Illinois Administrative Code
Title 62 - MINING
Part 245 - HYDRAULIC FRACTURING REGULATORY ACT
Subpart H - HIGH VOLUME HORIZONTAL HYDRAULIC FRACTURING PREPARATIONS AND OPERATIONS
Section 245.835 - Mechanical Integrity Monitoring
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) During high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing operations, all sealed annulus pressures, the injection pressure, and the rate of injection shall be continuously monitored and recorded. The records of the monitoring shall be maintained by the permittee in the well file and shall be provided to the Department upon request at any time during the period up to and including 5 years after the well is permanently plugged or abandoned. (Section 1-75(b)(4) of the Act)
b) During high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing operations:
c) High volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing operations must be immediately suspended if the permittee or Department inspector determines that any anomalous pressure or flow condition or any other anticipated pressure or flow condition is occurring in a way that indicates the mechanical integrity of the well has been compromised and continued operations pose a risk to public health, public safety, property, wildlife, aquatic life or the environment. Remedial action shall be immediately undertaken. (Section 1-75(b)(5) of the Act)
d) The permittee shall notify the Department inspector and the Department's District Office by phone and electronic mail within 1 hour after suspending operations for any matters relating to the mechanical integrity of the well or risk to the environment. (Section 1-75(b)(5) of the Act)
e) Operations shall not resume until the appropriate pressure tests referenced in Sections 245.805 and 245.810 have been successfully repeated.