La. Admin. Code tit. 43 § XIX-1105

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XIX-1105 - Waivers

A. Onshore Wells. Where the use of storm chokes would unduly interfere with normal operation of a well, the Commissioner of Conservation may, upon submission of pertinent data, in writing, waive the requirements of this order.

B. Offshore Wells

1. The district manager, upon submission of pertinent data, in writing explaining the efforts made to overcome the particular difficulties encountered, may waive the use of a subsurface safety valve under the following circumstances, and may, in his discretion, require in lieu thereof a surface safety valve:

a. where sand is produced to such an extent or in such a manner as to tend to plug the tubing or make inoperative the subsurface safety valve;

b. when the flowing pressure of the well is in excess of 100 psi but is inadequate to activate the subsurface safety valve;

c. where flow rate fluctuations or water production difficulties are so severe that the subsurface safety valve would prevent the well from producing at its allowable rate;

d. where mechanical well conditions do not permit the installation of a subsurface safety valve;

e. in such other cases as the district manager may deem necessary to grant an exception.

2. Under the following circumstances no formal approval is necessary. However, each company will maintain records indicating the date a subsurface safety valve is removed, the reason for its removal, and the date it is reinstalled:

a. when the flowing pressure of the well is 100 psi or less;

b. when it is necessary to perform routine maintenance and service work; to clean up completions and recompletions in wells where a subsurface safety valve would otherwise be in service.

La. Admin. Code tit. 43, § XIX-1105

Adopted by the Department of Conservation, March 1, 1961, amended March 15, 1961, amended and promulgated by Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 20:1128 (October 1994).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with Act 157 of the Legislature of 1940.