- (a) Surface production equipment must be installed to control, separate, clean, gather, and carry to the point of custody transfer or other disposition in a safe manner all produced oil, gas, and water. All equipment must be installed, operated, and maintained in accordance with good oil field engineering practices.
- (b) All equipment must be designed and protected to ensure reliable operation under the range of weather conditions expected for the specific location.
- (c) Wellhead equipment must include appropriate gauges and valves installed on the tubing, casing-tubing annulus and casing-casing annuli to show surface pressures and to control the well flow for the range of conditions expected. Other alternatives will, in the commission's discretion, be approved for subsea completions.
- (d) All producing wells capable of unassisted flow must be completed with downhole production equipment consisting of suitable tubing and a packer that effectively isolate the tubing-casing annulus from fluids being produced, unless the commission specifically approves production through the annulus to increase flow rate without jeopardizing ultimate recovery from the well.
(Eff. 4/13/80, Register 74; am 4/2/86, Register 97; am 11/7/99, Register 152)
Authority: AS 31.05.030, AS 31.05.095