| (1) |
A holder must install blowout prevention equipment that meets the current API Std 53 for blowout equipment after setting the casing to shut-off a wellhead which must be supported and secured to prevent stresses on all connections. |
| (2) |
A holder may be exempted from installing blowout prevention equipment as contemplated in subregulation (1) only if the holder— |
| (a) |
obtains written approval from the designated agency; |
| (b) |
shows that the conditions under which it is operating do not require the installation of blowout preventer equipment as contemplated in subregulation (1);and |
| (c) |
provides reliably operating well control equipment it intends to install in order to control kicks, prevent blowouts and to safely carry out all well operations. |
| (3) |
Blowout prevention equipment installed at a well that maybe subject to hydraulic fracturing must include a remote blowout prevention actuator— |
| (a) |
that is powered by a source other than rig hydraulics; |
| (b) |
that is located at least 20 meters from the well head; and |
| (c) |
that has an appropriate rated pressure equal to or greater than the induced hydraulic fracture pressure. |
| (4) |
Lines, valves and fittings between the blowout preventer and the remote actuator must be flame resistant and must have a working pressure rating higher than the maximum anticipated well heads surface pressure. |
| (5) |
Blowout prevention equipment must be in good working condition at all times. |
| (6) |
When blowout prevention equipment is installed, tested, or in use, a competent person must be present at the well site and that person must have a current well control certification from an accredited training programme that is acceptable to the designated agency. |
| (7) |
The certification referred to in subregulation (6) must be available at the well site and be provided to the designated agency upon request. |
[Regulation 105 inserted by section 2 of Notice No. R. 466 dated 3 June 2015]
Public Service Commission Act, 1997
