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Underground Injection Control - Technical Documents

U.S. EPA Underground Injection Control (UIC) personnel at Headquarters, the UIC National Technical Workgroup and the Region 5 office have prepared documents related to technical issues for the UIC Program. In addition, other technical information relevant to the UIC program are included below.

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National Technical Workgroup Documents

Date Document
Jan. 19, 2007 Drinking Water Treatment Residual Injection Wells Technical Recommendations PDF (72 pp, 473 K)
Dec. 20, 2006 Drinking Water Treatment Residual Injection Wells Technical Recommendations Transmittal PDF (2 pp, 40 K)
July 12, 2006 National Technical Workgroup Products "Annular injection of drilling wastes into production wells" and "Does a fixed radius area of review meet the statutory and regulatory requirements of being protective of USDWs under 144.12?" PDF (2 pp, 81 K)
Apr. 27, 2006 State Representation on the UIC Technical Workgroup
Apr. 27, 2006 UIC National Technical Workgroup Membership
Sept. 16, 2005 2005 Charter PDF (6 pp, 18K)
July 2003 Notes of the UIC Technical Workgroup Meeting
Nov. 14, 2002 Interpretation of Cementing Requirements in 40 CFR 146.65 for Class I Injection Wells (PDF) (4 pp, 13 K)
June 12, 2002 UIC National Technical Workgroup Membership
Apr. 6, 2001 Memorandum from William Diamond
Charter
Nov. 18, 2000 Draft Charter
Nov. 17, 2000 Memorandum from William Diamond
Original National Technical Workgroup Charter

National Technical Workgroup Newsletters
  Newsletter No. 1
April 1998 Newsletter No. 2
  Newsletter No. 3

Final Issue Papers
Feb. 26, 1998 Fracture Slurry Injection (PDF) (16 pp, 569 K)
Mar. 17, 1998 Area of Review Methods (HTML version)
Area of Review Methods (PDF) (7 pp, 25 K)
July 30, 1998 Deep Class V Wells
Aug. 17, 1998 Naturally Occuring Radioactive Material (NORM) Waste electronic version of transmittal only
Dec. 15, 1998 Annulus Additives
Jan. 27, 1999 Cementing Requirements (HTML version)
Cementing Requirements (PDF) (9 pp, 22 K)
Aug. 3, 2004

June 23, 2005

Annular Disposal of RCRA exempt wastes into oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) wells within the regulatory scope of the Underground Injection Control (UIC) program (PDF) (7 pp, 177 K)
Annular Disposal of RCRA exempt wastes into oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) wells within the regulatory scope of the Underground Injection Control (UIC) program (PDF) (7 pp, 177 K) (Amended to remove erroneous citation; final recommendation unchanged.)
Nov. 5, 2004 Does a Fixed Radius Area of Review meet the statutory mandate and regulatory requirements of being protective of USDWs under 40 CFR §144.12? (PDF) (7 pp, 73 K)
Feb. 11, 2005 Injection Well Plugging and Abandonment (P&A) Checklist (PDF) (10 pp, 128 K)

List of State UIC Contacts

Region 5 UIC staff cannot vouch for the accuracy of this list but will update the list as any changes are reported to us. Please send any update information to Steve Roy (roy.stephen@epa.gov).

View State Contact List.


UIC Branch Technical Guidance Documents for Deep Wells

The Region 5 UIC Branch has prepared guidance documents to assist owners and operators of injection wells in Region 5 to maintain compliance with the UIC regulations and conditions of their permits. They are listed here.

Number Title Date
1 Casing and Cementing Policy for Substandard Class II Injection Wells June 20, 1986
2 Financial Responsibility for Class II Injection Wells June 17, 1987
3 Determination of Underground Sources of Drinking Water (USDWs) February 5, 1987
4 Plugging and Abandonment Of Class I - V Wells December 22, 1994
5 Determination of the Mechanical Integrity of Injection Wells February 2008.
6 Ambient Pressure Monitoring Draft Revision
Ambient Pressure Monitoring
April 1998
November 20, 1990
7 Determination of Maximum Injection Pressure for Class I Wells December 22, 1994
8 Preparing a Waste Analysis Plan at Class I Injection Well Facilities January 21, 1994
   Region V Guidelines for Class I Well Monitoring Plans October 1989
   Supplemental Guidelines for Plans and Operations of Monitoring Wells at Class I Injection Well Facilities February 28, 1991
  "Field Rules": Fracture Pressure Gradient Values for Certain Oil Fields in Michigan 1992, 1993
  Information Sheet for Owner/Operators of Class 1HW Injection Wells Who Are Submitting Simultaneous Applications for Permits and Petitions for Exemptions to the RCRA Land Ban (55 pp, 404 K) April 7, 2006
  Downloadable Permit Application and Permit Renewal Documents  

Guidance No. 6 is currently under revision. If you would like to read the draft version, please click here. Your comments are appreciated.


UIC Branch Technical Guidance Documents for Shallow Wells

Title Date
Closure Guidelines for Facilities with Motor Vehicle Waste Disposal Wells (PDF) (2 pp, 22 K) April 2005
When Is Sampling Required at a Motor Vehicle Waste Disposal Well Before Closure (PDF) (2 pp, 15 K)
Guidelines for Sampling and Analyses of Motor Vehicle Waste Disposal Wells (PDF) (9 pp, 31 K) April 2005
Guidelines on Conducting Site Assessments at Class IV and V Injection Well Facilities Draft May 1995

 


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