312 IAC 29-22-4 - Spill prevention, containment, and response plan for sites with storage capacity exceeding 5,000 barrels
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 4.
(a) The
requirements of this section apply to every well stimulation treatment where
the total storage capacity of well stimulation fluids on any well location
exceeds five thousand (5,000) barrels. The total storage capacity is the
combined volume of any of the following that are on a well location and used to
store fresh water or well stimulation fluids or frac flow-back fluids:
(1) Portable frac tanks and other steel
tanks.
(2) Excavated
impoundments.
(3) Totes, mixing
tanks, tanker trucks, or other storage vessels with a capacity of two hundred
fifty (250) gallons or greater.
(b) Each well stimulation operation requiring
the storage of treatment fluid greater than five thousand (5,000) barrels as
determined under subsection (a) shall have a spill prevention, containment, and
response plan prepared according to the requirements of this section. The plan
shall be:
(1) prepared and signed by an
authorized representative of the well owner or operator experienced with
conducting well stimulation operations and with sufficient authority to commit
the necessary resources required to implement the plan in the event of a spill
or other emergency;
(2) available
on the site during well stimulation; and
(3) available for inspection or copying by
the division upon request for a period of twelve (12) months after the
completion of well stimulation on the well for which the plan was
prepared.
(c) Prior to
initiating well stimulation operations, all employees, agents, contractors of
the owner or operator, or other persons involved with conducting the well
stimulation shall receive awareness training regarding the contents of the plan
and instructions for implementing spill prevention, containment, and response
actions according to the procedures contained in the plan.
(d) The spill prevention, containment, and
response plan required under this section shall include, at a minimum, the
following information:
(1) Operator name, well
location identification, and date.
(2) Name and telephone number of the contact
person responsible for the well operations.
(3) An identification of the distance and
direction to the closest sources of surface water.
(4) A list of each tank, impoundment, tote,
mixing tank, tanker truck, or other storage vessel with a capacity of two
hundred fifty (250) gallons or greater, including the storage capacity, to be
used for storage or mixing of:
(A) well
stimulation chemicals or products, including fresh water;
(B) produced fluids including frac flow-back
fluids; or
(C) other potentially
hazardous liquids.
(5)
The location of material safety data sheets for each material or product in use
on the well location.
(6) The
identification of facility personnel who will implement a spill response action
if needed.
(7) The telephone
numbers of the following:
(A) The facility
emergency response personnel or outside contractor.
(B) The local fire department.
(C) The oil and gas inspector.
(D) The department of environmental
management emergency spill response number.
(8) A plan for the inspection of each vessel
identified in the plan and associated piping to ensure they are configured and
maintained to be free from leaks for the duration of their use on the well
location.
(9) An identification of
any containment structures that are to be constructed or installed to prevent a
discharge from leaving the well location.
(10) A description of the procedures that
will be taken to provide an immediate response to a discharge or
spill.
(11) The identification of
facility personnel or outside contractor who are capable of cleaning up the
discharge or spill.
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