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43 CFR 3174.7: LACT system—general requirements.

(a) A LACT system must meet the construction and operation requirements and minimum standards of this section, § 3174.8, and § 3174.4.
(b) A LACT system must be proven as prescribed in § 3174.11 of this subpart.
(c) Measurement tickets must be completed under § 3174.12(b) of this subpart.
(d) All components of a LACT system must be accessible for inspection by the AO.
(e)(1) The operator must notify the AO, within 72 hours after discovery, of any LACT system failures or equipment malfunctions that may have resulted in measurement error.
(2) Such system failures or equipment malfunctions include, but are not limited to, electrical, meter, and other failures that affect oil measurement.
(f) Any tests conducted on oil samples extracted from LACT system samplers for determination of temperature, oil gravity, and S&W content must meet the requirements and minimum standards in § 3174.6(b)(2), (4), and (6) of this subpart.
(g) Automatic temperature compensators and automatic temperature and gravity compensators are prohibited.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 43—Public Lands: Interior
Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Lands
CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
SUBCHAPTER C—MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)
PART 3170—ONSHORE OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION
Subpart 3174—Measurement of Oil

(a) A LACT system must meet the construction and operation requirements and minimum standards of this section, § 3174.8, and § 3174.4.

(b) A LACT system must be proven as prescribed in § 3174.11 of this subpart.

(d) All components of a LACT system must be accessible for inspection by the AO.

(e)(1) The operator must notify the AO, within 72 hours after discovery, of any LACT system failures or equipment malfunctions that may have resulted in measurement error.

(2) Such system failures or equipment malfunctions include, but are not limited to, electrical, meter, and other failures that affect oil measurement.

(f) Any tests conducted on oil samples extracted from LACT system samplers for determination of temperature, oil gravity, and S&W content must meet the requirements and minimum standards in § 3174.6(b)(2), (4), and (6) of this subpart.

(g) Automatic temperature compensators and automatic temperature and gravity compensators are prohibited.

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