Section 250.723 - What additional safety measures must I take when I conduct operations on a platform that has producing wells or has other hydrocarbon flow?You must take the following safety measures when you conduct operations with a rig unit on or jacked-up over a platform with producing wells or that has other hydrocarbon flow:
(a) The movement of rig units and related equipment on and off a platform or from well to well on the same platform, including rigging up and rigging down, must be conducted in a safe manner;(b) You must install an emergency shutdown station for the production system near the rig operator's console;(c) You must shut-in all producible wells located in the affected wellbay below the surface and at the wellhead when:(1) You move a rig unit or related equipment on and off a platform. This includes rigging up and rigging down activities within 500 feet of the affected platform;(2) You move or skid a rig unit between wells on a platform; or(3) A MODU moves within 500 feet of a platform. You may resume production once the MODU is in place, secured, and ready to begin operations.(d) All wells in the same well-bay which are capable of producing hydrocarbons must be shut-in below the surface with a pump-through-type tubing plug and at the surface with a closed master valve prior to moving rig units and related equipment, unless otherwise approved by the District Manager.(1) A closed surface-controlled subsurface safety valve of the pump-through-type may be used in lieu of the pump-through-type tubing plug provided that the surface control has been locked out of operation.(2) The well to which a rig unit or related equipment is to be moved must be equipped with a back-pressure valve prior to removing the tree and installing and testing the BOP system.(3) The well from which a rig unit or related equipment is to be moved must be equipped with a back pressure valve prior to removing the BOP system and installing the production tree.(e) Coiled tubing units, snubbing units, or wireline units may be moved onto and off of a platform without shutting in wells. 81 FR 26022 , Apr. 29, 2016, as amended at 84 FR 21977 , May 15, 2019 81 FR 26022 , 7/28/2016; 84 FR 21977 , 7/15/2019