MINUTES OF2ND RECONSTITUTED EXPERT APPRAISAL ...

xv.xvi.xvii.xviii.xix.xx.xxi.xxii.xxiii.xxiv.xxv.xxvi.xxvii.The Company should take necessary measures to reduce noise levels such asproper casing at the drill site and meet DG set norms notified by the MoEF. Heightof all the stacks/vents should be provided as per the CPCB guidelines.Gas produced during testing should be flared with appropriate flaring booms.The flare system should be designed as per good oil field practices and oilindustry Safety Directorate (OISD) guidelines. The stack height should beprovided as per the regulatory requirements and emissions from stacks will meetthe MOEF/CPCB guidelines.The design, material of construction, assembly, inspection, testing and safetyaspects of operation and maintenance of pipeline and transporting the naturalgas/oil should be governed by ASME/ANSI B 31.8/B31.4 and OISD standard141.The project authorities should install SCADA system with dedicated optical fibrebased telecommunication link for safe operation of pipeline and Leak DetectionSystem. Intelligent pigging facility should be provided for the entire pipelinesystem for internal corrosion monitoring. Coating and impressed current cathodicprotection system should be provided to prevent external corrosion.The project proponent should also comply with the environmental protectionmeasures and safeguards recommended in the EIA /EMP /RA/NIO report.On completion of activities, the well should be either plugged and suspended (ifthe well evaluation indicates commercial quantities of hydrocarbon) or killed andpermanently abandoned with mechanical plugs and well cap. If well issuspended, it should be filled with a brine solution containing small quantities ofinhibitors to protect the well.Recommendations mentioned in the Risk Assessment & Consequence Analysisand Disaster Management Plan should be followed. For any design estimation ofrig facility, maximum period for which data is available shall be taken intoaccount.Adequate funds both recurring and non-recurring should be earmarked toimplement the conditions stipulated by the Ministry of Environment and Forestsas well as the State Government alongwith the implementation schedule for allthe conditions stipulated herein. The funds so provided should not be diverted forany other purposes.A brief report on environmental status & safety related information in what form itis generated and measures taken as well as frequency of such reporting to thehigher Authority should be submitted to this Ministry and its respective RegionalOffice.Petroleum and Natural Gas (safety in Offshore Operations) Rules 2008 of OISDshould be strictly adhered to.An independent audit should be done to ensure that the EnvironmentManagement Plan is in place in totality.On completion of drilling, the company have to plug the drilled wells safely andobtain certificate from environment safety angle from the concerned authority.