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S-34.1, r. 2 - Regulation respecting petroleum exploration, production and storage on land
Section 145
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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.
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.
