Regulations last checked for updates: Nov 24, 2024

Title 40 - Protection of Environment last revised: Nov 21, 2024
§ 147.1803 - Existing Class I and III wells authorized by rule—maximum injection pressure.

The owner or operator shall limit injection pressure to the lesser of:

(a) A value which will not exceed the operating requirements of § 144.28(f)(3)(i); or

(b) A value for well head pressure calculated by using the following formula:

Pm = (0.8 − 0.433 Sg) d where: Pm = injection pressure at the well head in pounds per square inch Sg = specific gravity of injected fluid (unitless) d = injection depth in feet. [49 FR 45308, Nov. 15, 1984]
authority: 42 U.S.C. 300f
source: 49 FR 20197, May 11, 1984, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 40 CFR 147.1803