312 Ind. Admin. Code 29-20-4

Current through May 29, 2024

Section 312 IAC 29-20-4 - Specifications for cement

Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3

Affected: IC 14-37

Sec. 4.

(a) Whenever any activity specified in this rule provides for the placement of cement, an owner or operator must satisfy this section.

(b) The cement shall comply with:

(1) "Specification for Cements and Materials for Well Cementing", American Petroleum Institute, API Specification 10A, Twenty-Fourth Edition (December 2010); and

(2) "Standard Specification for Portland Cement", ASTM International, ASTM Standard C150/150M-11 (May 2011).

(c) Cement used for cementing well casing under this rule must be class A, C, or H, as described in the "Specification for Cements and Materials for Well Cementing" referenced in subsection (b)(1). The properties and types of cement used, including any cement additives, shall be determined in accordance with commonly recognized industry standards and shall provide for the following:

(1) Securing the casing in the well bore.

(2) Isolating the well bore from underground sources of drinking water.

(3) Containing any pressure from drilling, completion, hydraulic fracturing, and production operations.

(4) Preventing the significant loss of cement into voids or lost-circulation zones.

(5) Protecting the casing from corrosion or degradation resulting from geochemical, lithologic, or physical conditions of the strata surrounding the casing.

(6) Protecting the integrity of the cement when cementing casing through formations known to contain elevated sulfate concentrations or other geochemical constituents with the potential to adversely affect the integrity of the cement, such as coal seams and associated strata.

(7) Preventing gas flow in the annulus. In areas of known shallow gas or coal bed methane producing zones, gas block additives and low fluid loss slurries shall be used.

(8) Preventing the movement of any liquid in the annulus.

(9) Protecting commercially minable coal resources as required under 312 IAC 29-17.

312 IAC 29-20-4

Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 29-20-4; filed 12/1/2017, 10:35 a.m.: 20171227-IR-312160230FRA

Readopted filed 1/17/2023, 1:53 p.m.: 20230215-IR-312220328RFA