1. (a) Wellhead production meters.

   1. (1) For protection of correlative rights of all parties, the operator of a natural gas well shall meter or cause to be metered all natural gas produced from a well, utilizing a standard industry meter approved by the American Gas Association and capable of recording accurately the volume of natural gas produced at each well, unless another methodology, approved by the Director of Production and Conservation, is utilized to provide for proper production allocation back to the individual well from a central point production meter or central point sales meter, whichever meter occurs first.

   2. (2)

      1. (A) All required meters shall be calibrated at least once per calendar year.
      2. (B) The records of such calibration shall be maintained or made available by the operator of the well and shall be available for inspection by the Oil and Gas Commission.
      3. (C) Such records shall be maintained by the operator for a period of at least five (5) years.
   3. (3) All required meters shall be accessible and viewable by the commission for the purpose of monitoring daily, monthly, and/or cumulative production volumes from individual wells.

2. (b) Sales meters.

   1. (1) All meters measuring the volume of gas sold shall be calibrated at least once per year.
   2. (2) The director or his or her designee shall be notified not less than seventy-two (72) hours prior to conducting the meter calibration, so as to allow the commission to witness such calibration.
   3. (3) The records of such calibration shall be maintained by the person responsible for the meter and shall be available for inspection by the commission.
   4. (4) Such records shall be maintained by the person responsible for the meter for a period of five (5) years.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: "(Source: 1992 rule book; amended January 22, 2009)"