Ohio Admin. Code 3745-34-56 - Operating requirements
(A) Except during stimulation, the owner or
operator of a class I injection well shall assure the director in writing, that
injection pressure at the wellhead does not exceed a maximum which shall be
calculated so as to ensure that the pressure in the injection zone during
injection does not initiate new fractures or propagate existing fractures in
the injection zone. The owner or operator shall operate a class I injection
well such that the injection pressure does not initiate fractures or propagate
existing fractures in the confining zone, or cause the movement of injection or
formation fluids into a USDW.
(B)
Injection between the outermost casing protecting USDWs and the well bore is
prohibited.
(C) The owner or
operator of a class I hazardous waste injection well shall maintain an annulus
pressure that exceeds the operating injection pressure, unless the director
determines that such a requirement might harm the integrity of the well. The
fluid in the annulus shall be noncorrosive, or shall contain a corrosion
inhibitor.
(D) The owner or
operator of a class I hazardous waste injection well shall maintain mechanical
integrity of the injection well at all times.
(E) Permit requirements for owners or
operators of hazardous waste wells which inject wastes which have the potential
to react with the injection formation to generate gases shall include:
(1) Conditions limiting the temperature, pH
or acidity of the injected waste; and
(2) Procedures necessary to assure that
pressure imbalances which might cause a backflow or blowout do not occur.
(F) The owner or
operator of a class I hazardous waste injection well shall install and use
continuous recording devices to monitor the injection pressure; the flow rate,
volume, and temperature of injected fluids and the pressure on the annulus
between the tubing and the long string casing, and shall install and use:
(1) Automatic alarm and automatic shut-off
systems, designed to sound and shut-in the well when pressures and flow rates
or other parameters approved by the director exceed a range and/or gradient
specified in the permit; or
(2)
Automatic alarms, designed to sound when the pressures and flow rates or other
parameters approved by the director exceed a rate and/or gradient specified in
the permit, in cases where the owner or operator certifies that a trained
operator will be on-site at all times when the well is operating.
(G) If an automatic alarm or
shutdown is triggered, the owner or operator shall investigate immediately and
identify as expeditiously as possible the cause of the alarm or shutoff. If,
upon such investigation, the well appears to be lacking mechanical integrity,
or if monitoring required under paragraph (F) of this rule otherwise indicates
that the well may be lacking mechanical integrity, the owner or operator shall:
(1) Immediately cease injection of waste
fluids unless authorized by the director to continue or resume injection; and
(2) Take all necessary steps to
determine the presence or absence of a leak; and
(3) Notify the director within twenty-four
hours after the alarm or shutdown.
(H) In the event that a loss of mechanical
integrity is discovered pursuant of this rule or during periodic mechanical
integrity testing, the owner or operator shall:
(1) Immediately cease injection of waste
fluids; and
(2) Take all steps
reasonably necessary to determine whether there may have been a release of
hazardous wastes or hazardous waste constituents into any unauthorized zone;
and
(3) Notify the director within
twenty-four hours after loss of mechanical integrity is discovered; and
(4) Notify the director when
injection can be expected to resume; and
(5) Restore and submit a demonstration of
mechanical integrity for approval by the director prior to resuming injection
of waste fluids.
(I)
Whenever the owner or operator of a class I hazardous waste injection well
obtains evidence that there may have been a release of injected wastes into an
unauthorized zone:
(1) The owner or operator
shall immediately cease injection of waste fluids, and:
(a) Notify the director within twenty-four
hours of obtaining such evidence; and
(b) Take all necessary steps to identify and
characterize the extent of any releases; and
(c) Comply with any remediation plan
specified by the director; and
(d)
Where such release is into a USDW currently serving as a water supply,
immediately notify the public water system(s) using that USDW and place a
notice in a newspaper of general circulation.
(2) The director may allow the operator to
resume injection prior to completing cleanup action if the owner or operator
demonstrates that the injection operation will not endanger USDWs.
(J) The owner or operator of a
class I hazardous waste injection well shall submit a plan for approval to the
director prior to conducting any well work over which requires removal of the
injection tubing.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 6111.043
Rule Amplifies: 6111.043
Prior Effective Dates: None
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