California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources › Subchapter 1.1 - Offshore Well Regulations › Article 3 - Regulations › Section 1747 - Safety and Pollution Control

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Operators shall equip wells and associated facilities
						with necessary safety devices and establish procedures as follows:
(a) Subsurface safety device. All wells
					 capable of flowing oil or gas to the ocean floor shall be equipped with a
					 surface controlled subsurface tubing safety valve installed at a depth of 100
					 feet or more below the ocean floor. Such device shall be installed in all oil
					 and gas wells, including artificial lift wells, unless proof is provided to the
					 Supervisor that such wells are incapable of any natural flow to the ocean
					 floor. For shut-in wells capable of flowing oil or gas, a tubing plug may be
					 installed, in lieu of a subsurface safety device, and such plug shall also be
					 installed when required by the Supervisor.
(b) Subsurface safety devices shall be
					 adjusted, installed, and maintained to insure reliable operation. When a
					 subsurface safety device is removed from a well for repair or replacement, a
					 standby subsurface safety device or tubing plug shall be available at the well
					 location, and shall be immediately installed within the limits of
					 practicability, consideration being given to time, equipment, and personnel
					 safety. All wells in which subsurface safety device or tubing plug is installed
					 shall have the tubing-casing annulus sealed below the valve or plug setting
					 depth.
(c) Each subsurface safety
					 device and tubing plug installed in a well shall be tested at intervals not
					 exceeding one month and a report filed with the Division within five (5) days.
					 Failures shall be reported to the Division immediately. The tests shall be
					 performed in the presence of a Division inspector following installation or
					 reinstallation and at 90-day intervals thereafter. The Supervisor may adjust
					 the testing sequence based on equipment performance.
(d) The control system for the
					 surface-controlled subsurface safety devices shall be an integral part of the
					 shut-in system for the production facility.
(e) The operator shall maintain records,
					 available at the structure or facility to any representative of the Division,
					 showing the present status and history of each subsurface safety device or
					 tubing plug, including dates and details of inspection, testing, repairing,
					 adjustment, and reinstallation or replacement.
1.
						Amendment of subsection (c) filed 2-13-81 as procedural and organizational;
						effective upon filing (Register 81, No. 7).
2. Change without
						regulatory effect amending subsections (a), (c) and (e) filed 12-26-2006
						pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2006, No. 52).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  3106,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  3106
						  and
						  3219,
						  Public Resources Code.