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.

• 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.

43:2.1.1.3.50.1	SUBPART 3170	Subpart 3170 - Onshore Oil and Gas Production: General
43:2.1.1.3.50.1.76.1	SECTION 3170.1	3170.1 Authority.
43:2.1.1.3.50.1.76.2	SECTION 3170.2	3170.2 Scope.
43:2.1.1.3.50.1.76.3	SECTION 3170.3	3170.3 Definitions and acronyms.
43:2.1.1.3.50.1.76.4	SECTION 3170.4	3170.4 Prohibitions against by-pass and tampering.
43:2.1.1.3.50.1.76.5	SECTION 3170.5	3170.5 [Reserved]
43:2.1.1.3.50.1.76.6	SECTION 3170.6	3170.6 Variances.
43:2.1.1.3.50.1.76.7	SECTION 3170.7	3170.7 Required recordkeeping, records retention, and records submission.
43:2.1.1.3.50.1.76.8	SECTION 3170.8	3170.8 Appeal procedures.
43:2.1.1.3.50.1.76.9	SECTION 3170.9	3170.9 Enforcement.
43:2.1.1.3.50.2	SUBPART 3171	Subparts 3171-3172 [Reserved]
43:2.1.1.3.50.3	SUBPART 3173	Subpart 3173 - Requirements for Site Security and Production Handling
43:2.1.1.3.50.3.76.1	SECTION 3173.1	3173.1 Definitions and acronyms.
43:2.1.1.3.50.3.76.2	SECTION 3173.2	3173.2 Storage and sales facilities - seals.
43:2.1.1.3.50.3.76.3	SECTION 3173.3	3173.3 Oil measurement system components - seals.
43:2.1.1.3.50.3.76.4	SECTION 3173.4	3173.4 Federal seals.
43:2.1.1.3.50.3.76.5	SECTION 3173.5	3173.5 Removing production from tanks for sale and transportation by truck.
43:2.1.1.3.50.3.76.6	SECTION 3173.6	3173.6 Water-draining operations.
43:2.1.1.3.50.3.76.7	SECTION 3173.7	3173.7 Hot oiling, clean-up, and completion operations.
43:2.1.1.3.50.3.76.8	SECTION 3173.8	3173.8 Report of theft or mishandling of production.
43:2.1.1.3.50.3.76.9	SECTION 3173.9	3173.9 Required recordkeeping for inventory and seal records.
43:2.1.1.3.50.3.76.10	SECTION 3173.10	3173.10 Form 3160-5, Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells.
43:2.1.1.3.50.3.76.11	SECTION 3173.11	3173.11 Site facility diagram.
43:2.1.1.3.50.3.76.12	SECTION 3173.12	3173.12 Applying for a facility measurement point.
43:2.1.1.3.50.3.76.13	SECTION 3173.13	3173.13 Requirements for approved facility measurement points.
43:2.1.1.3.50.3.76.14	SECTION 3173.14	3173.14 Conditions for commingling and allocation approval (surface and downhole).
43:2.1.1.3.50.3.76.15	SECTION 3173.15	3173.15 Applying for a commingling and allocation approval.
43:2.1.1.3.50.3.76.16	SECTION 3173.16	3173.16 Existing commingling and allocation approvals.
43:2.1.1.3.50.3.76.17	SECTION 3173.17	3173.17 Relationship of a commingling and allocation approval to royalty-free use of production.
43:2.1.1.3.50.3.76.18	SECTION 3173.18	3173.18 Modification of a commingling and allocation approval.
43:2.1.1.3.50.3.76.19	SECTION 3173.19	3173.19 Effective date of a commingling and allocation approval.
43:2.1.1.3.50.3.76.20	SECTION 3173.20	3173.20 Terminating a commingling and allocation approval.
43:2.1.1.3.50.3.76.21	SECTION 3173.21	3173.21 Combining production downhole in certain circumstances.
43:2.1.1.3.50.3.76.22	SECTION 3173.22	3173.22 Requirements for off-lease measurement.
43:2.1.1.3.50.3.76.23	SECTION 3173.23	3173.23 Applying for off-lease measurement.
43:2.1.1.3.50.3.76.24	SECTION 3173.24	3173.24 Effective date of an off-lease measurement approval.
43:2.1.1.3.50.3.76.25	SECTION 3173.25	3173.25 Existing approved off-lease measurement.
43:2.1.1.3.50.3.76.26	SECTION 3173.26	3173.26 Relationship of off-lease measurement approval to royalty-free use of production.
43:2.1.1.3.50.3.76.27	SECTION 3173.27	3173.27 Termination of off-lease measurement approval.
43:2.1.1.3.50.3.76.28	SECTION 3173.28	3173.28 Instances not constituting off-lease measurement, for which no approval is required.
43:2.1.1.3.50.3.76.29	SECTION 3173.29	3173.29 Immediate assessments for certain violations.
43:2.1.1.3.50.3.76.30.1	APPENDIX Appendix A	Appendix A to Subpart 3173 of Part 3170 - Examples of Site Facility Diagrams
43:2.1.1.3.50.4	SUBPART 3174	Subpart 3174 - Measurement of Oil
43:2.1.1.3.50.4.76.1	SECTION 3174.1	3174.1 Definitions and acronyms.
43:2.1.1.3.50.4.76.2	SECTION 3174.2	3174.2 General requirements.
43:2.1.1.3.50.4.76.3	SECTION 3174.3	3174.3 Incorporation by reference (IBR).
43:2.1.1.3.50.4.76.4	SECTION 3174.4	3174.4 Specific measurement performance requirements.
43:2.1.1.3.50.4.76.5	SECTION 3174.5	3174.5 Oil measurement by tank gauging - general requirements.
43:2.1.1.3.50.4.76.6	SECTION 3174.6	3174.6 Oil measurement by tank gauging - procedures.
43:2.1.1.3.50.4.76.7	SECTION 3174.7	3174.7 LACT system - general requirements.
43:2.1.1.3.50.4.76.8	SECTION 3174.8	3174.8 LACT system - components and operating requirements.
43:2.1.1.3.50.4.76.9	SECTION 3174.9	3174.9 Coriolis measurement systems (CMS) - general requirements and components.
43:2.1.1.3.50.4.76.10	SECTION 3174.10	3174.10 Coriolis meter for LACT and CMS measurement applications - operating requirements.
43:2.1.1.3.50.4.76.11	SECTION 3174.11	3174.11 Meter-proving requirements.
43:2.1.1.3.50.4.76.12	SECTION 3174.12	3174.12 Measurement tickets.
43:2.1.1.3.50.4.76.13	SECTION 3174.13	3174.13 Oil measurement by other methods.
43:2.1.1.3.50.4.76.14	SECTION 3174.14	3174.14 Determination of oil volumes by methods other than measurement.
43:2.1.1.3.50.4.76.15	SECTION 3174.15	3174.15 Immediate assessments.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5	SUBPART 3175	Subpart 3175 - Measurement of Gas
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.1	SECTION 3175.10	3175.10 Definitions and acronyms.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.2	SECTION 3175.20	3175.20 General requirements.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.3	SECTION 3175.30	3175.30 Incorporation by reference.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.4	SECTION 3175.31	3175.31 Specific performance requirements.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.5	SECTION 3175.40	3175.40 Measurement equipment approved by standard or make and model.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.6	SECTION 3175.41	3175.41 Flange-tapped orifice plates.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.7	SECTION 3175.42	3175.42 Chart recorders.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.8	SECTION 3175.43	3175.43 Transducers.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.9	SECTION 3175.44	3175.44 Flow-computer software.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.10	SECTION 3175.45	3175.45 Gas chromatographs.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.11	SECTION 3175.46	3175.46 Isolating flow conditioners.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.12	SECTION 3175.47	3175.47 Differential primary devices other than flange-tapped orifice plates.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.13	SECTION 3175.48	3175.48 Linear measurement devices.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.14	SECTION 3175.49	3175.49 Accounting systems.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.15	SECTION 3175.60	3175.60 Timeframes for compliance.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.16	SECTION 3175.61	3175.61 Grandfathering.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.17	SECTION 3175.70	3175.70 Measurement location.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.18	SECTION 3175.80	3175.80 Flange-tapped orifice plates (primary devices).
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.19	SECTION 3175.90	3175.90 Mechanical recorder (secondary device).
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.20	SECTION 3175.91	3175.91 Installation and operation of mechanical recorders.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.21	SECTION 3175.92	3175.92 Verification and calibration of mechanical recorders.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.22	SECTION 3175.93	3175.93 Integration statements.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.23	SECTION 3175.94	3175.94 Volume determination.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.24	SECTION 3175.100	3175.100 Electronic gas measurement (secondary and tertiary device).
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.25	SECTION 3175.101	3175.101 Installation and operation of electronic gas measurement systems.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.26	SECTION 3175.102	3175.102 Verification and calibration of electronic gas measurement systems.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.27	SECTION 3175.103	3175.103 Flow rate, volume, and average value calculation.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.28	SECTION 3175.104	3175.104 Logs and records.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.29	SECTION 3175.110	3175.110 Gas sampling and analysis.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.30	SECTION 3175.111	3175.111 General sampling requirements.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.31	SECTION 3175.112	3175.112 Sampling probe and tubing.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.32	SECTION 3175.113	3175.113 Spot samples - general requirements.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.33	SECTION 3175.114	3175.114 Spot samples - allowable methods.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.34	SECTION 3175.115	3175.115 Spot samples - frequency.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.35	SECTION 3175.116	3175.116 Composite sampling methods.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.36	SECTION 3175.117	3175.117 On-line gas chromatographs.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.37	SECTION 3175.118	3175.118 Gas chromatograph requirements.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.38	SECTION 3175.119	3175.119 Components to analyze.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.39	SECTION 3175.120	3175.120 Gas analysis report requirements.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.40	SECTION 3175.121	3175.121 Effective date of a spot or composite gas sample.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.41	SECTION 3175.125	3175.125 Calculation of heating value and volume
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.42	SECTION 3175.126	3175.126 Reporting of heating value and volume.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.43	SECTION 3175.130	3175.130 Transducer testing protocol.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.44	SECTION 3175.131	3175.131 General requirements for transducer testing.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.45	SECTION 3175.132	3175.132 Testing of reference accuracy.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.46	SECTION 3175.133	3175.133 Testing of influence effects.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.47	SECTION 3175.134	3175.134 Transducer test reporting.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.48	SECTION 3175.135	3175.135 Uncertainty determination.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.49	SECTION 3175.140	3175.140 Flow-computer software testing.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.50	SECTION 3175.141	3175.141 General requirements for flow-computer software testing.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.51	SECTION 3175.142	3175.142 Required static tests.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.52	SECTION 3175.143	3175.143 Required dynamic tests.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.53	SECTION 3175.144	3175.144 Flow-computer software test reporting.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.54	SECTION 3175.150	3175.150 Immediate assessments.
43:2.1.1.3.50.5.76.55.2	APPENDIX Appendix A	Appendix A to Subpart 3175 of Part 3170 - Table of Atmospheric Pressures
43:2.1.1.3.50.6	SUBPART 3178	Subpart 3178 - Royalty-Free Use of Lease Production
43:2.1.1.3.50.6.76.1	SECTION 3178.1	3178.1 Purpose.
43:2.1.1.3.50.6.76.2	SECTION 3178.2	3178.2 Scope.
43:2.1.1.3.50.6.76.3	SECTION 3178.3	3178.3 Production on which royalty is not due.
43:2.1.1.3.50.6.76.4	SECTION 3178.4	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.
43:2.1.1.3.50.6.76.5	SECTION 3178.5	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.
43:2.1.1.3.50.6.76.6	SECTION 3178.6	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.
43:2.1.1.3.50.6.76.7	SECTION 3178.7	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.
43:2.1.1.3.50.6.76.8	SECTION 3178.8	3178.8 Measurement or estimation of volumes of oil or gas that are used royalty-free.
43:2.1.1.3.50.6.76.9	SECTION 3178.9	3178.9 Requesting approval of royalty-free treatment when approval is required.
43:2.1.1.3.50.6.76.10	SECTION 3178.10	3178.10 Facility and equipment ownership.
43:2.1.1.3.50.7	SUBPART 3179	Subpart 3179 - Waste Prevention and Resource Conservation
43:2.1.1.3.50.7.76	SUBJGRP 76	Authorized Flaring and Venting of Gas
43:2.1.1.3.50.7.76.1	SECTION 3179.1	3179.1 Purpose.
43:2.1.1.3.50.7.76.2	SECTION 3179.2	3179.2 Scope.
43:2.1.1.3.50.7.76.3	SECTION 3179.3	3179.3 Definitions and acronyms.
43:2.1.1.3.50.7.76.4	SECTION 3179.4	3179.4 Determining when the loss of oil or gas is avoidable or unavoidable.
43:2.1.1.3.50.7.76.5	SECTION 3179.5	3179.5 When lost production is subject to royalty.
43:2.1.1.3.50.7.76.6	SECTION 3179.6	3179.6 Venting limitations.
43:2.1.1.3.50.7.76.7	SECTION 3179.101	3179.101 Initial production testing.
43:2.1.1.3.50.7.76.8	SECTION 3179.102	3179.102 Subsequent well tests.
43:2.1.1.3.50.7.76.9	SECTION 3179.103	3179.103 Emergencies.
43:2.1.1.3.50.7.76.10	SECTION 3179.104	3179.104 Downhole well maintenance and liquids unloading.
43:2.1.1.3.50.7.77	SUBJGRP 77	Other Venting or Flaring
43:2.1.1.3.50.7.77.11	SECTION 3179.201	3179.201 Oil-well gas.
43:2.1.1.3.50.7.78	SUBJGRP 78	Measurement and Reporting Responsibilities
43:2.1.1.3.50.7.78.12	SECTION 3179.301	3179.301 Measuring and reporting volumes of gas vented and flared.
43:2.1.1.3.50.7.79	SUBJGRP 79	Additional Deference to Tribal Regulations
43:2.1.1.3.50.7.79.13	SECTION 3179.401	3179.401 Deference to tribal regulations.

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