III. Production phase 



A. Production facility placement 



1. Upland or diked marsh facility (1-2 km/day) 



a. Placement of gathering lines 



1) Survey route and place stakes 



2) Clear vegetation over route 



3) Enter vehicles for line placement - ditcher, tractor, 

 plow, equipment trucks, flowline pipe trucks, backhoe. 



4) Dig ditch or pull plow 



5) Place pipe and fill ditch or run tractor over plow 

 hole 



b. Placement of treating equipment - freewater knockout tank; 

 heater-treater; production and test separators; stock tanks; 

 chemical tanks; filters; pumps; artificial lifts; skimmer 

 tanks; dehydrators; compressor; salt water disposal tank, 

 etc. (20-60 days) 



1) Equipment entry 



2) Dig out areas for concrete slabs to be laid 



3) Grade, fill, and level as necessary 



4) In the case of wet soil, drive piles and specially 

 prepare ground for slab of large structures 



5) Pour slab and set steel into concrete - pour retainer 

 wall if necessary 



6) Bring in prefabricated structures 



7) Erect structures 



8) Place fill around stock tanks, treaters, etc. to form 

 levee 



9) Prepare saltwater storage pit 



a) Dig out area and build levee around pit 



b) Line with sheeting or impervious clay if necessary 

 10) Place and connect all flow lines - see steps III. A, 1. a, 4 



through III. A. 1. a. 5 



c. Saltwater disposal facilities (7-14 days) 



1) Gathering lines 



a) Surveyor entry 



b) Survey and stake 



c) Equipment entry 



d) Dig ditch or plow 



e) Lay gathering pipe, fill or run tractor over plow 

 hole 



2) Booster pump station 



a) Prepare saltwater receiving tank - see applicable 

 steps III.A.l.b.l to III.A.l.b.7 depending on 

 size of the tank and pumps 



3) Treatment facilities 



a) Place skimmer, aerator, chemical treater, sedimen- 

 tation pit, injection pump, filter - see steps 

 III.A.l.b.l to III.A.l.b.7 



4) String electric lines or gas lines to pumps 

 a) Electric lines - see step II. c. 4 



5) Preparation of disposal well 

 a) New well (20-30 days) 



(1) Repair, strengthening roadway - see steps 

 II.D.l.a 



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