Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 26 - Oil and Gas › Part 3 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING OIL AND GAS DRILLING, PRODUCING AND PIPELINE OPERATIONS IN SUBMERGED OFFSHORE LAND OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 1 › Rule 26-3-1.9 - APPROVAL PROCEDURE FOR INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF PLATFORMS, FIXED AND MOBILE STRUCTURES AND ARTIFICIAL ISLANDS

Current through June 25, 2024
The operator shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of this rule in the installation and operation of all platforms, fixed and mobile structures and artificial islands, including all facilities installed on a platform or structure whether or not operated or owned by the operator.
1. The following
				requirements are applicable to all platforms:
A. General Design
The design and engineering of platforms, fixed structures and
				  artificial islands shall include consideration of such factors as water depth,
				  surface and subsurface soil conditions, wave and current forces, wind forces,
				  total equipment weight and other pertinent geological, geographical,
				  environmental and operational conditions.
B. Application
The operator shall submit, in duplicate, the following to the
				  Supervisor for approval:
(1) Design
				Features
Information relative to design features on an 8- 1/2" x 11"
				  plat or plats showing the platform dimensions, plan and two elevations, number
				  and location of well slots and water depth. In addition, the plat shall
				  include:
(a) Nominal size and
				thickness range of piling.
(b)
				Nominal size and thickness range of jacket column leg.
(c) Nominal size and thickness range of deck
				column leg.
(d) Design piling
				penetration.
(e) Maximum bearing
				and lateral load per pile in tons.
(f) Identification data which shall be the
				lease number, block number, county and operator.
(g) The following certification signed and
				dated with the title of the company representative:
"Operator certifies that this platform has been certified by
				  a registered professional engineer and that the structure will be constructed,
				  operated and maintained as described in the application, and any approved
				  modification thereto. Certified plans are on file at the State Oil and Gas
				  Board's located at 500 Greymont Avenue, Suite E, Jackson, Mississippi.
(2) Non-design Features
Information relative to non-design features including the
				  following:
(a) Primary use intended,
				including drilling, production of oil, gas and associated sulphur.
(b) Personnel and personnel transfer
				facilities including living quarters, boat landings and heliport.
(c) Type of deck, such as steel or wood, and
				whether coated with protective material.
(d) Method of protection from
				corrosion.
(e) Production
				facilities, including separators, treaters, storage tanks, compressors, line
				pumps and metering devices, except that when initially designed and utilized
				for drilling, this information may be submitted prior to
				installation.
(f) Safety, waste and
				pollution control equipment and features.
(g) Other information when
				required.
C.
				Certified Plan
Detailed structural plans certified by a registered
				  professional engineer [See Rule OS-9 (1)(g)] shall be on file and maintained by
				  the operator or his designee.