Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
Title 122 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS
Section 122-1-046 - Mineral production well
Current through September 17, 2024
"Mineral production well" shall mean a well drilled to extract "mineral resources" or energy including, but not limited to, a well designed for:
046.01 Mining of sulfur by the Frasch process,
046.02 Solution mining of sodium chloride, potash, phosphate, copper, uranium, or any other mineral which can be mined by this process,
046.03 In-situ combustion of coal, tar sands, oil shale, or any other fossil fuel, or
046.04 Recovery of geothermal energy for the production of electric power.
046.05 Mineral production well shall exclude any well designed for conventional oil or gas production, for use of fluids to promote enhanced recovery of oil or natural gas, for injection of hydrocarbons for storage purposes or for environmental monitoring purposes.
