Kan. Admin. Regs. § 82-3-1217 - Safety inspection
(a) Each
operator shall perform a safety inspection of the storage facility at least
once every 12 months. One extension of one month for the performance of the
safety inspection may be granted by the director, upon written request. Each
operator shall ensure that all of the following conditions are met in the
safety inspection:
(1) Each automatic shut-in
safety valve at the surface is in normal operating condition and each alarm is
operating.
(2) Each wellhead and
any equipment attached to the wellhead is connected and functioning.
(3) Each valve, annulus, and blowdown opens
and closes with reasonable ease, including the storage wellhead manual
valve.
(4) Each communication link
between any control room and remote control center is connected and
functioning.
(5) The SCADA system
is connected and functioning.
(6)
The wellhead pressure monitoring associated with the plugging-monitoring status
plan is in working order.
(7) Each
corrosion control system is functioning.
(8) Each sign is properly posted, updated,
and maintained.
(9) The safety
fences or barriers, security equipment, and lighting are properly installed and
maintained.
(b) Each
operator shall notify the conservation division of the inspection at least 30
days before the inspection. Each operator shall schedule the inspection to
facilitate the presence of an agent of the conservation division.
(c) Each operator shall submit to the
conservation division a written report that includes the inspection procedures
and results. The report shall be submitted within 30 days after the safety
inspection.
(d) Each operator shall
maintain the following at the storage facility and at the operator's main
office in Kansas, for inspection by the conservation division:
(1) The maps specified in K.A.R.
82-3-1203(d);
(2) the local
geological evaluation specified in K.A.R. 82-3-1208(h); and
(3) the layout of the storage facility
specified in K.A.R. 82-3-1208(i).
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