N.M. Admin. Code § 19.14.104.8 - TESTING OF BLOWOUT PREVENTION EQUIPMENT
A. Upon installation, ram-type blowout
preventers, bag-type blowout preventers, valves and manifolds shall be tested
to a minimum of 750 psi pressure. Tests may be witnessed by a division
representative on all wells prior to drilling out the shoe of the surface
casing, and the division shall be notified of the date and hour any such test
is to be conducted sufficiently in advance of the test to allow a division
representative to travel to the well to witness the test.
B. Ram-type preventers shall be operated at
least once each 24 hours and bag-type preventers closed on the drill pipe at
least once each week, provided however, that an exception to this provision may
be granted by the division's geothermal section to prevent undue wear and tear
on the preventer rubbers when drilling drysteam wells.
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