15A N.C. Admin. Code 5H.1602

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Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 11, December 2, 2024

Section 05H .1602 - PRODUCTION FACILITY SAFETY SETBACK DISTANCES

(a) The closest edge of a pit, tank, or tank battery shall be a minimum of 75 feet from the center of any wellhead.

(b) A tank edge shall be a minimum of five feet from another edge.

(c) A mechanical separator or compressor shall be located the minimum distance from any of the following:

(1) the center of a wellhead: 50 feet; and

(2) the closest edge of a tank: 75 feet.

(d) All production facilities, excluding gathering lines, whose contents may be heated shall be located a minimum distance of 75 feet from edge of a tank or the center of a wellhead.

15A N.C. Admin. Code 05H .1602

Authority G.S. 113-391(a)(5)d;
Eff. March 17, 2015;
Amended Eff. September 1, 2022.

Authority G.S. 113-391(a)(5)d;
Eff. 3/17/2015.