17.8.1605    RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS

(1) The owner or operator of an oil and gas well facility shall record, and maintain onsite or at a central field office, a record of each monthly inspection.

(2) Inspection records must include, at a minimum, the following information:

(a) the date of the inspection;

(b) the findings of the inspection;

(c) the leak determination method used;

(d) any corrective action taken; and

(e) the inspector's name and signature.

(3) All records of inspection and repair must be kept as a permanent business record for at least five years, be available for inspections, and be submitted to the department upon request.

History: 75-2-111, 75-2-211, MCA; IMP, 75-2-211, MCA; NEW, 2005 MAR p. 2660, Eff. 1/1/06.