LAC 43:XIX.4911. Blowout Preventers

A. All wells drilling or running casing or tubing are to be equipped with a master gate and a blowout preventer having the correct size rams or plugs installed and in first class condition, together with a flowing valve of the recommended size and working pressure. If a "fill-up" line is connected to the blowout preventer, the line shall be equipped with such valves and fittings of at least the same working pressure as the blowout preventer. If the preventer is hydraulically operated, adequate pressure shall at all times be available for efficient operations. B. The entire control equipment shall be in good working order and condition at all times and shall meet the test or inspection requirement of the office. C. If at any time evidence indicates that the preventer is not efficient, the casing shall be blocked off below the preventer by some effective method, and such repairs to the preventer shall be made as to allow it to hold the originally designated pressure test. D. Drill strings shall be equipped with a stop-cock or some other type of drill-stem back-pressure valve for the purpose of controlling back-flow. E. No casing shall be perforated until adequate control equipment has been installed and in good working order. Such control equipment shall consist of master valve and lubricator, or their equivalent.