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Chapter 4 - ENVIRONMENTAL RULES, INCLUDING UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAM RULES FOR ENHANCED RECOVERY AND DISPOSAL PROJECTS
Section 4-3 - Accidents, Spills, and Fires

055-4 Wyo. Code R. § 4-3

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Current through April 27, 2019
Section 4-3 - Accidents, Spills, and Fires

(a) The Owner or Operator shall take all reasonable precautions to prevent accidents and fires, shall notify the Supervisor within twenty-four (24) hours of all accidents (other than personal injuries and deaths) or fires of major consequence, and shall submit a full report thereon within fifteen (15) days.

(b) Uncontained spills or unauthorized releases of produced fluids, drilling muds, produced water, hydrocarbons, or chemicals which enter, or threaten to enter, waters of the state must be verbally reported to the Commission no later than the next business day following discovery of the incident. The Owner or Operator shall file a written report within fifteen (15) working days.

(c) Regardless of the type of surface containing the fluids, contained spills of crude oil, condensate, produced water, or a combination thereof, which occur on a lease, unit, or communitized area, except on state lands, and do not physically enter waters of the state and are immediately contained, removed, and disposed of properly,

  • (i) Contained spills of less than one (1) barrel (42 gallons) are not required to be verbally reported. The Owner or Operator shall maintain a record of such spills, the volume and actions taken to contain, remove and properly dispose and have the records available for review by the Commission upon request.
  • (ii) Contained spills of greater than one (1) barrel (42 gallons) and less than ten (10) barrels (420 gallons) are not required to be verbally reported. The Owner or Operator shall file a written report within fifteen (15) working days of the spill.
  • (iii) Contained spills equal to or greater than ten (10) barrels (420 gallons) shall be verbally reported to the Commission no later than the next business day following discovery of the incident. The Owner or Operator shall file a written report within fifteen (15) working days of the spill.
  • (iv) An example of the information normally required by the Commission for reporting spills is included in the Incident Report (Form 21; Appendix E). The Commission accepts copies of reports prepared to satisfy the requirements of the Department of Environmental Quality or the Bureau of Land Management.

055-4 Wyo. Code R. § 4-3

Amended, Eff. 6/3/2015.