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§ 1942.2. Cable Tool Drilling.

14 CA ADC § 1942.2Barclays Official California Code of Regulations

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Title 14. Natural Resources
Division 2. Department of Conservation
Chapter 4. Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources (Refs & Annos)
Subchapter 4. State-Wide Geothermal Regulations
Article 4. Blowout Prevention
14 CCR § 1942.2
§ 1942.2. Cable Tool Drilling.
Currentness
This method of drilling, or any other method of drilling, will be allowed, at the discretion of the Supervisor, with certain stipulations in the following cases only:
(a) Areas where formation pressures are known to be hydrostatic and are known to contain geothermal fluids at shallow depths, and where down-hole temperatures are less than 100° C (212° F).
(b) Areas where geothermal fluids have been produced from shallow wells, less than 150 meters (500 feet) true vertical depth, over a number of years with no known history of a blowout or geyser.

Credits

Note: Authority cited: Section 3714, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 3712 and 3715, Public Resources Code.
History
1. Repealer and new section filed 8-16-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No. 33). For prior history, see Register 74, No. 20.
2. Change without regulatory effect amending first paragraph filed 12-26-2006 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2006, No. 52).
This database is current through 4/26/24 Register 2024, No. 17.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 14, § 1942.2, 14 CA ADC § 1942.2
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