---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3174.7"
title: "43"
number: "3174.7"
heading: "LACT system—general requirements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3174.7"
---

# §3174.7. LACT system—general requirements.

- (a) A LACT system must meet the construction and operation requirements and minimum standards of this section, [§ 3174.8](/cfr/43/3174.8.md), and [§ 3174.4](/cfr/43/3174.4.md).
- (b) A LACT system must be proven as prescribed in [§ 3174.11](/cfr/43/3174.11.md) of this subpart.
- (c) Measurement tickets must be completed under [§ 3174.12(b)](/cfr/43/3174.12.md?p=b) of this subpart.
- (d) All components of a LACT system must be accessible for inspection by the AO.
- (e)
  - (1) The operator must notify the AO, within 72 hours after discovery, of any LACT system failures or equipment malfunctions that may have resulted in measurement error.
  - (2) Such system failures or equipment malfunctions include, but are not limited to, electrical, meter, and other failures that affect oil measurement.
- (f) Any tests conducted on oil samples extracted from LACT system samplers for determination of temperature, oil gravity, and S&W content must meet the requirements and minimum standards in § [3174.6(b)(2)](/cfr/43/3174.6.md?p=b-2), [(4)](/cfr/43/3174.6.md?p=b-4), and [(6)](/cfr/43/3174.6.md?p=b-6) of this subpart.
- (g) **Automatic temperature compensators and automatic temperature and gravity compensators are prohibited.**

## Notes

### Source

Source: 81 FR 81504, Nov. 17, 2016, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 396d and 2107; 30 U.S.C. 189, 306, 359, and 1751; and 43 U.S.C. 1732(b), 1733, and 1740.

### Source

Source: 81 FR 81421, Nov. 17, 2016, unless otherwise noted.