Maximum injection pressure

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-016750",
  "term": "Maximum injection pressure",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Maximum Injection Pressure",
  "definition": "The term \"maximum injection pressure\" generally refers to the maximum permitted injection pressure, that is, the maximum value of injection pressure at which an operator can inject into an injection well. This value is set in the injection well permit. Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (40 CFR) Section 146.13(a)(1) requires that the MIP in Class I and Class III wells be set so as to assure that, except during stimulation, \"the pressure in the injection zone during injection does not initiate new fractures or propagate existing fractures in the injection zone. In no case shall injection pressure initiate fractures in the confining zone ....\" For Class II wells, this restriction applies to the confining zone (40 CFR 146.23(a)(1)).",
  "abbreviation": "MIP",
  "subject": "Land, waste and cleanup",
  "references": [
    "Underground Injection Control Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/maximum-injection-pressure/"
}