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46802 Federal Re~.ter r Vol. 53 No. :Z3 I Friday. !'iovemoer lB. 1968 I Rule. and Re~ulations<br />
One comment was reteived<br />
suggesting alternative wotdJng ta make<br />
'I\intrn.um standard w.B.t.l. aD. testieR<br />
the t:ressu:! 1J"'.tegrity <strong>of</strong> eac.h casing<br />
shol!' Clore flexible to meet ....arying<br />
pre,sure situatioos at different depthl<br />
and in different formations. Reccgni%;ing<br />
thal ...."':.e well may not require a SM<br />
oyste", until it ruc~.o great.r depth. the<br />
.uggested wording h.. been adollled.<br />
The ii"aJ Order reia",.. the requirement<br />
lor ponien! or wel!:I-jeneral!y the<br />
upper portions-that may not reqaLr'e a<br />
SM syste",.<br />
C. Mud Pro!lro..rdl.qui",::.nt~<br />
One cQm:::::lent;was recei'ved ask-i..1S<br />
thaI the te~ "modcililg up" be defined.<br />
The lir.al 1".!I.oa..lCll$ inoJudes a<br />
d.finition o( thi. I.r:n.<br />
In resper.se to c:ocnmec.ts. the last<br />
aeater..CI <strong>of</strong> the requirement statement<br />
(or this section .... modified by<br />
replacir.g "and" WitA "or" In r,cognition<br />
that b.ing relativ.ly n.ar a preew.: bulk<br />
cod sullply i•• suffic.nt and ..<br />
Acceptable alternative to malntainina .<br />
.alfic'.nt quantities <strong>of</strong> cud matarial. Ol'<br />
lite. ..<br />
For c1atity .nd..1 the Ouss..tlon <strong>of</strong> a<br />
co=.n~ the word "equipm.nl" ba~<br />
been added to the t.rm "vi.ual mud<br />
1lI0nitorinS" In lIlinimum 'laJldard<br />
w.ez.<br />
Mi~u:u .tandard m.c.3. <strong>of</strong> tha mud<br />
progra", requitemenll has b.en<br />
IOOdilied •• 'lI8B••I.d by..veral<br />
.comments to requ". havin& mud<br />
monlloring equipment in plac. On .11<br />
.y.t.lO. only when .bnormal pr••sure,<br />
Ole anticip,l.d by the operator. A<br />
definitio" <strong>of</strong> "abnormal preSAura" hal<br />
beeo added ill the d.finitions lection to<br />
clarify whe" the operator is r.quired to<br />
ha.... 1lI0nitOrina equipmenlln place. In<br />
e",ploratioo un•. appUcaliona few<br />
pe=it to d:ill [APOI will b. approved<br />
only if they call ror monltorUll .<br />
equipment to be ill place. b."'..... In<br />
IUch .Huatio", there can b. Utt1. ew nO<br />
basi.for Inticipating normal prusun..<br />
A chang. in the proposed Order al<br />
paragraph m.C.4. on teslina for .<br />
vilco.ity. deo.ity. and sel Itnaath·w..<br />
mad. in re.pon•• 10 collllll.nt. llAtin,<br />
that thl Ordlr .hould .p.cify wh.n it il<br />
nee....ry 10 be~ requirina mud tests.<br />
Thi. ha. been don. in the final<br />
ruJ.makina by Ip.cifylng that afler .<br />
muddina up-. thl tests lilould OCCW' ....ry<br />
24 houn. . .....-.•.., ...•...<br />
Several comments were r~e:ived<br />
obleeling to the llIinimum Ilandard<br />
me.. on the Use <strong>of</strong> trip tanU.·na<br />
. requirelllent only .ppli.. to 10M. 15M.<br />
:and upgnd.d SM IYltem•. Systeml in<br />
IUch bigh p",ssura liluations a.. unique<br />
by their n.tuno and ",quire l\lItial<br />
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kick" This Itand.rd therefore remain.<br />
unchanged. except thai the authorized<br />
<strong>of</strong>ficer 1I given discretion. for SM<br />
Iystems. to require a trip lar.x if<br />
c.onditions warranL<br />
Minimum ltandard m.c.e. on au<br />
deteeti<strong>of</strong>t fquipment has been<br />
completely rewritten. at l.'e suggestion<br />
<strong>of</strong> One ccmmenL to add a prtlvbion fat<br />
monitoring other hydrocarbon gases.<br />
IUch as methane. as weU as hyd..--ogen<br />
lulfidl. An editorial clrang. was 11.0<br />
made lo correct t.'e H,5 concentration<br />
Us ted from 100 ppm to :0 ppm.<br />
The language <strong>of</strong> standard IlL C.7. on<br />
nare .yslem. has bjen changld to<br />
IllIprov. datity by ,plcifying thaI na..<br />
Une••hall be po.itioned in the<br />
prevailinl downwind dinction from the<br />
ga. ,ourc•. In Iddition. th" nan lin.<br />
dischal1e distance ha. been cbaaed<br />
from 1SO (.at 10 100 (elt for conoistancy<br />
wil1l proposed Order II. which is in<br />
preparation. and with .tandards 1"1 by<br />
the Occupational Saf.ty and H.alth<br />
Administration. .<br />
Slandard ULCL h.. b.en amand.d 10<br />
. require 11l. installation <strong>of</strong> a mud'au<br />
I.parltor (Jaobu.ter) ...p.Clfi.d al .<br />
11..1SOC [eellbove thl I"ticipated<br />
hydroc.arhon zone inltead or1.000 r••t<br />
as statld in the PfUpoled rulemaking.<br />
and only for IYltem. or 10M or areat.r.<br />
or those wh.,.. ebnormal pre..ure. are<br />
Afttitipat.d .v.n if the .y.t.m is nol<br />
10M. ral1ler lhan for a1l5M or areaIer<br />
Iy.tems .. provided in the proposed<br />
ruJemalcing. Several comments<br />
requ.lled thiJ change. which will a1.0 <br />
be consut...1wi\h tAl proposed Ord.r e<br />
On H.S Operations. Thil approach is<br />
mo", relsonabll and neXlble. Th.<br />
•Iandard eppUes only in tho•• discret.<br />
..... when "parllon ara mOIIIik.ly<br />
to h. needed. Additionally. the violation<br />
In the final rulem'~na i. c1assi.Eied as<br />
"uor" lis recoanillon that \h.<br />
1:nmction could ",adily be made before<br />
encount.rilll \he anticipated<br />
hydrocarboo ="e.<br />
D. Dn'// SI.m r••lin, ~quirem.nl6<br />
A number <strong>of</strong> commentl acldre•••d the<br />
PfUPOSed pruhihition <strong>of</strong> lniliatl:l8 drill<br />
.1110 III~ IDSTl outside <strong>of</strong> daylisbl<br />
hours. This proVision hal b.en moclili.d<br />
10 allow the lutborizad <strong>of</strong>ficer a dear.a<br />
01 nexibility:n Ipprovinl OST in<br />
"coanition ll:et in the "orthe... lalilud..<br />
. and during ~"a Winter months. Initiation<br />
<strong>of</strong>a OST in daylight may "01 be<br />
practicable. Special ..[.ty re'luir.m.nta<br />
llIay be imposed by the authorized<br />
<strong>of</strong>ficer iIllho.. in.tanc... Al.o. c1o••d<br />
<strong>Information</strong> <strong>Only</strong><br />
chambar DST may be accompli.h.d day<br />
night and provi.ion this has been<br />
added as '"aelled in comments .nd 10<br />
..l~~;r•• 1101. t'I~'~jr.Jl ir:!PMti01"l <strong>of</strong> the dtlit.<br />
Standard. Ill.D.l. and o.z. w .....<br />
editorially a~ended for clanty as<br />
,uggested In c:lCu~:ents.<br />
Standard m.D.J. on thelocatien <strong>of</strong><br />
combustion engines has been amended<br />
to make it consiSlent with the OSHA<br />
requirement that they be loca ted no<br />
closer than tOO feet from t.h.e well bore.<br />
unless equipped with arresters and/or<br />
waler cooled exhaust manifoids.<br />
E. Sp«ioI Drilling Operation.<br />
Nw::cerous COmJ:1ents were received<br />
concerning t..~is sec:tion. Many <strong>of</strong> !.hen<br />
addressed the m.inlmum distances<br />
specified. In response to these<br />
c.cra.m.enu. aU distances have been<br />
.Iandardi..d and reduced to 100 f.et.<br />
For exampu.. Ib.e l.ngLil <strong>of</strong>lile blooie<br />
line. required to be 1SO fe.t (rom th.<br />
well bo", in ~"" proposed ruJ.mak~~~. i.<br />
now 100 feet. I.e. all calIS. the distanc.es<br />
Ipecified in lhio final ruJemalt.ing<br />
pertainin& to Special Orillir.g O;eration.<br />
are consiltent wilh .imilu requ.ilem,nts<br />
o( OSHA.<br />
Anol1le: comm.nt .uSSest.d<br />
mcdifyina the llIinimum Itandard<br />
co:neerning the straighl run on the blooi.<br />
lin•. Thil b.. b.en modified by th.<br />
addition <strong>of</strong> the wordo "unles. otA.twis.<br />
. approved" b.cause th.", mlY b•<br />
In.tance. whlre e .traighl run may not<br />
be feasible.<br />
Onl conunenllussest.d removal <strong>of</strong><br />
the minimum standard requiring<br />
dedu.ler .qulpmenl during air/ga.<br />
drilling. Thi. comm.nt was not adopt.d<br />
due 10 the pOlentially .erious<br />
envirorunentaJ. ctlD.sequences. Uan<br />
operator bas a .p.cial .ituation and can<br />
Justify nol usina dldusl.r equiPlllen~h•<br />
can requllt a vsnance uf the lutltorized<br />
npresentative .. datail.d elsewhere in<br />
this Order.<br />
. A,j 'lI8B..ted In a COIl1ll\.D~ the<br />
minilllum .tand.rd for containment <strong>of</strong><br />
:Ulting. and the circulaling m.dium has<br />
'een am.nded to .p.cify the ",quired<br />
mode 01 containmen~<br />
Sev.~l comm.nts dealt wilh thl drafl<br />
lllinimum Itandard requiring en<br />
. aulometic igniter and a contiDuous pilot<br />
lishl on the blouie line. Thi. Ilandard<br />
has b.en mocliJied 10 pruvide that eith.r<br />
<strong>of</strong> the•• methods is acceptable rath.r<br />
!han both being requir.d. Under c"tain<br />
circum.tancII the authorized afficer<br />
mlY require botA in approvin8 a<br />
particular APO iI redundancy is<br />
desirable: however. il II not D.ICeSlar/<br />
to requiro both.. a minimum Itandard.<br />
. AI tho lugestion <strong>of</strong>••v.ral<br />
commenl•• the minimum slandard<br />
concoming mud lnil