Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0007 - OSHA - Anchor Testers › Appendix - APPENDIX

Current through July 13, 2024
The appendix included herein is taken from the State of Wyoming
				Occupational Health and Safety Rules and Regulations for Oil and Gas Well
				Servicing. They are inserted for informational purposes, and are enforceable
				under such rules and regulations, as well as those similar requirements found
				in the Rules and Regulations for oil and Gas Well Drilling of the State of
				Wyoming.
Section 4. Wind Guys.
a. Four ( 4) crown-to-ground guys of at lease 5/8" diameter,
				6x37 class, improved plow steel or steel of higher breaking strength shall be
				used on every rig up.
b. Two (2) racking boards-to-ground guys of a least 9/16'
				diameter,, 6x37 class, improved plow steel or steel of greater breaking
				strenght shall be used in every rig up where tubing is in the board.
c. A thorough inspection of all wind guy anchor lines in use
				shall be made at least once a year, and a full written, dated and signed report
				of wind guy anchor lines' conditions kept on file where readily available for
				inspection by division personnel. One copy shall be kept in the service unit.
				All inspections shall be performed by a competent person authorized by the
				employer to perform such inspection. Wire ropes with any of the following
				defects shall be removed from service as wind guy anchor lines:
(1) When three broken wires are found in one lay of 6 by 6 wire
				rope;
(2) When six broken wires are found in one lay of 6 by 19 wire
				rope;
(3) When nine broken wires are found in one lay of 6 by 37 wire
				rope;
(4) When eight broken wires are found in one lay of 8 by 19
				wire rope;
(5) When wire ropes not described herein are found to have four
				percent ( 4%) of the total number of wires composing such wire broken in one
				lay;
(6) When marked corrosion appears;
(7) When corroded or broken wires at end connection are
				noted;
(8) When end connections are corroded, cracked, bent, worn or
				improperly applied; or
(9) When evidence of kinking, crushing, cutting or unstranding
				are noted.
d. All chains, boomers, clamps, and tensioning devices
				remaining in the working guy-lines shall be bypassed by continuing the guy-line
				through or around the anchor, then back to the guy-line again. The guy-line
				shall be properly secured with at least three (3) U-bolt clamps of proper size,
				or their equivalent.
e. Guy-line anchors, including expanding anchors, pipe anchors,
				concrete anchors, or other approved techniques shall be used, except that
				temporary, moveable or driven stakes shall not be used. Locations of all
				anchors shall be marked with an appropriate marker that extends a minimum of
				twenty-four inches (24") above ground level.
f. Anchor placement and pull tests.
(1) With respect to anchors installed, reinstalled or relocated
				on or before September 1 4, 1970 anchors shall be proof-tested along an angle
				that approximates the wind guys working plane within the anniversary or 12th
				month prior to use of the anchors. EXAMPLE: An anchor pull tested in January
				1992 shall be usable through the last day of January 1993, likewise an anchor
				tested on June 10, 199 4 is good through June 30, 199 5. Such tests will be
				made at the poundage determined by the anchor's location (per Figure 5a) within
				Sector A, B or C, and computed according to the appropriate sector curve on
				Figure 4a. If either of the two front anchors fall in a sector which requires.
				a higher test pull, both front anchors shall be tested as if they were located
				in the sector requiring the higher pull test. If ground is frozen at the time
				of the test and anchors are to be used again when the ground is not frozedn,
				the anchors must be retested before use. If any anchor is more than three feet
				(3') above or below the well ground level, Figure 6 shall be used to determine
				the adjusted distance for which the pull test requirement will be established
				using Figure 4a. Anchors to be used for singles derricks only shall be
				proof-tested to 10,000 lbs. and must be located within Sector A, B or C of
				Figure 5a.
(2) With respect to anchors installed, reinstalled or relocated
				on or before Septembaer 25, 1970 anchors shall be proof-tested along an angle
				that approximates the wind guys working plane within the anniversary or 12th
				month prior to use of the anchors. EXAMPLE: An anchor pull tested in January
				1992 shall be usable through the last day of January 1993, likewise an anchor
				tested on June 10, 1994 is good through June 30, 1995. Such tests will be made
				at the poundage determined by the anchor's location (per Figure 5b) within
				Sector A, B or C, and computed according to the appropriate sector curve on
				Figure 4a. If any anchor falls in a sector which requires a higher test pull,
				all four (4) anchors shall be tested as if they were located in the sector
				requiring the higher pull test. If ground is frozen at the time of the test and
				anchors are to be used again when the ground is not frozen, the anchors must be
				retested before use. If any anchor is more than three feet (31 ) above or below
				the well ground level, Figure 6 shall be used to determine the adjusted
				distance for which the pull test requirement will be established using Figure
				4a. Anchors to be used for singles derricks only shall be proof-tested on
				10,000 lbs. and must be located within Sector A, B or C of Figure 5b.
9- No oil or gas well servicing unit shall be rigged up on a
				work site unless wind guy anchors have been installed and tested in accordance
				with this section.
h. Wind guy anchors and servicing unit placement.
(1) Wind guy anchors shall be positioned in accordance with
				Figure Sa or 5b.
(2) The well operator shall provide a visible marker in such a
				positoin that a straight line through the marker and through the well head will
				form an angle with a line through any anchor and the well head which complies
				with the minimum angle requirements as follows:
Each Sector
Ouadrant
Minimum Ancile
A
(20')
35"
B
(30")
30"
C
(45' )
22.5 0
*Minimum Angle Distances From Well Centerline Front and
Rear
Sides
14
10
17
10
24
10
* In the use of Figure 5b, if any-anchor in the pattern falls
				within Sector "C", the minimum angle on all Tnchors is 22.50. One or more
				anchors located in Sector "B", with TFe_ remaining anchors in Sector "A"
				requires the minimum angle to be 300 on all anchors. In the use of Figure 5a,
				the minimum angle of any anchor is =.50. A field determination of the minimum
				angle can be found by measuring these distances in convenient units such as
				feet, yards or paces in reference to the well centerline, the anchors and the
				longitudinal axis of the unit. (Example: With a single anchor in the pattern
				located in Sector "C", one could take 24 paces from the well head on an
				imaginary line which bisects the two adjacent anchors between which the
				servicing unit will be placed. At this point there would be placed a marker or
				a stake. He would then take 10 paces to the left and turn so he was aligned
				with the well head. If anchors "A" and "C" (Diagram A) are `outsi@el'his
				alignment, these anchors would be satisfactory. Going back to the center
				marker, he would repeat this procedure to the right. If anchors "B" and "D" are
				outside his alignment, the center marker is satisfactory. If alignment to
				either the left or right was not satisfactory, the center marker or stake would
				be moved to the left or right as needed and the alignment rechecked until the
				center marker is located properly.) -
(a) The visible marker shall be placed on a direct line from
				the well head which passes through the center marker at least 100 feet from the
				well.
(3) The servicing unit operator shall center his unit in line
				with the marker and the well head. .
(4) Where there is provided a readily' visible and clearly
				defined pad for the positioning of the servicing unit which will maintain the
				required minimum angle from the longitudinal axis of the unit and the well to
				any anchor, the use of the marker. in h.(2) is optional.
i. Each well site shall have available at such well site in an
				accessible weather-proof container an Anchor Record. Such Anchor Record shall
				state whether the anchor was installed prior or subsequent to September 24,
				1970, the date of any relocation or reinstallation of any anchor at the well
				site after September 24, 1970, each anchor's pull test (sector) from Figure 5a
				or 5b, and the date, total amount of such pull test, and identification of the
				tester.
(1) Each anchor shall be pulled and held for a period of
				two
(2) minutes after all movement (creep) has stopped.
(2) The anchor record shall state "FOR SINGLES DERRICKS ONLY"
				if the anchors are only tested to Ten Thousand pounds (10,000#).
CLARIFICATION OF SECTIONS 4. f. and 4.
				i.:
Individual anchors installed, reinstalled or relocated prior to
				September 25, 1970 @iill be tested in accordance with Section 4. f.(1) and
				Figure 5a. Individual anchors installed, reinstalled or relocated September 25,
				1970 or later,-will be installed and tested in accordance with Section 4. f.(2)
				and Figure 5b. This means that the installation of a single anchor subsequent
				to September 25, 1970 would not require the remaining anchors at the same well
				site to be tested and installed according to Section 4.f.(2) and Figure 5b,
				until such anchor(s) has been installed, reinstalled or relocated.
If there is any doubt that individual anchors were installed
				before September 25, 1970, such anchor's rec-orcT will indicate this
				information, and will be tested in accordance with Section 4.f.(2) and Figure
				5b. ANCHOR ELEVATION ADJUSTMENT CHART
Directions for use of Figure 6:
After determining the elevation difference between the well
				ground level and the anchor ground, level, find that difference on the Figure
				designated "Anchor Elevation Above or Below Well Ground Level". Follow that
				difference line until it meets the vertical line which represents the actual
				distance from well head to the anchor. Then follow the slanted line, either up
				or down as applicable, until "O" (Well Ground Level) is reached. Read
				vertically, and read the "Horizontal Distance from Well - Feet". This adjusted
				distance is then applied to Figure 4 to determine the required pull test
				according to the Sector in which the anchor is located. (Example: An anchor
				located 10" above well ground level 1001 from the well head would, using Figure
				6, require the same pull test as though it was 110' from the well. An anchor
				15' below well ground level 80' from the well head would require the same pull
				test as though it was 70' from the well head.)
j. All anchor testing units shall be certified by the Wyoming
				Occupational Health and Safety Department.
k. Wind guys from crown or tubing (racking) board shall not be
				any closer than ten feet (101) from powerlines, and in no case shall a wind guy
				be extended above or below a powerline.;
1. Employers shall not erect any doubles derricks on anchors
				prooftested for singles derricks.
n. Gin Pole operations shall be performed in accordance with
				Chapter XIV, Section 5. , Wyoming Occupational Health and Safety Rules and
				Regulations (General).