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IX-12
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ea s e No. 9316
O~de~ No. R-Ill-P
hole does no~ remain d~y for ~ reriod of
one hou~, co~~ective measu~es shall be
appl ied.
casing st~ing
zones.
(d) The above ~equi ~ements fo~ the su~face
shal I be appl icable to both the shallow and deep
[31 Salt Protection St~jn9:
(al _A-salt protection st~ing of new o~ used
oil fi-eld casing In-:.good condition shall be set not less than
one hund~ed (100) feet nor mo~e than six hund~ed (600) feet
below the base of the salt section: provided that such st~ing
shall not be set below the top of the highest known 0; I O~ gas
zone. WIth prior approval of the oeo Dlst~ict Supe~viso~ the
wellbo~e may be deviated f~om the ve~tlcal afte~ completely
penetrating Ma~ker Bed No. 126 [USGS I but that section of the
casing set in the deviated portion of the wellbo~e shal r be
centralized at each joint.
cemented, as
(b) The salt protection st~ing shall be
follows:
(i) Fo~ wells d~il'ed to the shallow
zone, the st~lng may be cemented with a
nominal volume of cement fo~ testing
purposes only. I ( the explorato~y test
well is completed as a p~oductive well,
the st~ing shal I be ~e-cemented with
sufficient cement to fi II the annular
space back of the pipe f~om the top of the
first cementing to the surface or to the
bottom of the cellar. or may be cut and
pulled If the production st~jng is
cemented to the surface as provided in
sub-section 0 (5)(a)(i) below.
(il) For wei Is drl "ed to the deep zone,
the st~ing must be cemented wi th
suttlc"lent cement to fill the annula~
space back of the pipe from the cas ing ­
seat to the surface or to the bottom ot
the cella~.
(c) If the cement fal Is to ~each the surface or the
bottom of the cellar, where required, the top of the cement
shall be located by a temperature, gamma ray or other survey
and additional cementing_ shall be done until the cement /s
brought to the point required.
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