New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 15 - OIL AND GAS › Part 11 - HYDROGEN SULFIDE GAS › Section 19.15.11.9 - HYDROGEN SULFIDE CONTINGENCY PLAN

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. When required. If a well, facility or
				operation involves a potentially hazardous volume of hydrogen sulfide, the
				person shall develop a hydrogen sulfide contingency plan that the person will
				use to alert and protect the public in accordance with the Subsections B
				through I of 19.15.11.9 NMAC.
B.
				Plan contents.
(1) API guidelines. The person
				shall develop the hydrogen sulfide contingency plan with due consideration of
				paragraph 7.6 of the guidelines in the API publication Recommended Practices
				for Oil and Gas Producing and Gas Processing Plant Operations Involving
				Hydrogen Sulfide, RP-55, most recent edition, or with due consideration to
				another division-approved standard.
(2) Required contents. The hydrogen sulfide
				contingency plan shall contain information on the following subjects, as
				appropriate to the well, facility or operation to which it applies.
(a) Emergency procedures. The hydrogen
				sulfide contingency plan shall contain information on emergency procedures the
				person will follow in the event of a release and shall include, at a minimum,
				information concerning the responsibilities and duties of personnel during the
				emergency, an immediate action plan as described in the API document referenced
				in Paragraph (1) of Subsection B of 19.15.11.9 NMAC, and telephone numbers of
				emergency responders, public agencies, local government and other appropriate
				public authorities. The plan shall also include the locations of potentially
				affected public areas and public roads and shall describe proposed evacuation
				routes, locations of road blocks and procedures for notifying the public,
				either through direct telephone notification using telephone number lists or by
				means of mass notification and reaction plans. The plan shall include
				information on the availability and location of necessary safety equipment and
				supplies.
(b) Characteristics of
				hydrogen sulfide and sulfur dioxide. The hydrogen sulfide contingency plan
				shall include a discussion of the characteristics of hydrogen sulfide and
				sulfur dioxide.
(c) Maps and
				drawings. The hydrogen sulfide contingency plan shall include maps and drawings
				that depict the area of exposure and public areas and public roads within the
				area of exposure.
(d) Training and
				drills. The hydrogen sulfide contingency plan shall provide for training and
				drills, including training in the responsibilities and duties of essential
				personnel and periodic on-site or classroom drills or exercises that simulate a
				release, and shall describe how the person will document the training, drills
				and attendance. The hydrogen sulfide contingency plan shall also provide for
				training of residents as appropriate on the proper protective measures to be
				taken in the event of a release, and shall provide for briefing of public
				officials on issues such as evacuation or shelter-in-place plans.
(e) Coordination with state emergency plans.
				The hydrogen sulfide contingency plan shall describe how the person will
				coordinate emergency response actions under the plan with the division and the
				New Mexico state police consistent with the New Mexico hazardous materials
				emergency response plan.
(f)
				Activation levels. The hydrogen sulfide contingency plan shall include the
				activation level and a description of events that could lead to a release of
				hydrogen sulfide sufficient to create a concentration in excess of the
				activation level.