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Code of Federal Regulations Title 40. Protection of Environment § 40.147.2554 Aquifer exemptions

Current as of October 02, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

In accordance with §§ 144.7(b) and 146.4 of this chapter, those portions of aquifers currently being used for injection in connection with Class II (oil and gas) injection operations on the Wind River Reservation, which are described below, are hereby exempted for the purpose of Class II injection activity. This exemption applies only to the aquifers tabulated below, and includes those portions of the aquifers defined on the surface by an outer boundary of those quarter-quarter sections dissected by a line drawn parallel to, but one-quarter mile outside, the field boundary, and is restricted to extend no further than one-quarter mile outside the Reservation boundary. Maps showing the exact boundaries of the field may be consulted at the EPA's Region 8 Office, and at the EPA Headquarters in Washington, DC.

AREAS TO BE EXEMPTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF CLASS II INJECTION ON THE WIND RIVER RESERVATION

Formation

Approximate depth

Location

Steamboat Butte Field

Phosphoria

6,500-7,100

T3N, R1W—W/2 Sec. 4, Sec. 5, E/2 Sec. 6, NE/4 Sec. 8, W/2 Sec. 9.

T4N, R1W—W/2 Sec. 29, E/2 Sec. 30, E/2 Sec. 31, Sec. 32.

Tensleep

6,900-7,500

T3N, R1W—W/2 Sec. 4, Sec. 5, E/2 Sec. 6, NE/4 Sec. 8, W/2 Sec. 9.

T4N, R1W—W/2 Sec. 29, E/2 Sec. 30, E/2 Sec. 31, Sec. 32.

Winkleman Dome Field

Tensleep

2,800-3,300

T2N, R1W—SW/4 Sec. 17, Sections 18, 19, 20, 29, NE/4 Sec. 30.

T2N, R2W—E/2 Sec. 13, NE/4 Sec. 24.

Phosphoria

2,800-3,600

T2N, R1W—SW/4 Sec. 17, Sections 18, 19, 20, 29, NE/4 Sec. 30.

T2N, R2W—E/2 Sec. 13, NE/4 Sec. 24.

Nugget

1,100-1,500

T2N, R1W—SW/4 Sec. 17, Sections 18, 19, 20, 29, NE/4 Sec. 30.

T2N, R2W—E/2 Sec. 13, NE/4 Sec. 24.

Lander Field

Phosphoria

1,100-3,800

T2S, R1E—Sections 12 and 13, E/2 Sec. 24, NE/4 Sec. 25.

T2S, R2E—W/2 Sec. 18, W/2 Sec. 19, Sec. 30.

T33N, R99W—Sec. 4.

NW Sheldon Field

Crow Mountain and Cloverly

3,400-3,600

T6N, R3W—SE/4 Sec. 35, SW/4 Sec. 36.

T5N, R3W—N/2 Sec. 1.

Circle Ridge Field

Tensleep

1,500-1,800

T6N, R2W—Sec. 6, N/2 Sec. 7.

T7N, R3W—SE/4 Sec. 36.

T7N, R2W—SW/4 Sec. 31.

T6N, R3W—E/2 Sec. 1.

Phosphoria

800-1,800

T7N, R3W—S/2 Sec. 36.

T6N, R3W—NE/4 Sec. 1.

Amsden

700-1,200

T6N, R3W—Sec. 6.

Rolff Lake Field

Crow Mountain

3,500-3,700

T6N, R3W—SW/4 Sec. 26, NW/4 Sec. 27.
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