Commercial Injection Wells

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-005742",
  "term": "Commercial Injection Wells",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "\"Commercial\" in this sense means an injection well which is permitted to accept wastes other than those generated by the owner/operator of the well. (Most injection wells are non-commercial, meaning they only inject wastes generated by the company which owns them.) When referring to Class II wells, they have been defined in US EPA Underground Injection Control Program Guidance #77 (6/22/92) as: \"A single or multiple well facility that is specifically engaged in the business of underground injection of brine generated by third party producers for a fee or compensation, such as lease concessions, production sharing arrangements, or the right to salvage residual oil. In addition, the produced brine must originate off-site as a result of oil & gas production operations, only, and be transported to the facility by tank truck (page 2).\"",
  "subject": "Land, waste and cleanup",
  "references": [
    "Underground Injection Control Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/commercial-injection-wells/"
}