16 Tex. Admin. Code § 3.17 - Pressure on Bradenhead
(a)
All wells shall be equipped with a Bradenhead. Whenever pressure develops
between any two strings of casing, the district office shall be notified
immediately. No cement may be pumped between any two strings or pipe at the top
of the hole, except after permission has been granted by the district
office.
(b) Any well showing
pressure on the Bradenhead, or leaking gas, oil, brine, or geothermal resource
between the surface and the production or oil string shall be tested in the
following manner. The well shall be killed and pump pressure applied through
the tubing head. Should the pressure gauge on the Bradenhead reflect the
applied pressure, the casing shall be condemned and a new production or oil
string shall be run and cemented. This method shall be used when the origin of
the pressure cannot be determined otherwise.
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