Mich. Admin. Code R. 336.1644

Current through Vol. 24-21, December 1, 2024

Section R. 336.1644 - Emission of volatile organic compounds from fugitive emissions from the oil and natural gas industry located in the 2015 ozone nonattainment areas

Rule 644.

(1) A person shall not cause or allow the emission of any volatile organic compound from existing fugitive emissions in the oil and natural gas production and natural gas processing segments of the oil and natural gas industry, in excess of the limitations of this rule that are both:

(a) Located in the 2015 ozone nonattainment area.

(b) Either of the following:

(i) Well sites.

(ii) Gathering and boosting station located from the wellhead to the point of custody transfer to the natural gas transmission and storage segment or an oil pipeline.

(2) The provisions of this rule do not apply to well sites that meet any of the following:

(a) Produce on average, less than or equal to 15-barrel equivalents per day.

(b) Have gas to oil ratios of less than 300 standard cubic foot of gas per barrel of oil produced, except as described in subrule (4) of this rule.

(c) Only contain well heads.

(3) A person shall not cause or allow the emission of any volatile organic compound from fugitive emissions unless a leak detection and repair program is implemented, as described in subrule (4) of this rule.

(4) A leak detection and repair program must be developed and implemented for compliance with this rule and must contain the following components:

(a) For well sites the program must include the following:

(i) Semiannual monitoring using optical gas imaging (OGI) and repair of components that are found to be leaking.

(ii) Each fugitive emissions component repaired or replaced be resurveyed to ensure there is no leak after repair or replacement by the use of either 40 CFR, part 60 , appendix A, method 21, adopted by reference in R 336.1902, or OGI, no later than 30 days after finding fugitive emissions.

(b) For gathering and boosting stations in the production segment the program must include the following:

(i) Quarterly monitoring using OGI and repair of components that are found to be leaking.

(ii) Each fugitive emissions component repaired or replaced be resurveyed to ensure there is no leak after repair or replacement by the use of either 40 CFR, part 60 , appendix A, method 21, adopted by reference in R 336.1902, or OGI no later than 30 days after finding fugitive emissions.

(c) The department can allow 40 CFR, part 60 , appendix A, method 21, adopted by reference in R 336.1902, with a repair threshold of 500 ppm as an alternative compliance means to OGI.

(5) A person operating a compressor shall obtain current information and maintain records for all requirements in sufficient detail to determine compliance, which must be made available to the department, upon request. These records must include the following, as applicable:

(a) To demonstrate continuous compliance with the fugitive emission standards the following provisions must be met, as applicable:

(i) A monitoring survey of each collection of fugitive emissions components at a well site must be conducted at least semiannually, not less than 4 months apart, after the initial survey.

(ii) A monitoring survey of the collection of fugitive emissions components at a gathering and boosting station must be conducted at least quarterly, not less than 60 days apart, after the initial survey.

(iii) A written plan must be developed to include the identification and location of each fugitive emissions component designated as difficult-to-monitor, an explanation of why each are designated as difficult to monitor, and a schedule for monitoring at least once per calendar year for the following:

(A) Fugitive emission components designated as difficult-to-monitor, meaning monitoring cannot occur without elevating the monitoring personnel more than 2 meters above the surface.

(B) Fugitive emissions components designated as unsafe-to-monitor, meaning monitoring cannot be completed without exposing the monitoring personnel to immediate danger while conducting a monitoring.

(b) Records maintained of the fugitive emissions monitoring plan as required under subrule (4) of this rule.

Mich. Admin. Code R. 336.1644

2023 MR 8, Eff. 4/18/2023