Pennsylvania Code
Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part I - Department of Environmental Protection
Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources
Article I - Land Resources
Chapter 78 - OIL AND GAS WELLS
Subchapter D - WELL DRILLING, OPERATION AND PLUGGING
CASING AND CEMENTING
Section 78.82 - Use of conductor pipe
Current through Register Vol. 55, No. 13, March 29, 2025
If the operator installs conductor pipe in the well, the following provisions apply:
(1) The operator may not remove the pipe;
(2) Conductor pipe shall be installed in a manner that prevents the subsurface infiltration of surface water or fluids by either driving the pipe into place or cementing the pipe from the seat to the surface;
(3) Conductor pipe must be made of steel unless a different material is approved for use by the Department.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 78.81 (relating to general provisions); 25 Pa. Code § 78.102 (relating to criteria for approval of inactive status); and 25 Pa. Code § 78.103 (relating to annual monitoring of inactive wells).
