OAR 632-020-0010
Definitions

The definitions in ORS 522.005 (Definitions) apply to this rule division. In addition, the following definitions apply:

(1)

“Abandonment” means the failure to properly plug and decommission a prospect or geothermal well in accordance with the rules in this division.

(2)

“Artesian” means the response of water or fluid under natural pressure, whereby it rises above the level where it was originally encountered.

(3)

“Blowout” means an uncontrolled escape of a solid, liquid, or gas.

(4)

“Contaminate” means any chemical, ion radionuclide, synthetic organic compound, microorganism, waste or other substance that does not occur naturally in groundwater or that occurs naturally but at a lower concentration.

(5)

“Contamination” means introduction of a contaminant.

(6)

“Fresh Water” means water that is used, or could be used without extraordinary treatment, for irrigation or domestic purposes as determined by the department.

(7)

“Observation Status” means that the department has authorized a geothermal well or prospect well to remain unplugged for a specified and extended period to allow the well to be used to collect information about subsurface conditions.

(8)

“Owner” means the person who has the right to drill geothermal wells or prospect wells, or to appropriate the production from a completed geothermal well.

(9)

“Permittee” means owner or operator.

(10)

“Person” means any individual, corporation, company, association of individuals, joint venture, partnership, receiver, trustee, guardian, executor, administrator, personal representative, applicant; or a state, federal, or local agency that is the subject of legal rights and duties under these regulations.

(11)

“Pollution” means contamination or other alteration of the physical, chemical, or biological properties of any waters of the state, including change in temperature, taste, color, turbidity, silt, or odor of the waters, or such radioactive or other substance into any waters of the state that either by itself or in connection with any other substance present, will or can reasonably be expected to create a public nuisance or render such waters harmful, detrimental, or injurious to public health, safety, or welfare, or to domestic, commercial, industrial, agricultural, recreational, or other legitimate beneficial uses or to livestock, wildlife, fish or other aquatic life, or the habitat thereof.

Source: Rule 632-020-0010 — Definitions, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=632-020-0010.

632‑020‑0005
Jurisdiction and Authority 632‑020‑0010
Definitions 632‑020‑0015
Inspection and Supervision 632‑020‑0020
General Rules 632‑020‑0025
Supremacy of Special Rules 632‑020‑0028
Permit Required 632‑020‑0030
Application for Geothermal or Prospect Well 632‑020‑0031
Annual Permit Fees 632‑020‑0032
Permit Conditions 632‑020‑0035
Drilling Financial Security 632‑020‑0040
Assignment, Transfers of Ownership 632‑020‑0060
Filing of Well Records, Confidentiality 632‑020‑0065
Applications to Modify 632‑020‑0070
Well Designations 632‑020‑0090
Noise Abatement 632‑020‑0095
Casing Requirements 632‑020‑0100
Removal of Casings 632‑020‑0105
Directional Drilling 632‑020‑0110
Serving Orders 632‑020‑0115
Measurement of Geothermal Resources 632‑020‑0117
Spacing Plan 632‑020‑0120
Production Reports 632‑020‑0125
Proper Completion, Plugging, and Decommissioning 632‑020‑0130
Subsequent Decommissioning Report 632‑020‑0134
Naming of Fields 632‑020‑0135
Well Spacing 632‑020‑0138
Unit Agreements 632‑020‑0140
Commingling Production 632‑020‑0145
Pits or Sumps 632‑020‑0150
Disposal of Solid and Liquid Wastes 632‑020‑0151
Handling of Test Fluids 632‑020‑0154
Injection and Conservation 632‑020‑0155
Application to Inject 632‑020‑0156
Permit for Injection 632‑020‑0157
Injection Well Construction, Protection and Mechanical Integrity 632‑020‑0158
Wellhead Equipment, Injection Wells 632‑020‑0159
Monitoring Injection 632‑020‑0165
Judicial Review of Board Actions 632‑020‑0170
Environmental Protection 632‑020‑0175
Blowout Prevention for Geothermal Wells and Prospect Wells 2,000 Feet or More in Depth 632‑020‑0180
Blowout Prevention Rules for Prospect Wells Less than 2,000 Feet in Depth
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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