Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - ENVIRONMENTAL RULES, INCLUDING UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAM RULES FOR ENHANCED RECOVERY AND DISPOSAL PROJECTS › Section 4-4 - Workmanlike Operations

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Owner or
				Operator shall carry on all operations and maintain the property at all times
				in a safe and workmanlike manner, having due regard for the preservation and
				conservation of the property and for the health and safety of employees and
				people residing in close proximity to those operations or those who routinely
				are in close proximity to those operations. At a minimum, the Owner or Operator
				must unless otherwise approved by the Supervisor:
(i) Take reasonable steps to prevent
				accumulation and promptly remove any materials that may be deemed to be a fire
				hazard. Accumulations of oil or hydrocarbon-contaminated soil should be
				promptly removed from the vicinity of well locations, wellheads/stuffing boxes,
				lease tanks and inside bermed areas, and/or other production equipment and
				pits;
(ii) Maintain all materials
				and chemicals in an orderly and safe manner. Material and equipment stored on
				the lease and or well site shall be limited to serviceable equipment commonly
				associated with the operation of a lease or well. Refuse should be disposed of
				properly as provided elsewhere in these rules;
(iii) Provide for clear identification of
				ownership of the property at all times and comply with the requirements in
				Chapter 3, Section 19 of these rules for the marking of each drilling,
				producing, or injection well;
(iv)
				Locate all permanent ignition sources, such as heater treaters, no closer than
				one hundred feet (100') from the wellhead;
(v) On state and private surfaces, comply
				with all setback rules in Chapter 3, Section 22(b) and Chapter 3, Section
				47;
(vi) Provide fencing or other
				reasonable means to prevent access to all pumps, pits, wellheads, production
				facilities which is reasonably adequate to secure the site in such a manner as
				to protect public health and safety concerns, wildlife, and livestock at the
				well location;
(vii) Maintain tanks
				in a workmanlike manner which will preclude seepage from their confines and
				provide for all applicable safety measures. Owners or Operators should be aware
				of their responsibility to comply with Spill Prevention Control and
				Countermeasures Plan (SPCC, 40 CFR 112 ) requirements that
				regulate the prevention and containment of crude oil spills. SPCC regulations
				and guidelines specify that applicable facilities construct appropriate
				containment or diversionary structures or equipment to prevent discharged oil
				from reaching waters of the United States. The use of crude oil tanks without
				tops is strictly prohibited. If an SPCC Plan is applicable, any oil spilled
				within the SPCC containment berms at a tank battery shall be promptly removed
				and any containment devices installed to contain drips and spills during hose
				hookup shall be emptied and/or cleaned as necessary to prevent access by
				wildlife, domestic animals, or migratory birds.
(viii) Where facilities are in close
				proximity to populated areas or where there is an imminent and present danger
				to the public health and safety, the Supervisor may request survey plats and/or
				plan views of all improvements on a lease or facility and require evidence that
				the facility has been constructed in accordance with good engineering practices
				and with consideration of safety measures;
(ix) Install a valve on all treaters and/or
				production facilities so that produced water sampling required by the
				Commission's rules can be performed in a reasonable and easy manner;
(x) Dispose of produced water, tank bottoms,
				and other miscellaneous solid waste in a manner which is in compliance with the
				Commission's rules and other state, federal, or local regulations.