{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-3173.6","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 3173.6","heading":"Water-draining operations.","body":"When water is drained from a production storage tank, the operator, purchaser, or transporter, as appropriate, must document the following information:\n(a) Federal or Indian lease, unit PA, or CA number(s);\n(b) The tank location by land description;\n(c) The unique tank number and nominal capacity;\n(d) Date of the opening gauge;\n(e) Opening gauge (gauged manually or automatically), TOV, and free-water measurements, all to the nearest 1/2 inch;\n(f) Unique identifying number of each seal removed;\n(g) Closing gauge (gauged manually or automatically) and TOV measurement to the nearest 1/2 inch; and\n(h) Unique identifying number of each seal installed.","path":["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 3173—Requirements for Site Security and Production Handling"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-43.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:15Z","sha256":"5ca001f665b77944ec92af61cd5b001b42535926d638d49b18f892dceeb45dfa","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-3173.5","next":"us/43-cfr-3173.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}