Ariz. Admin. Code § 12-7-119

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Section R12-7-119 - Wellhead and Lease Equipment

A. The operator shall install and maintain valves, fittings, and wellhead connections that

1. Have a rated working pressure equivalent to at least 100% of the calculated or known surface pressure to which they may be subjected from the producing zone;

2. Allow well production, productivity, deliverability, and transient pressure tests;

3. Permit pressures to be obtained on both casing and tubing; and

4. Control the flow of the oil, gas, or geothermal resources on a flowing well.

B. The operator shall produce flowing oil wells into tanks equipped with high-low pressure and high-low level shut-in controls and shall install a safety valve that automatically closes on the wellhead in the event of surface production equipment malfunctions.

C. The operator shall equip artificial lift wells with wellhead safety sensors to shut off the source of power in the event of abnormally high or low flowline pressures.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R12-7-119

Former Rule 118; Former Section R12-7-119 renumbered and amended as Section R12-7-120, former Section R12-7-118 renumbered and amended as Section R12-7-119 effective September 29, 1982 (Supp. 82-5). Amended effective January 2, 1996 (Supp. 96-1).