of operations to prepare and implement an SPCC Plan. separation. because of their uniquely variable and uncertain initial flowrates
– A new production facility is one that becomes operational after July 1. 14.
• The timeframe was chosen because oil production facilities are likely to stabilize within six months after the start of operations. or other oil storage in capacities greater than the SPCC applicability threshold. subject to public comment and EPA review
SPCC Plan Preparation and Implementation Timeline
Amendments not effective until Jan.3(c)
3. 2010. 14.SPCC Plan Preparation and Implementation Timeframe
• Amendment does not apply to:
– An existing production facility in which a new well is drilled—facility owner/operator must amend SPCC Plan within 6 months in accordance with §112.5(a) – Drilling or workover activities at a production facility—drilling and workover operations are subject to requirements at §112. subject to public comment and EPA review
• What is a gathering line?
– Gathering lines transfer crude oil product between tank batteries. subject to public comment and EPA review
4. within or between facilities .
• “Flowline” and “gathering line” are not defined in the rule.Flowlines and Intra-facility Gathering Lines
• What is a flowline?
– Flowlines are piping that transfer crude oil and well fluids from the wellhead to the tank battery and from the tank battery to the injection well. – Any gathering lines within the boundaries of a facility are “intrafacility gathering lines” and within EPA’s SPCC jurisdiction. Flowlines and Intra-Facility Gathering Lines
Amendments not effective until Jan. 2010.
• New requirements are optional (may still comply with secondary containment requirements).Flowlines and Intra-facility Gathering Lines . subject to public comment and EPA review
.7(c) and 112. 14. 2010. amended rule requires:
– Contingency plan – Written commitment of manpower. Flowlines and Intra-Facility Gathering Lines
§§112. equipment.9(d)(3)
Amendments not effective until Jan.
• Instead of secondary containment for flowlines and intra-facility gathering lines.
Gathering Line Exemption
• Gathering lines that are subject to the DOT regulatory requirements at 49 CFR parts 192 or 195 are exempt from the SPCC requirements.
4. Flowlines and Intra-Facility Gathering Lines
§112. 2010.1(d)(2)(i) and (d)(11)
Amendments not effective until Jan. 14. subject to public comment and EPA review
Flow and Intra-Facility Gathering Line Maintenance Program
• Requirements for flowline and intra-facility gathering line maintenance program for all production facilities were made more specific:
– Compatibility with production fluids and conditions expected in the operational environment – Visual inspection and/or testing on a periodic and regular schedule
• Frequency and type of testing must allow for the implementation of a contingency plan if there is no secondary containment
– Corrective action or repairs – Prompt removal or initiation of actions to stabilize and remediate any accumulations of oil discharges
4. subject to public comment and EPA review
.9(d)(4)
Amendments not effective until Jan. Flowlines and Intra-Facility Gathering Lines §112. 2010. 14.
free-water knockout. Flow-through Process Vessels
Amendments not effective until Jan.)
• EPA has finalized a new compliance option for this type of equipment.
5. 14. heater-treater.Flow-through Process Vessels
• What is a flow-through process vessel at an oil production facility?
– Has the primary purpose of separating the oil from other fractions (water and/or gas) and sending the fluid streams to the appropriate container – Can be horizontal or vertical separation vessels (e. gun-barrel. subject to public comment and EPA review
.g. 2010. etc..
5. 14.9(c)
Amendments not effective until Jan. amended rule requires:
– Visual inspection and/or testing on a periodic and regular schedule – Corrective action or repairs – Prompt removal or initiation of actions to stabilize and remediate any accumulations of oil discharges
• General secondary containment requirements still apply. subject to public comment and EPA review
. 2010. Flow-through Process Vessels
§112.Flow-through Process Vessels Requirements
• Instead of sized secondary containment for flow-through process vessels.
Amendments not effective until Jan.S. or terrorism) then. gallons of oil in each of two discharges within a 12 month period
from a flow-through process vessel (excluding discharges that are the result of natural disasters. 14. acts of war. or – More than 42 U. 2010. subject to public comment and EPA review
. gallons of oil in a single discharge.9(c)(2) and (c)(3) for all flow-through process vessels.000 U.
5.Flow-through Process Vessels Requirements
• If the facility discharges:
– More than 1. Flow-through Process Vessels
§112.S. within six months. an owner/operator must comply with sized secondary containment and inspection requirements under §112.
1(b) exceeding 1. 2010. 14.S. gallons within any twelve month period in the three years prior to Plan certification. Alternative Qualified Facility Eligibility Criteria for Production Facilities §112. gallons or two discharges as described in §112.3(g)
Amendments not effective until Jan. or no more than four producing wells per single tank battery with no injection wells at the facility.1(b) each exceeding 42 U. and (2) Each well produces no more than ten barrels of crude oil per day.Alternative Qualified Facility Eligibility Criteria for Production Facilities
A qualified oil production facility (Tier II) is one that:
(1) Has no more than two producing wells per single tank battery if the facility has an injection well.000 U. acts of war. or since becoming subject to 40 CFR part 112 if the facility has been in operation for less than three years (excluding discharges that are the result of natural disasters. subject to public comment and EPA review
. and (3) Has not had a single discharge as described in §112.
6. or terrorism).S.
6. 14.Other Qualified Facility Criteria
• An owner or operator of an oil production facility may meet Tier II qualified facility eligibility through either criterion:
– Aggregate aboveground oil storage capacity of 10.000 U. the owner or operator may choose to prepare a selfcertified SPCC Plan in lieu of a Plan certified by a PE.3(g)
Amendments not effective until Jan. subject to public comment and EPA review
.S. or – The criteria described for an onshore oil production facility
• Like other Tier II qualified facilities. Alternative Qualified Facility Eligibility Criteria for Production Facilities §112. gallons or less. 2010.
3(g)(1)
Amendments not effective until Jan.S. 14. gallons
– Eligible to develop an SPCC Plan following the template in Appendix G
6.000 U.Tier I Eligibility
• A qualified oil production facility may also meet Tier I qualified facility eligibility criterion: no individual aboveground oil storage container with a capacity greater than 5. 2010. Alternative Qualified Facility Eligibility Criteria for Production Facilities
2010. Alternative Qualified Facility Eligibility Criteria for Production Facilities
Amendments not effective until Jan. otherwise Tier II.S.000 U. or since becoming subject to the SPCC rule if in operation for less than three years.000 U.S.Summary: Alternative QF Eligibility Criteria for Production Facilities If the oil production facility has…
Up to four producing wells
And the oil production facility…
Has no injection wells
The production rate at each well is 10 barrels per day or less
Up to two producing wells
May have one injection well
Within any twelve-month period. gallons
The facility is a qualified facility: Tier I if the facility has no individual aboveground oil containers greater than 5. subject to public comment and EPA review
6.S. and (2) No two discharges of oil to navigable waters or adjoining shorelines each exceeding 42 U. three years prior to the Plan certification date. gallons. 14. there has been: (1) No single discharge of oil to navigable waters or adjoining shorelines exceeding 1. gallons.
7. Produced Water Containers
§112. 2010.2
Amendments not effective until Jan. discharge.Definition of “Produced Water Container”
• A definition of “produced water container” was promulgated to clarify which containers are subject to the streamlined requirements provided in §112. and prior to reinjection.9(c)(6):
Produced water container means a storage container at an oil production facility used to store the produced water after initial oil/water separation. or transfer for disposal. 14. beneficial reuse. subject to public comment and EPA review
if the facility experiences a discharge from an exempt produced water container in quantities that may be harmful to navigable waters or adjoining shorelines. that based on the efficiency of the oil/water separation technology used.
7. 14.9(c)(2) and (c)(3).9(c)(6)(i)
Amendments not effective until Jan. Produced Water Containers §112. 2010. • However.Produced Water Containers Requirements
• Three approaches for produced water containers at oil production facilities: 1) Exemption from all rule requirements
• Produced water containers are exempt when a PE certifies. piping and appurtenances are no longer exempt from the rule and must comply with all provisions of the SPCC rule within six months of the discharge including sized secondary containment and inspections in accordance with §112. if completely discharged. does not contain oil in amounts that may be harmful. the contents of a produced water container. subject to public comment and EPA review
. then the produced water container.
and General secondary containment requirements still apply. 2010. within six months.
If the facility discharges more than 1.
3) Owner/Operator provides sized secondary containment
7.9(c)(2) and (c)(3) for all produced water containers. or terrorism) then. instead of sized secondary containment.9(c)(6)(i)
Amendments not effective until Jan. maintenance and corrective action. acts of war. Produced Water Containers §112. from produced water container (excluding discharges that are the result of natural disasters.1(b). or discharges more than 42 U.000 U. subject to public comment and EPA review
. comply with sized secondary containment and inspection requirements under §112. gallons of oil in each of two discharges as described in §112.S.1(b) within any twelve month period.S.Produced Water Containers
2) Alternative option: Exempt from sized containment
• For those that containers cannot meet (1). 14. gallons of oil in a single discharge as described in §112. the facility can:
– – – Have a PE certify that a practice is established that is designed to remove the amount of free-phase oil from the produced water container on a scheduled and routine basis. Conduct visual inspections.
– Will communicate the results and seek public comment. 24. or operation of a vessel or transportation-related onshore or offshore facility” that is subject to DOT authority under the Nov. • EPA will continue work to improve guidance for pipeline operators.
8. • EPA and DOT will revise their 2000 guidance memorandum to more clearly define the jurisdictional scope of the SPCC requirements over oil and gas related infrastructure.Oil and Natural Gas Pipeline Facilities
• SPCC rule exempts “equipment. Oil and Natural Gas Pipeline Facilities
. • There are situations where dual jurisdiction may still exist. 1971 EPADOT Memorandum of Understanding.
Definition of “Permanently Closed”
. an empty tank that arrives at a facility is not counted until the tank is used to store oil. Also. must be closed and locked.
– Includes oil storage containers at farms. and – conspicuous signs must be posted on each container stating that it’s a permanently closed container and noting the date of closure.
9.Preamble Clarification
• SPCC rule exempts any oil storage container that is permanently closed. – all connecting lines and piping must be disconnected from the container and blanked off. – all valves.
• For a container to be permanently closed:
– all liquid and sludge must be removed from the container and connecting lines.Definition of “Permanently Closed” Closed . except ventilation valves.
– Permanently closed containers may be brought back into use as needed for variations in production rates and economic conditions.
9. a container is no longer required to be counted toward the total facility storage capacity.
• Permanent closure requirements under the SPCC rule are separate and distinct from the closure requirements in regulations promulgated under Subtitle C of RCRA.Preamble Clarification (continued)
• Once permanently closed. • Definition of “permanently closed” does not require a container to be removed from a facility.Definition of “Permanently Closed” Closed . Definition of “Permanently Closed”
2010.7(c) to provide more clarity •	Exemption of non-transportation-related tank trucks from the sized secondary containment requirements
Amendments not effective until Jan. 14.Other Amendments that Impact Oil Production Facilities •	Clarified definition of “facility” (previously discussed) •	Revised facility diagram requirement to provide additional flexibility •	Further streamlined requirements for a subset of qualified facilities (“Tier I”) and allowed use of an SPCC Plan template •	Modified secondary containment requirement language at §112. subject to public comment and EPA review
gov/superfund/contacts/infocenter/index.htm
.For More Information •	2008 SPCC rule amendment Federal Register notice (73 FR 74236.gov/oilspill
•	Superfund.epa.gpoaccess. TRI. 2008)
–	http://www. EPCRA.epa. and Oil Information Center –	(800) 424-9346 or (703) 412-9810 –	TDD (800) 553-7672 or (703) 412-3323 –	http://www.epa.epa.htm
•	EPA Emergency Management Web Area
–	www.epa.gov/emergencies –	www.gov/emerigencies/content/spcc
•	Complete Oil Pollution Prevention regulation (40 CFR part 112)
–	http://www.gov/cfr
–	http://www. RMP.gpoaccess.gov/fr/
–	http://www. December 5.gov/emergencies/lawsregs.
RMP.gov
202-564-1964
U. TRI.S.gov
503-326-2917
Mark W.gov/emergencies Superfund.epa. EPCRA. HQ howard.Contacts . and Oil Information Center: (800) 424-9346 or TDD (800) 553-7672
. Howard. EPA Office of Emergency Management
Regulations and Policy Development Division
http://www.richard@epa.Any Questions? Richard Franklin. R10 franklin.markw@epa.
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