The Texas Railroad Commission, Oil and Gas Division underground injection control program: A peer review
The reports included herein and any reports added subsequently are the result of an effort to evaluate the effectiveness of state programs to protect Underground Sources of Drinking Water (USDW) from potential contamination resulting from the operation of injection wells related to the production of oil and gas (Class II injection wells). The programs examined in this study cover wells which are used for the injection of fluids into oil reservoirs for the purpose of stimulating or furthering their production when natural production mechanisms decline or cease (enhanced recovery wells) and for the disposal of waters produced in conjunction with the production of oil and gas (disposal wells). The programs examined are those where primary enforcement authority has been delegated to the states by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act and EPA regulations (see following UIC Development Section of this report). The study was conducted under the auspices of the Underground Injection Practices Council (UIPC).
- Research Organization:
- Underground Injection Practices Council, Oklahoma City, OK (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG22-89BC14304
- OSTI ID:
- 6314838
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/BC/14304-T2; ON: DE89012488
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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