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Committee adopts revised well-construction rules; bond amounts and geothermal thresholds clarified
Summary
The committee approved rewritten well-construction standards that add definitions (geotechnical borings), allow low-temperature geothermal wells to be built to cold-water standards under conditions, and set graded bond amounts for decommissioning based on flow and temperature.
Eric Bowe, Water Compliance Bureau chief for the Idaho Department of Water Resources, presented a 0-based rulemaking package to update the state's well-construction standards, citing clearer format, new definitions and changes intended to reflect drilling-practice feedback.
The committee approved the docket after industry testimony supporting the negotiated changes, which include a new definition for geotechnical borings, clarified casing and sealing requirements, provisions allowing low-temperature geothermal wells with bottom-hole temperatures under specified thresholds to be constructed to cold-water standards, and a graded bond schedule tied…
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