6 Colo. Code Regs. § 1007-1-16.4
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, June 10, 2024
Section 6 CCR 1007-1-16.4 - Agreement with well owner or operator16.4.1 A licensee may perform well logging with a sealed source only after the licensee has a written agreement with the employing well owner or operator. This written agreement must identify who will meet the following requirements: 16.4.1.1 In the event a sealed source is lodged downhole, a reasonable effort will be made to recover it.16.4.1.2 A person may not attempt to recover a sealed source in a manner which, in the licensee's opinion, could result in its rupture.16.4.1.3 The radiation monitoring required in 16.22.7 will be performed.16.4.1.4 If the environment, any equipment, or personnel are contaminated with radioactive material, they must be decontaminated before release from the site or release for unrestricted use; and16.4.1.5 If the sealed source is classified as irretrievable after reasonable efforts at recovery have been expended, the requirements of 16.25.4.2(1), 16.25.4.2(2), 16.25.4.2(3) and 16.25.6 must be implemented within 30 days.16.4.2 The licensee shall retain a copy of the written agreement for 3 years after the completion of the well logging operation.16.4.3 A licensee may apply, pursuant to Part 1, Section 1.5.1, for Department approval, on a case-by-case basis, of proposed procedures to abandon an irretrievable well logging source in a manner not otherwise authorized in 16.4.1.5.16.4.4 A written agreement between the licensee and the well owner or operator is not required if the licensee and the well owner or operator is part of the same corporate structure or otherwise similarly affiliated. However, the licensee shall still otherwise meet the requirements in 16.4.1.1 through 16.4.1.5.Colorado Register, Vol 37, No. 14. July 25, 2014, effective 8/14/201438 CR 02, January 25, 2015, effective 2/14/201538 CR 05, March 10, 2015, effective 3/30/201538 CR 12, June 25, 2015, effective 7/15/201538 CR 14, July 25, 2015, effective 8/14/201539 CR 02, January 25, 2016, effective 2/14/201639 CR 16, August 25, 2016, effective 9/14/201639 CR 22, November 25, 2016, effective 12/15/201640 CR 11, June 10, 2017, effective 6/30/201740 CR 20, October 25, 2017, effective 11/14/201742 CR 24, December 25, 2019, effective 1/14/202043 CR 14, July 25, 2020, effective 8/14/202043 CR 18, September 25, 2020, effective 10/15/202044 CR 11, June 10, 2021, effective 7/15/202144 CR 14, July 25, 2021, effective 8/14/202145 CR 22, November 25, 2022, effective 12/15/2022