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167Formation flow test equipment#
(1)An operator must ensure that the equipment used in a formation flow test is designed to safely control well pressure, evaluate the formation and prevent pollution.
(2)The operator must ensure that the rated working pressure of formation flow test equipment at and upstream of the well testing manifold exceeds the maximum anticipated shut-in pressure.
(3)The operator must ensure that all equipment downstream of the well testing manifold is protected against overpressure.
(4)The operator must ensure, in the case of a development well, that the formation flow test equipment includes a downhole safety valve that permits closure of the test string above the packer.
(5)The operator must ensure, in the case of an exploratory well or a delineation well drilled on a geological feature, that a downhole safety valve is installed before a formation flow test is conducted unless
(a)it has been demonstrated as part of the formation flow test program referred to in paragraph 63(3)(a) that the level of risk of the proposed alternative arrangement in that program is equivalent to or lower than that of using a downhole safety valve; and
(b)the Board has approved the test under subsection 63(5).
(6)The operator must ensure that any formation flow test equipment used in testing a well that is drilled with a floating drilling unit has a subsea test tree that is equipped with
(a)a valve that can be operated from the surface and automatically closes when required to prevent uncontrolled well flow; and
(b)a release system that permits the test string to be hydraulically or mechanically disconnected within or below the blowout preventers.
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