Production Startup

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-022407",
  "term": "Production Startup",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Beginning of initial flow following the end of flowback when there is continuous recovery of salable quality gas and separation and recovery of any crude oil, condensate, or produced water, except as otherwise provided in this definition. For the purposes of the fugitive monitoring requirements of § 60.5397a, startup of production means the beginning of the continuous recovery of salable quality gas and separation and recovery of any crude oil, condensate, or produced water.\n\n2. Beginning of initial flow following the end of flowback when there is continuous recovery of salable quality gas and separation and recovery of any crude oil, condensate, or produced water, except as otherwise provided in this definition. For the purposes of the fugitive monitoring requirements of § 60.5397b, startup of production means the beginning of the continuous recovery of salable quality gas and separation and recovery of any crude oil, condensate, or produced water.\n\n3. Beginning of initial flow following the end of flowback when there is continuous recovery of salable quality gas and separation and recovery of any crude oil, condensate, or produced water, except as otherwise provided in this definition. For the purposes of the fugitive monitoring requirements of § 60.5397c, startup of production means the beginning of the continuous recovery of salable quality gas and separation and recovery of any crude oil, condensate, or produced water.",
  "references": [
    "85 FR 57398; 40 CFR 60.5430a (CFR 2021)",
    "40 CFR 60.5430b (CFR 2024)",
    "40 CFR 60.5430c (CFR 2024)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/production-startup/"
}