دیکشنری تخصصی مهندسی نفت - نسخه آنلاین

n: see SARA 1ltle Ill.

n pi: formation gases that are produced during a drill stem test, which is the conventional method of testing formations. Although these gases typically are produced only in very small quantities and consist mainly of natural gas, they become an environmental concern when the gases fall into the extremely hazardous substance category under SARA and are produced in sufficient quantities so that they exceed the TPQ limit set for that substance. Typically, wells are not set up for production operations when the drill stem test is run;consequently, gas-containment equipment is not installed or operational during the running of the test and such gases must be released or flared.

n: (EPCRA) see SARA Title III.

n: (EHS) 1. chemical determined by the EPA to be extremely hazardous to a community during an emergency spill or release as a result of its toxicity and physical or chemical properties. 2. (under SARA) a substance listed in appendixes A and B of 40 CPR 355.

n: 1. (OSHA) (HAZCOM) any chemical that is a physical hazard or a health hazard. 2. (SARA) any hazardous chemical as defined under 29 CFR 1910.1200(c),except those that are regulated by other agencies or laws.

n: (LEPC) a local community committee required under SARA. Committee members are approved by the SERC and include elected state and local officials;police, fire, and public health officials;environmental advocates;hospital and transportation officials;industry representatives;community groups;and the media. The function of the LEPC is to develop an emergency response plan that will be implemented if a hazardous material is released in the community.

n: (RQ) 1. the quantity of released hazardous materials that, when exceeded, must be reported under CERCLA. The EPA is charged with setting the allowable limits for releases of each hazardous material. If a release exceeds the EPA reportable quantity, CERCLA requires that the owners or operators of the facility notify the National Response Center immediately. 2. SARA (section 304) also requires facilities that release a reportable quantity of an EHS or CERCLA hazardous substance to notify the SERC and the LEPC immediately. This requirement is similar to the CERCLA requirement to notify the NRC in case of reportable releases. Like CERCLA, SARA exempts federally permitted releases, continuous releases, any release contained 00 site, as well as other CERCLA exemptions from RQ reporting requirements. In addition, SARA requires a written followup report to be submitted to the SERC and the LEPC as soon as practicable after the release.

Superfund Amendments and Reporting Act.

n: Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986. A series of regulations promulgated by the EPA for general industry after the Bhopal disaster in India, where thousands died as a result of the release of a toxic cloud from an insecticide factory. SARA requires oil and gas operators to (1) appoint an emergency coordinator, (2) to submit a list or individual Material Safety Data Sheets for all hazardous chemicals present at a facility at or above 10,000 pounds or extremely hazardous substances at or above 500 pounds or the threshold planning quantity, (3) to submit an annual inventory of hazardous chemicals or extremely hazardous substances reported on die Material Safety Data Sheets, (4) to notify the State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) of the presence of an extremely hazardous substance at or above the threshold planning quantity, (5) to report releases of any hazardous or extremely hazardous chemical that leaves the boundaries of the facility at or above the reporting quantity to the SERC and the Local Planning Committee.

n: see SARA Title III.