Technical Documents

These are documents that are useful for understanding technical aspects of UIC inspections, well construction, etc.

1988 UIC Inspector's Manual

Texas Department of Water Resources, Underground Injection Control Technical Assistance Manual

Seismicity

This is a collection of documents related to seismic events resulting from Class 2 injection.

EPA Region 3 paper on causes and solutions (parts of this document are used in the Region's response to comments for the Zelman #1 permit.

Ohio DNR's Preliminary Report on the Northstar 1 Class 2 Injection Well and the Seismic Events in the Youngstown, Ohio, Area

Groundwater Contamination

The Underground Injection Program managed by the EPA and primacy states was created under the Safe Drinking Water Act in order to prevent groundwater contamination.

Prevention: Ground Water Contamination at the Martha Oil Field, Lawrence and Johnson Counties, Kentucky

Evaluation of Aquifer Contamination from Salt Water Disposal Wells

Brine Contamination of Ground Water and Streams in the Baxterville Oil Field Area, Lamar and Marion Counties, Mississippi

Underground Injection Control Class 2 Wells

Introduction to Class 2 Wells in West Virginia

Collected documents and information for a number of Class 2 disposal wells and secondary recovery area permits

Searchable tables for UIC inspections, UIC permitting and MITs based on a copy of the Office of Oil and Gas' online UIC databases made in 2016.

Select wells which present important issues

A UIC well constructed without any cement behind the steel casing strings to protect groundwater.

A commercial UIC well where activity on the site contaminated groundwater.

A commercial UIC well where activity on the site or because of well failure has contaminated surface water.

A UIC well whose use led to earthquakes in the area.