(a) Measurement of all gas at an FMP must comply with the standards prescribed in §§ 3175.10 through 3175.126; § 3175.140, if applicable; and § 3175.150, except as otherwise approved under § 3170.40 of this part. PA has the meaning set forth in § 3170.10 of this part. 3174.42 Measurement equipment approved by regulation. The BLM seeks comment on its assumption that not grandfathering this equipment would not result in significant costs to industry. Proposed § 3174.104(a) clarifies the non-resettable totalizer requirement of existing § 3174.8(b)(4). API MPMS Chapter 12.1.1—Calculation of Static Petroleum Quantities—Upright Cylindrical Tanks and Marine Vessels; Fourth Edition, February 2019 (API 12.1.1). Therefore, the BLM concludes that this threshold would reduce burden to industry, as compared to the 0.5 mole percent threshold in the existing rule, while still providing the public and Indian tribes and allottees with a fair return. (2) For all high- and very-high volume FMPs installed after [EFFECTIVE DATE OF FINAL RULE], the operator must perform a detailed inspection under paragraph (l) of this section before operation of the meter. The production rate required to achieve an 18-month payout of this investment assuming a $60 per bbl oil price, including taxes, royalty payments, and fixed and variable operating costs would be approximately 100 bbl per month. Since publication of the existing subpart 3174 regulations, industry has expressed concerns about the requirement of “normal” operating conditions for proving and has asked the BLM to consider a meter's linear range as a replacement for a “normal” operating condition requirement during proving operations. Terminating a commingling and allocation approval. 3175.90 through 3175.94 Mechanical recorders. (g) The average temperature for the measurement ticket must be calculated for the measurement period covered under the measurement ticket and must be the temperature used to calculate the CTL correction factor using API 11.1 (incorporated by reference, see § 3174.30). Therefore, the BLM has determined that the rule would not cause a taking of private property or require further discussion of takings implications under Executive Order 12630. The gauging tape must be made of steel or corrosion-resistant material with graduation clearly legible, and must not be kinked or spliced; (3) The operator must either obtain two consecutive identical gauging measurements for any tank regardless of size, or: (i) For tanks of 1,000 bbl or less in nominal capacity, obtain three consecutive measurements that are within 1/4 inch of each other and average these three measurements to the nearest 1/4 inch; or. Of these amounts, 88 percent of the cost savings in first 3 years would accrue to the industry, and 96 percent of the costs savings in year four and beyond would accrue to the industry. This proposed rule would relocate the definitions for “Configuration log” and “Event log” in current § 3174.1 to the definitions section for subpart 3170 (§ 3170.10), which defines terms that are used in more than one of the part 3170 subparts. The composition of the live gas stream is constantly changing, which can make it difficult to obtain three consecutive samples that are within the tolerances required under existing § 3175.113(d)(5). There are no substantive changes to this standard; we are proposing to add approval for the new reaffirmation date of this standard. Therefore, the BLM concludes that an equivalent threshold between low- and very-low-volume meters for GSAMPs would be 23.7 times greater than 35 Mcf/day, which is 830 Mcf/day. (a) Under 43 CFR 3162.7-2, when production cannot be measured due to spillage or leakage, the amount of production must be determined by using any method the AO approves or prescribes. The log must be in compliance with § 3170.50(g) of this part and include the following information: The date of verification; the as-found manual gauge readings; the as-found ATG readings; and whether the ATG was field calibrated. Communitized area means the area committed to a BLM approved communitization agreement. If the applicant is able to demonstrate no risk to Federal or Indian trust mineral measurement, then the BLM could agree to a commingling and allocation approval. (9) API MPMS Chapter 4.5, Master-Meter Provers; Fourth Edition, June 2016 (“API 4.5”), IBR approved for § 3174.151(a). (iii) “Oil measurement by LACT or CMS,” specify the name of operator/purchaser/transporter, as appropriate, and unique meter identification; (3) Where production from more than one well will flow to the requested FMP, list the US well numbers associated with the FMP; and. 3170.7 Required recordkeeping, records retention, and records submission. Included in the burden estimates are the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing each component of the proposed information collection. (d) The operator must retain documentation of the verifications for the period required under § 3170.50 of this part, and make it available to the BLM upon request. The water bath temperature must be within 20 °F of the normal flowing temperature of the oil. This creates a situation where the product being gauged is evaporating faster than the gauge tape can be read and the product indicating paste is ineffective in facilitating the reading of the gauge tape. The pressure of the gas coming into the GC can influence the rate at which it flows through the columns and the detector. Displacement prover means a prover consisting of a pipe or pipes with known capacities, a displacement device, and detector switches, which sense when the displacement device has reached the beginning and ending points of the calibrated section of pipe. A request for approval of an FMP (see § 3173.12) may be filed concurrently with the request for off-lease measurement. The www.blm.gov website would list approved systems allowed on any location. 3174.156 Verification of the pressure transducer (if applicable). Non-flowing status does not apply to meters at FMPs that flow intermittently on a daily or weekly basis. (a) The operator must submit a Form 3160-5, Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells (Sundry Notice) for the following: (1) Site facility diagrams (see § 3173.50); (2) Request for an FMP number (see § 3173.60); (3) Request for FMP amendments (see § 3173.61(b)); (4) Requests for approval of off-lease measurement (see § 3173.91); (5) Request to amend an approval of off-lease measurement (see § 3173.91(k)); (6) Requests for approval of CAAs (see § 3173.71); and. (d) Meters used for allocation under a commingling and allocation approval under § 3173.70 are not required to meet the requirements of this subpart. 351 et seq. These FMPs under the existing regulation require the installation of an on-line GC or composite sampling system. This standard is proposed for incorporation for its standards covering the use of portable electronic thermometers for temperature determination in tank gauging operations. Industry has questioned the timing of this requirement and has requested that the BLM give operators more time before requiring them to conduct the initial proving. Verification after installation or following repair *, Routine verification and verification frequency, in months *. This information is not part of the official Federal Register document. Under proposed § 3175.125(b)(1), the existing requirement for calculating and reporting an average heating value would only apply if a lease, unit PA, or CA has more than one FMP that doesn't yet have an FMP number. ; the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands, 30 U.S.C. Proposed § 3174.120, Electronic liquid measurement system, ELM (secondary and tertiary device). Proposed § 3174.60, Timeframes for compliance. Documentation of Tank Calibration Table Strapping (Annual) (Proposed § 3174.82); Notification of LACT System Failure (Annual) (Proposed § 3174.90); and. Under existing § 3174.11(d)(4), the operator must prove the FMP meter when any event in which modification of mounting conditions occurs at the FMP meter. This proposed rule also meets the criteria of section 3(b)(2), which requires agencies to write all regulations in clear language with clear legal standards. (2) For redundancy verification checks, this documentation must include; (ii) The month and year for which the redundancy check applies; (iii) The makes, models, upper range limits, and upper calibrated limits of the primary set of transducers; (iv) The makes, models, upper range limits, and upper calibrated limits of the check set of transducers; (v) The information required in API 21.1, Annex I (incorporated by reference, see § 3175.30); (vii) The tolerance for differential pressure, static pressure, and temperature as calculated under paragraph (d)(2) of this section; and. 82 FR 28429 (June 22, 2017). API RP 2556, Correction Gauge Tables for Incrustation; Second Edition, August 1993; Reaffirmed November 2013 (“API RP 2556”). Existing subpart 3174 does not reference meter-proving Start Printed Page 56003connections or leak-detection systems and instead incorporates the API 6.1 standard, which is not sufficiently specific. Instead, the proposed rule would change the last sentence to say that an FMP cannot be located at the tailgate of a gas-processing plant located off the lease, unit, or CA. (4) The as-found value for temperature must be taken using a certified test thermometer placed in a test thermometer well if there is flow through the meter and the meter tube is equipped with a test thermometer well. The BLM included § 3175.102(c)(3) in the final (existing) rule as an attempt to verify and enforce the manufacturer's specifications for stability or drift, in lieu of requiring a test for stability or drift. If the Secretary or their designee has notified the record holder within those 6 years that an audit or investigation involving such records has been initiated, then: (1) If a judicial proceeding or demand is commenced within 7 years after the records are generated, the record holder must retain all records regarding production from the lease, unit PA, or CA until the final nonappealable decision in such judicial proceeding is made, or with respect to that demand is rendered, unless the Secretary or their designee authorizes in writing a release of the requirement to maintain such records before a final nonappealable decision is made or rendered. First, shortly after its inception, the PMT realized that the workload of reviewing data from all existing makes, models, and sizes of equipment requiring approval under existing subpart 3174 would be enormous and could take years to complete. The existing definition of “Normal flowing point” does not define the normal flow point as an average over time and is not adequate for either the agency or the public to determine these values, resulting in inconsistent use and enforcement. During this 90-day period an operator would not have to take spot samples. The Public Inspection page To obtain approval, the applicant must submit an application to the PMT. The draft EA has been placed in the file for the BLM's Administrative Record for the rule at the address specified in the ADDRESSES section. 13783. Onshore Oil and Gas Operations and Production (1004-0137, expiration October 31, 2021); Oil and Gas Facility Site Security (1004-0207, expiration May 31, 2023); Measurement of Oil (1004-0209, expiration April 30, 2023); and. The existing § 3174.13(a) language about prior BLM approval has been modified and retained in proposed § 3174.170. (a) As part of each required meter proving and upon replacement, the pressure transducer must be compared with a test pressure device (dead weight or pressure gauge) traceable to NIST and having a stated maximum uncertainty of no more than one-half of the accuracy required from the transducer being verified. Hot oiling, clean-up, and completion operations. This change reduces the overall number of responses for this requirement. 25 U.S.C. Industry argued that heating value uncertainty is a function of the quality of sampling and analysis and is not the same as the variability in heating value from sample to sample. Under existing § 3173.14(a)(3), only leases, unit PAs, or CAs producing in paying quantities or, in the case of Federal leases, capable of producing in paying quantities, may be included in a proposed CAA. The lower the pressure at the FMP, the more significant the error becomes. They determine the number of the security guards that you might need for the site by checking the number of rigs and the area of the site. The definition of GSAMP clarifies that if the meter measures both gas from a GSA and native gas, it is an FMP. This change is needed to reflect that this proposed rule would consolidate a number of existing sections into new sections, and add one new section and a new Appendix. Proposed § 3175.119(b) would require a C9+ analysis when the C6+ analysis exceeds 1 mole percent. GPA means the Gas Processors Association. This removes the ambiguity with respect to the acceptable timeframes for compliance for this subpart. Senior fitting means a type of orifice plate holder that allows the orifice plate to be removed, inspected, and replaced Start Printed Page 56059without isolating and depressurizing the meter tube. The electronic temperature averaging device may be a stand-alone device or a function of a flow computer and must be installed, operated, and maintained as follows: (a) The specific makes and models of stand-alone electronic temperature averaging devices that are identified and described at www.blm.gov are approved for use. Temporary measurement typically applies to a gas meter that is part of a measurement skid used to measure the oil and gas from a newly drilled well before the permanent measurement facility is installed. Proposed § 3174.90(a) and (b) would use the same language as the existing § 3174.7(a) and (b) for LACT construction, operation, and proving references, only updating regulatory citations to match proposed numbering changes for this subpart. Both § 3170.6 and § 3170.40 provide instructions on how an operator could electronically submit a request for a variance or, if electronic filing is not possible or practical, submit the request to a BLM field office. However, the BLM notes that industry representatives have recommended that the BLM set a Federal-interest threshold for application of its site-security, oil-measurement, and gas-measurement regulations to units and Communitization Agreements (CAs) (created for the cooperative development of multiple leases in a State regulatory agency's assigned drilling spacing (43 CFR 3217.11)) that produce a mix of Federal and non-Federal oil and gas. GPA Midstream Standard 2198-16, Selection, Preparation, Validation, Care and Storage of Natural Gas and Natural Gas Liquids Reference Standard Blends; Revised 2016 (“GPA 2198-16”). (e) If a CAA is terminated, each lease, unit PA, or CA that was included in the CAA may require a new FMP number(s) or a new CAA. It would further clarify that such valves would be subject to the proposed rule's sealing requirements at proposed § 3170.20. The BLM acknowledges these concerns and is proposing to require volume, flow time, and integral value or average extension to be reported to 5 significant digits and the average differential pressure, static pressure, and temperature to be reported to 3 significant digits. (20) API MPMS Chapter 9.1, Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density, or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Method; Third Edition, December 2012; Reaffirmed, May 2017 (“API 9.1”), IBR approved for § 3174.87. A pressure-averaging device may be a function of a flow computer: (1) The electronic pressure averaging device must include a display of instantaneous pressure and the average pressure calculated since the measurement ticket was opened. Proposed § 3175.113(a)(1) would modify the wording of existing § 3175.113(a) to clarify that the FMP must be flowing when a gas sample is taken. The existing regulation requires that sample cylinders be sized to ensure that the capacity is not exceeded within the normal collection frequency; however, it does not impose any additional requirements such as those for cylinders used in spot sampling. In some cases where some native gas is produced, the gas-storage agreement specifies that the royalty on a set amount of native gas is prepaid. (b) A LACT system must be proven as prescribed in § 3174.150. FOGRMA also states that an operator shall develop and comply with a site security plan that conforms “with such minimum standards as the Secretary may prescribe by rule, taking into account the variety of circumstances at lease sites.” 30 U.S.C. CPL means correction for the effect of pressure on a liquid. To ensure compliance with the District Court's injunction, the BLM reviewed the RPC's recommendations and has confirmed that this proposed rule does not use or rely on RPC recommendations. (n)(1) Meter-tube lengths and the location of 19-tube-bundle flow straighteners, if applicable, must comply with API 14.3.2, Subsection 6.3 (incorporated by reference, see § 3175.30). For example, if the normal operating point for differential pressure is 17 percent of the upper calibrated limit, the normal point verification pressure must be between 12 percent and 22 percent of the upper calibrated limit. BLM approval will be based upon a showing that the equipment meets or exceeds the performance requirements of § 3175.31. Measurement and reporting requirements for flared gas are contained in 43 CFR 3179.301. As a gas sample is run through a GC, the GC first sorts the molecules in the gas, typically by molecular weight, using a series of filters and devices known as columns. The operator(s) would provide a methodology acceptable to the BLM for allocation among the leases or agreements, from which production is to be commingled, with a signed agreement if there are more than one party. The proposed rule would clarify the requirement for averaging the heating value between two royalty measurement points. This option in not available for gauge-pressure transducers. psia means pounds per square inch—absolute. 396; the Indian Mineral Development Act, 25 U.S.C. Retention of the QTR would be required on a daily (24 hour) basis, except in circumstances where batch delivery duration is less than 24 hours. The BLM's requirements for verifying temperature-transducer output are currently located in existing § 3174.11(f). 3175.40, 3175.43, 3175.44, 3175.46 through 3175.49. Similarly, under proposed § 3174.105(b), a temperature transducer must have received BLM approval. 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