N.D. Admin. Code 43-02-02-20

Current through Supplement No. 394, October, 2024

Section 43-02-02-20 - Safety regulation

Any rubbish or debris that might constitute a fire hazard shall be removed to a distance of at least one hundred fifty feet [45.72 meters] from the vicinity of wells and tanks. All waste shall be burned or disposed of in such manner as to avoid creating a fire hazard. All vegetation must be removed to a safe distance from any production equipment to eliminate a fire hazard.

The director may require remote operated or automatic shutdown equipment be installed on, or shut in for no more than forty days, any well that is likely to cause a serious threat of pollution or injury to the public health or safety.

No well shall be drilled or production or injection equipment installed less than five hundred feet [152.4 meters] from an occupied dwelling unless agreed to in writing by the owner of the dwelling or authorized by order of the commission.

1. No well (or subsurface mine) site may be placed within four hundred feet [121.92 meters] of the centerline of any state highway, unless otherwise approved by the director of the department of transportation, or the director's designee.

2. If direct access from a state highway to a well (or subsurface mine) site is desired, the mineral resource permit applicant must obtain a driveway perm it from the department of transportation district office as required by department of transportation policies in force at the time of the request.

Subsurface pressure must be controlled during all drilling, completion, and well-servicing operations with appropriate fluid weight and pressure control equipment.

N.D. Admin Code 43-02-02-20

Amended effective July 1, 2013.

General Authority: NDCC 38-12-02

Law Implemented: NDCC 38-12-02