Emergency pit definition
Emergency pit means a pit used for the storage of excessive or unanticipated amounts of fluids during an immediate emergency situation in the drilling or operation of a well, such as a well blowout or a pipeline rupture. This does not include a spill prevention structure required by local, state, or federal regulations.
Emergency pit means a pit used for containing any fluid at an operating well during an actual emergency or for a temporary period of time.
Emergency pit means a permanent pit that is used for the emergency storage of oil or saltwater, or both, discharged as a result of any equipment malfunction.
More Definitions of Emergency pit
Emergency pit means a permanent pit that is used for the emergency storage of fluid dis- charged as a result of any equipment malfunction.
Emergency pit means a pit that is constructed during an emergency to contain a spill in the event of a release.