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Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONPart I - Department of Environmental ProtectionSubpart C - Protection of Natural ResourcesArticle I - Land ResourcesChapter 78 - OIL AND GAS WELLSSubchapter D - WELL DRILLING, OPERATION AND PLUGGING
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Section 78.98 - Restricting surface water from the well bore

25 Pa. Code § 78.98

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Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 50, December 14, 2024
Section 78.98 - Restricting surface water from the well bore

When casing, including conductor pipe, is left in the well at the surface, the area between the casings or the casing and the well bore shall be permanently filled to the surface with a nonporous material to restrict surface water from the well bore.

25 Pa. Code § 78.98

The provisions of this § 78.98 adopted July 28, 1989, effective 7/29/1989, 19 Pa.B. 3229.

This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 78.86 (relating to defective casing or cementing); 25 Pa. Code § 78.91 (relating to general provisions); and 25 Pa. Code § 78.407 (relating to plugging gas storage wells).