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TITLE 43—Public Lands: Interior
Subtitle B—REGULATIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS (CONTINUED) CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SUBCHAPTER C—MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000) PART 3170—ONSHORE OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION
Subpart 3170—ONSHORE OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION: GENERAL
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| Definitions and acronyms. |
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| Prohibitions against by-pass and tampering. |
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| Required recordkeeping, records retention, and records submission. |
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Subparts 3171-3172 [Reserved]
Subpart 3173—REQUIREMENTS FOR SITE SECURITY AND PRODUCTION HANDLING
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| Definitions and acronyms. |
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| Storage and sales facilities—seals. |
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| Oil measurement system components—seals. |
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| Removing production from tanks for sale and transportation by truck. |
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| Water-draining operations. |
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| Hot oiling, clean-up, and completion operations. |
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| Report of theft or mishandling of production. |
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| Required recordkeeping for inventory and seal records. |
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| Form 3160-5, Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells. |
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| Applying for a facility measurement point. |
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| Requirements for approved facility measurement points. |
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| Conditions for commingling and allocation approval (surface and downhole). |
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| Applying for a commingling and allocation approval. |
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| Existing commingling and allocation approvals. |
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| Relationship of a commingling and allocation approval to royalty-free use of production. |
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| Modification of a commingling and allocation approval. |
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| Effective date of a commingling and allocation approval. |
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| Terminating a commingling and allocation approval. |
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| Combining production downhole in certain circumstances. |
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| Requirements for off-lease measurement. |
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| Applying for off-lease measurement. |
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| Effective date of an off-lease measurement approval. |
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| Existing approved off-lease measurement. |
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| Relationship of off-lease measurement approval to royalty-free use of production. |
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| Termination of off-lease measurement approval. |
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| Instances not constituting off-lease measurement, for which no approval is required. |
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| Immediate assessments for certain violations. |
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Subpart 3174—MEASUREMENT OF OIL
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| Definitions and acronyms. |
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| Incorporation by reference (IBR). |
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| Specific measurement performance requirements. |
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| Oil measurement by tank gauging—general requirements. |
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| Oil measurement by tank gauging—procedures. |
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| LACT system—general requirements. |
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| LACT system—components and operating requirements. |
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| Coriolis measurement systems (CMS)—general requirements and components. |
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| Coriolis meter for LACT and CMS measurement applications—operating requirements. |
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| Meter-proving requirements. |
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| Oil measurement by other methods. |
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| Determination of oil volumes by methods other than measurement. |
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Subpart 3175—MEASUREMENT OF GAS
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| Definitions and acronyms. |
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| Incorporation by reference. |
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| Specific performance requirements. |
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| Measurement equipment approved by standard or make and model. |
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| Flange-tapped orifice plates. |
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| Isolating flow conditioners. |
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| Differential primary devices other than flange-tapped orifice plates. |
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| Linear measurement devices. |
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| Timeframes for compliance. |
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| Flange-tapped orifice plates (primary devices). |
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| Mechanical recorder (secondary device). |
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| Installation and operation of mechanical recorders. |
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| Verification and calibration of mechanical recorders. |
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| Electronic gas measurement (secondary and tertiary device). |
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| Installation and operation of electronic gas measurement systems. |
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| Verification and calibration of electronic gas measurement systems. |
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| Flow rate, volume, and average value calculation. |
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| Gas sampling and analysis. |
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| General sampling requirements. |
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| Sampling probe and tubing. |
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| Spot samples—general requirements. |
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| Spot samples—allowable methods. |
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| Composite sampling methods. |
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| On-line gas chromatographs. |
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| Gas chromatograph requirements. |
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| Gas analysis report requirements. |
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| Effective date of a spot or composite gas sample. |
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| Calculation of heating value and volume |
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| Reporting of heating value and volume. |
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| Transducer testing protocol. |
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| General requirements for transducer testing. |
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| Testing of reference accuracy. |
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| Testing of influence effects. |
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| Transducer test reporting. |
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| Uncertainty determination. |
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| Flow-computer software testing. |
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| General requirements for flow-computer software testing. |
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| Flow-computer software test reporting. |
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Subpart 3178—ROYALTY-FREE USE OF LEASE PRODUCTION
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| Production on which royalty is not due. |
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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| Measurement or estimation of volumes of oil or gas that are used royalty-free. |
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| Requesting approval of royalty-free treatment when approval is required. |
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| Facility and equipment ownership. |
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Subpart 3179—WASTE PREVENTION AND RESOURCE CONSERVATION
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| Definitions and acronyms. |
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| Determining when the loss of oil or gas is avoidable or unavoidable. |
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| When lost production is subject to royalty. |
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Authorized Flaring and Venting of Gas
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| Initial production testing. |
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| Downhole well maintenance and liquids unloading. |
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Other Venting or Flaring
Measurement and Reporting Responsibilities
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| Measuring and reporting volumes of gas vented and flared. |
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Additional Deference to Tribal Regulations
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| Deference to tribal regulations. |
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