Or. Admin. Code § 632-010-0151 - Notification of Fire, Breaks, Leaks, or Blowouts

(1) All persons controlling or operating any well, receiving tank, storage tanks, or receiving and storage receptacle where crude oil is produced, received, or stored must immediately notify the local fire marshal and the department, giving full details concerning all fires that occur at such oil or gas wells or tanks or receptacles on their property, and immediately report any breaks in tanks or receptacles and pipelines where oil or gas is escaping or has escaped.

(2) In all reports of fires, breaks, leaks, or escapes, or other accidents of this nature, the following information must be provided:

(a) The location of the well, tank receptacle, or line break by section, township, range, tax lot, and latitude/longitude, as well as the name of the landowner, so that the exact location can be readily located on the ground;

(b) The steps that have been taken, or are in progress, to remedy the situation reported; and

(c) The quantity of oil or gas lost, destroyed, or permitted to escape.

(3) In case any tank or receptacle is overfilled, the escape must be reported as in the case of a leak.

(4) Notify the department of all blowouts.

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Or. Admin. Code § 632-010-0151

GMI 1, f. 1-27-54; GMI 1-1982, f. & ef. 6-25-82; GMI 2-1995, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-95; DGMI 1-2013, f. & cert. ef. 3-21-13

Stat. Auth.: ORS 520

Stats. Implemented: ORS 520.095