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Committee approves updated well-construction standards including geothermal provisions and revised bonding
Summary
The committee approved revised well construction standards that add definitions for geotechnical borings, allow low-temperature geothermal wells to be built to cold-water standards under specific conditions, and revise bonding amounts tied to flow and temperature to cover decommissioning costs.
The House Resources and Conservation Committee approved a package of revised well-construction standards after departmental staff described changes intended to clarify construction and bonding requirements and accommodate low-temperature geothermal development.
Craig Saxton and Eric Bowe presented the well construction docket; Eric Bowe described the rule as a 0-based rewrite that reorganizes content and clarifies substantive changes concentrated in definitions, bonding, casing and sealing standards. The pending rule adds a definition for "geotechnical borings" and…
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