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TITLE 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 331 - UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER E - STANDARDS FOR CLASS III WELLS
SECTION/RULE §331.83 - Operating Requirements
Chapter Review Date 02/14/2024

(a) Injection pressure at the wellhead shall not exceed a maximum, as specified in the permit or commission order, which shall be calculated so as to assure that the pressure in the injection zone during injection does not:(1) initiate new fractures or propagate existing fractures in the injection zone;(2) initiate fractures in the confining zone; or(3) cause the migration of injection or formation fluids into USDWs.(b) Injection between the outermost casing protecting USDWs and the wellbore is prohibited.

Source Note: The provisions of this §331.83 adopted to be effective May 13, 1986, 11 TexReg 1984; amended to be effective April 28, 1997, 22 TexReg 3526.

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