17.8.1712    OIL OR GAS WELL FACILITIES INSPECTION AND REPAIR REQUIREMENTS

(1) The owner or operator of an oil or gas well facility shall inspect all VOC piping components for leaks each calendar month. Leak detection methods may incorporate the use of sight, sound, or smell.

(2) The owner or operator shall make the first attempt to repair any leaking VOC equipment within five days after the leak is detected.

(3) The owner or operator shall repair any leaking VOC equipment as soon as practicable, but no later than 15 days after the leak is initially detected, unless the repair is technically infeasible without a facility shutdown. Such equipment shall be repaired before the end of the first facility shutdown after the leak is initially detected.

History: 75-2-111, 75-2-234, MCA; IMP, 75-2-234, MCA; NEW, 2006 MAR p. 893, Eff. 4/7/06.