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MECHANICAL INTEGRITY TESTING AND TRAINING FACILITY
Citation:
Thornhill, J. MECHANICAL INTEGRITY TESTING AND TRAINING FACILITY. JOURNAL OF APPLIED GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION 1(1):37-43, (1993).
Impact/Purpose:
To inform public.
Description:
Underground injection control regulations of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency require that all injection wells demonstrate mechanical integrity, which is defined as no significant leak in the casing, tubing or packer, and no significant fluid movement into an underground source of drinking water through vertical channels adjacent to the well bore. A Mechanical Integrity Testing and Training Facility has been developed by the Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Laboratory in conjunction with East Central University. his facility provides eight research wells that are used to insure that the mechanical integrity of injection wells can be determined and that underground sources of drinking water are adequately protected. Reprint available at NTIS. PB93222859, EPA/600/J-93/294.