S-34.1, r. 2 - Regulation respecting petroleum exploration, production and storage on land

Section 145 Disposition versions

2018-09-20

145. The authorization holder must install a conductor casing if

(1)  the surface casing is laid at a true vertical depth exceeding 650 m;

(2)  it is foreseeable that a petroleum zone will be intersected before reaching the laying depth of the surface casing;

(3)  an adjacent wellbore or a shotpoint encountered groundwater flow on the surface; and

(4)  the well is located less than 100 m from a body of water.

The conductor casing must be fixed in a competent formation.

If a shallow aquifer presents artesian pressure conditions, the conductor casing must be fixed directly above the aquifer.

O.C. 1252-2018, s. 145.

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In force: 2018-09-20

145. The authorization holder must install a conductor casing if

(1)  the surface casing is laid at a true vertical depth exceeding 650 m;

(2)  it is foreseeable that a petroleum zone will be intersected before reaching the laying depth of the surface casing;

(3)  an adjacent wellbore or a shotpoint encountered groundwater flow on the surface; and

(4)  the well is located less than 100 m from a body of water.

The conductor casing must be fixed in a competent formation.

If a shallow aquifer presents artesian pressure conditions, the conductor casing must be fixed directly above the aquifer.

O.C. 1252-2018, s. 145.