N.M. Admin. Code § 19.15.16.12

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 23, December 10, 2024

Section 19.15.16.12 - BLOWOUT PREVENTION

(See Subsection B of 19.15.10 NMAC also)

A. The operator shall install and maintain blowout preventers in good working order on drilling rigs operating in areas of known high pressures at or above the projected depth of the well and in areas where pressures that will be encountered are unknown, and on workover rigs working on wells in which high pressures are known to exist.

B. The operator shall install and maintain blowout preventers in good working order on drilling rigs and workover rigs operating within the corporate limits of a city, town or village, or within 1320 feet of habitation, a school or a church, wherever located.

C. An operator, when filing form C-101 or form C-103 for an operation requiring blowout prevention equipment in accordance with Subsections A and B of 19.15.16.12 NMAC, shall submit a proposed blowout prevention program for the well. The district supervisor may modify the program as submitted if, in the district supervisor's judgment, modification is necessary.

N.M. Admin. Code § 19.15.16.12

19.15.16.12 NMAC - Rp, 19.15.3.109 NMAC, 12/1/08