Section 8-6 - Acidizing, Fracturing and Hot Oil Operations (a) Specific requirements - (i) A check valve shall be placed in the discharge line as near the well bore as possible.
- (ii) All blending equipment used in fracturing operations with flammable and/or combustible fluids shall be grounded to a conductive rod driven Into the ground and all sand hauling equipment unloading sand into blender hopper shall be "electrically bonded" to the blender.
- (iii) All supercharged suction hoses shall be covered with hose covers to deflect fluids when pumping flammable an /or combustible fluids.
- (iv) A pretreatment pressure test on pump discharge lines shall be made at 1,000 psi over the maximum expected treating pressure specified by the customer for his well equipment.
- (v) All valves in discharge lines shall be checked to see that they are open before orders are given to pump.
- (vi) During operations each employee designated to handle the pumping shall remain constantly at his designated position while the pump is in operation, unless relieved by an authorized employee as directed by the services supervisor on that job.
- (vii) All acidizing, fracturing, and hot oil trucks and tanks shall be at least seventy-five (75) from the well bore.
- (A) All special servicing equipment that could produce a source of ignition shall not be permitted within seventy-five (75) of any tank containing a flammable and/or combustible material.
- (viii) Unauthorized persons shall remain at least seventy-five (75) from all pumping operations and pressure testing operations.
- (ix) All flammable and/or combustible fluid spilled on location shall be covered with dirt before pumping operations start.
- (x) The fire truck, when on location, shall be spotted upwind of the operation when possible.
- (xi) Treating pressure shall not exceed equipment maximum safe working pressure.
- (xii) If pumping a flammable and/or combustible fluid, all electrical or internal combustion equipment, and all fires, within seventy-five (75) of the well bore, not used for performance of the job, shall be shut down or off during treatment.
- (xiii) Flammable and/or combustible fluids shall not be bled back into open measuring tanks on equipment designed for pumping.
- (xiv) All spilled oil or acid shall be covered or properly disposed of after breakout with adequate precautions taken for personnel to prevent contact with such material.