TITLE 19 NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE
CHAPTER 15 OIL AND GAS
19.15.16.8 SIGN ON WELLS:
A. An operator shall identify wells and related facilities the division regulates by a sign, which shall remain in place until the operator plugs and abandons the well and closes the related facilities.
B. For drilling wells, the operator shall post the sign on the derrick or not more than 20 feet from the well.
C. The sign shall be of durable construction and the lettering shall be legible and large enough to be read under normal conditions at a distance of 50 feet.
D. The wells on each lease or property shall be numbered in non-repetitive, logical and distinctive sequence.
E. An operator shall have 90 days from the effective date of an operator name change to change the operator name on the well sign unless the division grants an extension of time, for good cause shown along with a schedule for making the changes.
F. Each sign shall show the:
(1) well number;
(2) property name;
(3) operator’s name;
(4) location by footage, quarter-quarter section, township and range (or unit letter can be substituted for the quarter-quarter section); and
(5) API number.
[19.15.16.8 NMAC - Rp, 19.15.3.103 NMAC, 12/1/2008]
19.15.18.16 TANKS, OIL TANKS, FIRE WALLS AND TANK IDENTIFICATION:
B. The operator shall identify oil tanks, tank batteries, ACT systems, tanks used for produced water collection or disposal and tanks used for sediment oil treatment or storage by a sign posted on or not more than 50 feet from the tank, tank battery or system. The sign shall be of durable construction and the operator shall keep the lettering on the sign in a legible condition; the lettering shall be large enough to be legible under normal conditions at a distance of 50 feet and the sign shall identify the operator’s name, the name of the lease being served by the tank or system, if any, and the location of the tank or system by unit letter, section, township and range.
[19.15.18.16 NMAC - Rp, 19.15.5.310 NMAC, 12/1/2008; A, 05/25/2021]
19.15.11.10 SIGNS, MARKERS: For each well, facility or operation involving a hydrogen sulfide concentration of 100 ppm or greater, the person shall install and maintain signs or markers that conform with the current ANSI standard Z535.1-2002 (Safety Color Code), or some other division-approved standard. The sign or marker shall be readily readable, and shall contain the words “poison gas” and other information sufficient to warn the public that a potential danger exists. The person shall prominently post signs or markers at locations, including entrance points and road crossings, sufficient to alert the public that a potential danger exists.
[19.15.11.10 NMAC - Rp, 19.15.3.118 NMAC, 12/1/08]
PART 17 PITS, CLOSED-LOOP SYSTEMS, BELOW-GRADE TANKS AND SUMPS
19.15.17.11 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS:
C. Signs. The operator shall post an upright sign not less than 12 inches by 24 inches with lettering not less than two inches in height in a conspicuous place on the fence surrounding the pit or below-grade tank, unless the pit or below-grade tank is located on a site where there is an existing well, signed in compliance with 19.15.16.8 NMAC, that is operated by the same operator. The operator shall post the sign in a manner and location such that a person can easily read the legend. The sign shall provide the following information: the operator’s name; the location of the site by quarter-quarter or unit letter, section, township and range; and emergency telephone numbers.