Confining zone means a geological formation, group of formations, or part of a formation that is capable of limiting fluid movement above an injection zone.
Confining zone means a geologic formation, group of formations, or part of a formation stratigraphically overlying the injection zone that acts as a barrier to fluid movement. For injection wells operating under an injection depth waiver, confining zone means a geologic formation, group of formations, or part of a formation stratigraphically overlying and underlying the injection zone.
Confining zone means a geological formation, group of formations, or part of a formation that is capable of limiting fluid movement.
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Confining zone means a geological formation, group of formations, or part of a formation that is capable of limiting fluid movement above an injection zone.
Confining zone means a geologic formation, group of formations, or part of a formation stratigraphically overlying the injection zone(s) that acts as barrier to fluid movement.
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Confining zone means the geological formation, or part of a formation, that is intended to be a barrier to prevent the migration of waste constituents from the injection zone.
Confining zone means a geological formation, group of formations, or part of a formation that is
Confining zone means a geological unit that is stratigraphically adjacent to one or more aquifers and restricts the movement of ground water into and out of the aquifer or aquifers it confines.
Confining zone means a geologic formation, group of formations, or part of a formation stratigraphically overlying the injection zone(s) that acts as a barrier to fluid movement.
Confining zone means the zone in the well designated in the permit application to provide hydrologic separation between the receiver and any underground source ofdrinking water.
Confining zone means a geological formation, group of formations, or parts of a formation that is capable of lim- iting fluid movement above an injection zone.
Confining zone means a geological formation, group of formations, or part of a formation above a zone that will be hydraulically fractured that has sufficient areal extent and permeability to prevent the movement of injected or displaced fluids to protected water, is free of transmissive faults or fractures that could allow the movement of injected or displaced fluids to protected water, and with sufficient thickness and geomechanical properties to prevent or arrest the vertical propagation of fractures.