Title 43

PART 3170

Part 3170 - Onshore Oil And Gas Production

PART 3170 - ONSHORE OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION Authority:25 U.S.C. 396d and 2107; 30 U.S.C. 189, 306, 359, and 1751; and 43 U.S.C. 1732(b), 1733, and 1740. Source:81 FR 81421, Nov. 17, 2016, unless otherwise noted.

43:2.1.1.3.50.1SUBPART 3170
Subpart 3170 - Onshore Oil and Gas Production: General
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   3170.1 Authority.
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   3170.2 Scope.
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   3170.3 Definitions and acronyms.
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   3170.4 Prohibitions against by-pass and tampering.
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   3170.5 [Reserved]
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   3170.6 Variances.
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   3170.7 Required recordkeeping, records retention, and records submission.
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   3170.8 Appeal procedures.
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   3170.9 Enforcement.
43:2.1.1.3.50.2SUBPART 3171
Subparts 3171-3172 [Reserved]
43:2.1.1.3.50.3SUBPART 3173
Subpart 3173 - Requirements for Site Security and Production Handling
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   3173.1 Definitions and acronyms.
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   3173.2 Storage and sales facilities - seals.
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   3173.3 Oil measurement system components - seals.
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   3173.4 Federal seals.
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   3173.5 Removing production from tanks for sale and transportation by truck.
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   3173.6 Water-draining operations.
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   3173.7 Hot oiling, clean-up, and completion operations.
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   3173.8 Report of theft or mishandling of production.
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   3173.9 Required recordkeeping for inventory and seal records.
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   3173.10 Form 3160-5, Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells.
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   3173.11 Site facility diagram.
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   3173.12 Applying for a facility measurement point.
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   3173.13 Requirements for approved facility measurement points.
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   3173.14 Conditions for commingling and allocation approval (surface and downhole).
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   3173.15 Applying for a commingling and allocation approval.
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   3173.16 Existing commingling and allocation approvals.
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   3173.17 Relationship of a commingling and allocation approval to royalty-free use of production.
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   3173.18 Modification of a commingling and allocation approval.
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   3173.19 Effective date of a commingling and allocation approval.
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   3173.20 Terminating a commingling and allocation approval.
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   3173.21 Combining production downhole in certain circumstances.
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   3173.22 Requirements for off-lease measurement.
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   3173.23 Applying for off-lease measurement.
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   3173.24 Effective date of an off-lease measurement approval.
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   3173.25 Existing approved off-lease measurement.
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   3173.26 Relationship of off-lease measurement approval to royalty-free use of production.
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   3173.27 Termination of off-lease measurement approval.
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   3173.28 Instances not constituting off-lease measurement, for which no approval is required.
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   3173.29 Immediate assessments for certain violations.
43:2.1.1.3.50.3.76.30.1APPENDIX Appendix A
   Appendix A to Subpart 3173 of Part 3170 - Examples of Site Facility Diagrams
43:2.1.1.3.50.4SUBPART 3174
Subpart 3174 - Measurement of Oil
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   3174.1 Definitions and acronyms.
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   3174.2 General requirements.
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   3174.3 Incorporation by reference (IBR).
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   3174.4 Specific measurement performance requirements.
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   3174.5 Oil measurement by tank gauging - general requirements.
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   3174.6 Oil measurement by tank gauging - procedures.
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   3174.7 LACT system - general requirements.
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   3174.8 LACT system - components and operating requirements.
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   3174.9 Coriolis measurement systems (CMS) - general requirements and components.
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   3174.10 Coriolis meter for LACT and CMS measurement applications - operating requirements.
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   3174.11 Meter-proving requirements.
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   3174.12 Measurement tickets.
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   3174.13 Oil measurement by other methods.
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   3174.14 Determination of oil volumes by methods other than measurement.
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   3174.15 Immediate assessments.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5SUBPART 3175
Subpart 3175 - Measurement of Gas
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   3175.10 Definitions and acronyms.
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   3175.20 General requirements.
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   3175.30 Incorporation by reference.
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   3175.31 Specific performance requirements.
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   3175.40 Measurement equipment approved by standard or make and model.
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   3175.41 Flange-tapped orifice plates.
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   3175.42 Chart recorders.
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   3175.43 Transducers.
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   3175.44 Flow-computer software.
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   3175.45 Gas chromatographs.
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   3175.46 Isolating flow conditioners.
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   3175.47 Differential primary devices other than flange-tapped orifice plates.
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   3175.48 Linear measurement devices.
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   3175.49 Accounting systems.
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   3175.60 Timeframes for compliance.
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   3175.61 Grandfathering.
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   3175.70 Measurement location.
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   3175.80 Flange-tapped orifice plates (primary devices).
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   3175.90 Mechanical recorder (secondary device).
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   3175.91 Installation and operation of mechanical recorders.
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   3175.92 Verification and calibration of mechanical recorders.
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   3175.93 Integration statements.
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   3175.94 Volume determination.
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   3175.100 Electronic gas measurement (secondary and tertiary device).
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   3175.101 Installation and operation of electronic gas measurement systems.
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   3175.102 Verification and calibration of electronic gas measurement systems.
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   3175.103 Flow rate, volume, and average value calculation.
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   3175.104 Logs and records.
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   3175.110 Gas sampling and analysis.
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   3175.111 General sampling requirements.
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   3175.112 Sampling probe and tubing.
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   3175.113 Spot samples - general requirements.
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   3175.114 Spot samples - allowable methods.
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   3175.115 Spot samples - frequency.
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   3175.116 Composite sampling methods.
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   3175.117 On-line gas chromatographs.
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   3175.118 Gas chromatograph requirements.
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   3175.119 Components to analyze.
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   3175.120 Gas analysis report requirements.
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   3175.121 Effective date of a spot or composite gas sample.
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   3175.125 Calculation of heating value and volume
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   3175.126 Reporting of heating value and volume.
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   3175.130 Transducer testing protocol.
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   3175.131 General requirements for transducer testing.
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   3175.132 Testing of reference accuracy.
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   3175.133 Testing of influence effects.
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   3175.134 Transducer test reporting.
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   3175.135 Uncertainty determination.
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   3175.140 Flow-computer software testing.
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   3175.141 General requirements for flow-computer software testing.
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   3175.142 Required static tests.
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   3175.143 Required dynamic tests.
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   3175.144 Flow-computer software test reporting.
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   3175.150 Immediate assessments.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.55.2APPENDIX Appendix A
   Appendix A to Subpart 3175 of Part 3170 - Table of Atmospheric Pressures
43:2.1.1.3.50.6SUBPART 3178
Subpart 3178 - Royalty-Free Use of Lease Production
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   3178.1 Purpose.
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   3178.2 Scope.
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   3178.3 Production on which royalty is not due.
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   3178.4 Uses of oil or gas on a lease, unit, or communitized area that do not require prior written BLM approval for royalty-free treatment of volumes used.
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   3178.5 Uses of oil or gas on a lease, unit, or communitized area that require prior written BLM approval for royalty-free treatment of volumes used.
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   3178.6 Uses of oil or gas moved off the lease, unit, or communitized area that do not require prior written approval for royalty-free treatment of volumes used.
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   3178.7 Uses of oil or gas moved off the lease, unit, or communitized area that require prior written approval for royalty-free treatment of volumes used.
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   3178.8 Measurement or estimation of volumes of oil or gas that are used royalty-free.
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   3178.9 Requesting approval of royalty-free treatment when approval is required.
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   3178.10 Facility and equipment ownership.
43:2.1.1.3.50.7SUBPART 3179
Subpart 3179 - Waste Prevention and Resource Conservation
43:2.1.1.3.50.7.76SUBJGRP 76
   Authorized Flaring and Venting of Gas
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   3179.1 Purpose.
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   3179.2 Scope.
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   3179.3 Definitions and acronyms.
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   3179.4 Determining when the loss of oil or gas is avoidable or unavoidable.
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   3179.5 When lost production is subject to royalty.
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   3179.6 Venting limitations.
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   3179.101 Initial production testing.
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   3179.102 Subsequent well tests.
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   3179.103 Emergencies.
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   3179.104 Downhole well maintenance and liquids unloading.
43:2.1.1.3.50.7.77SUBJGRP 77
   Other Venting or Flaring
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   3179.201 Oil-well gas.
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   Measurement and Reporting Responsibilities
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   3179.301 Measuring and reporting volumes of gas vented and flared.
43:2.1.1.3.50.7.79SUBJGRP 79
   Additional Deference to Tribal Regulations
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   3179.401 Deference to tribal regulations.