Cal. PRC § 3186.3
This is the official text of Cal. PRC § 3186.3, part of California’s Public Resources Code — covers environmental protection, state parks, and natural resource management.
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Official statutory text
On or before July 1, 2021, in response to the independent root cause analysis of the 2015 well leak at the Aliso Canyon gas storage facility prepared by Blade Energy Partners dated May 16, 2019, and ordered by the supervisor and the Public Utilities Commission, the division shall review and, if necessary, revise its natural gas storage well policy and regulations to address the root causes identified. At a minimum, the division shall evaluate and consider all of the following:
(a) Requirements for cathodic protection measures for well casings, where appropriate, on a well-by-well or field-by-field basis.
(b) Requirements for well control plans for a gas storage field, that include the range of flow properties possible in the event of an uncontrolled well release.
(c) Requirements for investigating leaks and other pressure equipment integrity incidents that present a risk of leaks as determined by the division. This shall include reporting requirements to the division.
(a) Requirements for cathodic protection measures for well casings, where appropriate, on a well-by-well or field-by-field basis.
(b) Requirements for well control plans for a gas storage field, that include the range of flow properties possible in the event of an uncontrolled well release.
(c) Requirements for investigating leaks and other pressure equipment integrity incidents that present a risk of leaks as determined by the division. This shall include reporting requirements to the division.
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