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Underesound In ection Convol Branch Guidance No. 5 , wysuvyg://35/http://www.epa.gov/n:g5oh?o/uic/r5_OS.htm <br />~. ~ I r ~ III I V I II I II IIII IIJ ~ ']/(~ <br />Region 5 Water Division <br />Underground Injection Control Branch ~~~c • 1~~,,-t~ c~ : U l C ~~^~d <br />UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY <br />REGION 5 -- UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL (UIC) BRANCH <br />REGIONAL GUIDANCE #5 <br />DETERMINATION OF THE MECHANICAL INTEGRITY <br />OF INJECTION WELLS <br />Revised June 11, 1998 <br />INDEX <br />1. ISSUE <br />2. PURPOSE OF GUIDANCE <br />3. DISCUSSION <br />A. Mechanical Inte~y Pursuant to 40 CFR § 146.8(al(1) <br />L The Standard Annulus Pressure Test (SAPTI <br />2. The Standard Annulus Monitoring Test (SAMT) <br />3. The Radioactive Tracer Survey (RTS) <br />4. The Water-Brine Interface Test (W-BIT) <br />5. The "Ada" Pressure Test <br />6. The Water in Annulus Test (WIAT) <br />7. The Single Point Resistivity Test (SPRY) <br />8. Dual Completion Monitoring Test (DCMTI <br />B. Mechanical Integrity Pursuant [0 40 CFR § 146.8(al(21 <br />1. The Temperature Log <br />2. The Noise Loe <br />3. The Oxv_een Activation Method <br />4. The Radioactive Tracer Survev <br />5. Cement Records <br />a. Job invoices and other third-party records <br />b. Cement bond logs <br />C. Additional Mechanical Integrity Tests <br />D. Tests which are not MI Tests but are Specifically Required by Regulation <br />1. The Radioactive Tracer Survev <br />2. The Casin~~ Inspection Logs <br />4. CONDUCTING TESTS W ITHOUT A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE USEPA <br />5. ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF A FAILURE TO DEMONSTRATE M[ <br />6. ATTACHMENTS <br />Attachment I -Standard Annulus Pressure Tes[ [SAPT) <br />Attachment 2 -Standard Annulus Monitorine Test (SAMT <br />Attachment 3 -Radioactive Tracer Survey (RTSI <br />Attachment 4 -Water-Brine Interface Test (W-BIT) <br />Attachment 5 - TemperatureAttachment 5 Temperature Low <br />I of 34 5/28/99 I ~.09 PM <br />