Administrative Rules for
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Rule 2393.
(1) A permittee shall provide for
periodic tests by a qualified person to demonstrate internal and external
mechanical integrity according to the following schedule unless a well has been
granted temporary abandoned status under R 299.2437(3):
MAXIMUM
TESTING INTERVAL
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Well Type |
Internal Mechanical Integrity |
External Mechanical
Integrity |
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Hazardous
Waste Disposal |
12 months |
12 months |
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Nonhazardous
Waste Disposal |
12 months |
60 months |
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Processed
Brine |
60 months |
60 months |
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Artificial
Brine |
60 months |
60 months |
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Natural
Brine |
When
tubing is pulled. |
Not
Applicable |
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Nonhydrocarbon
Storage |
12 months |
12 months |
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Test
(Observation) |
As
required by supervisor of mineral wells, R 299.2346 |
Not
Applicable |
(2) Internal mechanical integrity
shall be demonstrated by a permittee as follows:
(a) For a disposal well,
by a pressure test of the annulus between the injection tubing and innermost
casing string.
(b) For an artificial
brine or storage well, by a water-brine, oil-brine, or inert-gas-brine
interface test.
(c) For a natural brine
production or test well used as an observation well, by a pressure test of the
innermost casing string unless mechanical integrity has been demonstrated
within the last year.
(3) External mechanical integrity of
a disposal well, artificial brine production well, or storage well shall be
demonstrated by a permittee using a downhole log approved by the supervisor of
mineral wells or authorized representative of the supervisor of mineral wells,
intended to test for movement of fluid along the outside of the innermost
casing string.
4) A satisfactory pressure test
shall meet the requirements in R 299.2391(1).
(5) A permittee shall provide a
recording device to make record of the pressures measured during a mechanical
integrity test.
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