Illinois Administrative Code
Title 62 - MINING
Part 240 - THE ILLINOIS OIL AND GAS ACT
Subpart F - WELL CONSTRUCTION, OPERATING, AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR PRODUCTION WELLS
Section 240.620 - Remedial Cementing of Leaking Wells
Universal Citation: 62 IL Admin Code ยง 240.620
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
If the Department determines through field observation that any well is leaking well bore fluid into the freshwater zone or onto the surface, remedial cementing shall be required. The remedial cementing shall be accomplished by:
a) perforating and squeezing cement from fifty (50) feet below the base of the fresh water to the surface, or
b) by extending small diameter tubing behind the production casing to a depth of at least fifty (50) feet below the base of the fresh water and circulating cement to the surface.
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