Utah Admin. Code R649-3-9 - Protection of Upper Productive Strata
1. No well shall be deepened for the purpose
of producing oil or gas from a lower stratum until each upper productive strata
are protected, either permanently by casing and cementing or temporarily
through the use of tubing and packer, to the satisfaction of the
division.
2. In any well that
appears to have defective, poorly cemented, or corroded casing that will permit
or may create underground waste or may contaminate underground or surface fresh
water, the operator shall proceed with diligence to use the appropriate method
and means to eliminate such hazard of underground waste or contamination of
fresh water. If such hazard cannot be eliminated, the well shall be properly
plugged and abandoned.
3. Natural
gas that is encountered in substantial quantities in any section of a drilled
hole above the ultimate objective shall be shut off with reasonable diligence,
either by mudding, casing or other approved method, and shall be confined to
its original source to the satisfaction of the division.
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