Federal underground control regulations and their impact on the oil industry
Until the U.S. Congress passed the Safe Drinking Water Act (PL 93-523) in Dec. 1974, regulation of subsurface injection wells was the sole province of the individual states. The Safe Drinking Water Act placed permitting of subsurface injection wells under the control of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). However, states were encouraged to adopt or modify their underground injection-control (UIC) regulatory programs to obtain EPA approval, thereby returning authority to the states to administer the UIC program. This return is known as ''primacy.'' During the 1940's and early 1950's, oil-producing states on their own initiative adopted effective regulations for subsurface disposal and injection wells used in oil and gas operations. Among other objectives, state injection-well rules were designed to protect freshwater aquifers.
- Research Organization:
- Union Oil Company of California
- OSTI ID:
- 5382156
- Journal Information:
- J. Pet. Technol.; (United States), Vol. 35:9
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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