California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 3 - State Property Operations › Chapter 1 - State Lands Commission › Article 3.6 - Operation Manual & Emergency Planning › Section 2175 - Manual Content

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  manual shall be arranged in a logical order and with clearly defined tabs for
				  quick reference to emergency plans and procedures, a comprehensive table of
				  contents and numbered pages.
(b)
				  Each manual shall as a minimum include the following:
(1) Location: Appropriate maps, charts and
				  geographic descriptions shall be included, indicating clearly the location of
				  the facility and its relationship to nearby geographic features.
(2) Ownership and Responsibility: Information
				  shall be included identifying the owner or owners of the facility and all those
				  who may be responsible for the operation of the facility or for implementation
				  of operation or contingency plans. Addresses and telephone numbers shall be
				  included and kept current for each person or entity listed.
(3) Purpose: The manual shall include general
				  explanations of the purposes of the facility and its various
				  components.
(4) Personnel: A
				  listing of operating staff positions shall be provided, showing the chain of
				  command and the responsibility of each position. Employee qualifications for
				  responsible positions must be outlined and staffing levels of the facility must
				  be justified. On any facility which does not maintain 24-hour surveillance,
				  justification and description of safety and security systems shall be
				  discussed.
(5) Description of
				  Operations:
(A) The manual shall include plot
				  plans of the facility and flow diagrams for each of the production flow
				  streams, including oil, gas, and water injection. Each major component and
				  associated equipment including, but not limited to, wells, piping, process
				  vessels, tanks compressors, pumps, and alarm, control and safety systems shall
				  be narratively described, including function, capacity, physical size and
				  pressure rating.
(B) Detailed
				  information regarding preventives maintenance programs and procedures shall be
				  provided.
(6) Personnel
				  Safety: Detailed information shall be provided regarding equipment and
				  procedures employed for the purpose of ensuring personnel safety, including,
				  but not limited to, information concerning the following:
(A) Personnel safety;
(B) Safety responsibilities of each personnel
				  position;
(C) Training;
(D) Safety Drills;
(E) Inspection of Personnel Safety Equipment;
				  and
(F) Compliance with applicable
				  provisions of Division 5 of the Labor Code and regulations adopted pursuant
				  thereto.
(7) Systems
				  Safety: Detailed information shall be provided regarding equipment and
				  procedures employed for the purpose of preventing oil discharges or other
				  accidents which may harm or threaten public health and safety or the
				  environment, including, but not limited to, information concerning the
				  following:
(A) Systems Safety
				  Equipment;
(B) Systems Safety
				  Training;
(C) All operations and
				  procedures employed for the prevention of oil discharges or other pollution;
				  and
(D) Inspection and testing of
				  system safety equipment and operations.
(8) Automatic Control Systems and Equipment:
				  Subsection (b)(7) shall include information concerning the identification, use
				  and operation of any safety equipment that can be operated remotely,
				  automatically, or by pre-program and any appropriate manual override
				  information. The following information should be included:
(A) Normal process and operation;
(B) Safety shut-down; and
(C) Emergency shut-down
(9) Production Processing: All production
				  streams must be identified, with the minimum following information included for
				  each fluid:
(A) Chemical makeup;
(B) Fluid volumes;
(C) Pressures;
(D) Flow rates;
(E) Temperatures;
(F) Appearance;
(G) Odor;
(H) Instructions for safe emergency handling;
				  and
(I) Any hazards which might be
				  encountered in dealing with the fluid.
(10) Oil Spill Contingency and Hazardous
				  Materials Plans: The manual shall include or have attached (or otherwise
				  incorporate by reference) copies of the following:
(A) Any oil spill contingency plan required
				  under the lease issued by the Commission or under Chapter 7.4 of Division 1 of
				  Title 2 (§§
												8670.1
et seq.
) of
				  the Government Code; and
(B) For
				  each fluid identified under subsection (b)(9) of this section, any business
				  plan for responding to hazardous materials releases required under Chapter 6.95
				  of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code.
(11) Fire Fighting Response: The manual shall
				  also include information regarding response to fire, including at minimum the
				  following:
(A) Information regarding primary
				  response, including, but not limited to, detailed descriptions of response
				  equipment and their use and operation, personnel, training, drills,
				  communications equipment and procedures, and evacuation plans; and
(B) Information regarding secondary response,
				  including, but not limited to, detailed descriptions of response equipment and
				  their use and operation, use of mutual aid organization or cooperatives for
				  fire suppression, interagency agreements or memoranda of understanding, and
				  communications equipment and procedures.
(12) Other Emergency Response Plans.
(A) In addition to the plans set forth in
				  subsections (b)(10) and (b)(11) of this section, any other emergency response
				  plans shall also be included in or attached (or otherwise incorporate by
				  reference) to the manual.
(B) Every
				  plan submitted shall have included or attached the names and telephone and
				  facsimile numbers of all relevant contact personnel with the facility operator,
				  State and Federal response agencies, local fire, police, and medical
				  responders, security personnel, and mutual aid cooperatives or
				  organizations.
(C) Among the
				  additional plans to be submitted shall be at minimum the following:
1. A Well Control Plan (Drilling and
				  Workover);
2. A Critical Operations
				  and Curtailment Plan (Drilling & Production, or substantial construction
				  project);
3. An
				  H2S Contingency Plan (if applicable);
4. A Facility Emergency Evacuation
				  Plan;
5. Natural Disaster Response
				  Plans; and
6. Security
				  Plans
(13)
				  Communication System: The manual shall describe in detail how communications
				  systems employed at the facility provide for redundancy and interface with
				  other area facilities, emergency responders, and agencies.
(14) Operational Support: The manual shall
				  also include a description of normal and emergency operational support,
				  including, but not limited to, the type and use of helicopters and vessels.
(A) Helicopters
(B) Boats & Vessels
(C) Other
(15) Other Information: The manual shall also
				  include any other information necessary or appropriate for the Commission and
				  for those working at the facility to know and understand the equipment,
				  operations and systems employed at the facility both for ordinary operations,
				  generally, and for the specific purpose of preventing harm to public health and
				  safety or to the environment.