43 C.F.R. § 3173.6

Current through May 31, 2024

Section 3173.6 - Water-draining operations

When water is drained from a production storage tank, the operator, purchaser, or transporter, as appropriate, must document the following information:

(a) Federal or Indian lease, unit PA, or CA number(s);

(b) The tank location by land description;

(c) The unique tank number and nominal capacity;

(d) Date of the opening gauge;

(e) Opening gauge (gauged manually or automatically), TOV, and free-water measurements, all to the nearest ¹/₂ inch;

(f) Unique identifying number of each seal removed;

(g) Closing gauge (gauged manually or automatically) and TOV measurement to the nearest ¹/₂ inch; and

(h) Unique identifying number of each seal installed.

43 C.F.R. §3173.6

81 FR 81421, 1/17/2017