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USEPA Region 6 Update
Brian Graves
TCEQ UIC Symposium
UIC Land Ban Coordinator
May 6, 2015
Arturo Blanco
Cheryl Seager, Acting
Claudia Hosch, Assoc. Director Stacey Dwyer, Assoc Director
Vacant
Richard WoosterActing Assoc Director
Vacant
Philip Dellinger, GeologistChief
214-665-8324FAX 214-665-2191
Ground Water Center
Ground Water UIC/Section6WQ-SG
US Environmental Protection AgencyRegion 6
1445 Ross AvenueDallas, TX 75202-2733
Michael Overbay, GeologistCoordinator 214-665-6482
Nancy Dorsey, GeologistSpecial Projects
214-665-2294
UIC Land Ban UIC State Programs
Brian Graves, EngineerCoordinator214-665-7193
Omar Martinez, Env. ScientistSole Source Aquifer
214-665-8485
Nancy Dorsey, Geologist214-665-2294
Mike Frazier, Geologist214-665-7236
Jana Harvill, Engineer214-665-8369
UIC Direct Implementation on Indian Lands
Bill Hurlbut, GeologistPermits
214-665-8305
Mike Frazier, GeologistCoordinatorRRC & LA
214-665-7236
Omar Martinez, Env. ScientistAOGC
214-665-8485
Lauren Ray, GeologistODEQ
214-665-2756
José Torres, EngineerTCEQ
214-665-8092
Ken Johnson, Engineer214-665-8473
Robert Todd, EngineerADEQ
214-665-2156
Nancy Dorsey, GeologistOCC
214-665-2294
Lisa Pham, Engineer NM & Aquifer Exemptions
214-665-8326
Miguel Moreno, Env. ScientistDecentralized Wastewater, GW 106,
Source Water Protection Special Projects
214-665-7296 Lauren Ray, Geologist214-665-2756
Robert Todd, Engineer214-665-2156
Arnold Bierschenk, Geologist214-665-74355/5/15
Region 6 UIC Web Pages
Region 6 UIC Program Main Page
http://www.epa.gov/region6/water/swp/uic/index.htm
Region 6 UIC Land Ban Page
http://www.epa.gov/region6/water/swp/uic/landban.htm
Active No Migration Petitions
24%
920%
12%
3374%
4
5
6
7
Region
As of 5/5/15
854%
213%
533%
Waiting on Operator
Waiting on EPA
Under Review
Region 6 Workload Status
As of 5/5/15
(All Reissuances – Currently No New Petitions)
Petition Cessation of Injection Date
6
1
3
1 1
2
1
11
1
2
1 1 1 1
6
3
0
1
0 0
2
1 1
0 0 0 0
1
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
2007 2008 2009 2015 2016 2017 2018 2020 2021 2025 2026 2028 2030 2070
"Expiring"
Received
As of 5/5/15
Injection Induced Seismicity• Region 6 was the technical lead,
through the EPA UIC National Technical Workgroup, on a Headquarters requested project to provide recommendations to them related to injection induced seismicity.
• This product was finalized on 2/6/15 and a link to the product appears below.
http://www.epa.gov/region5/water/uic/ntwg/pdfs/induced-seismicity-201502.pdf
Technical Assistance• Region 6 continues to provide
assistance to EPA HQ, otherRegions and States.- Falloff test review for various well classes- Step-rate test review for various well classes- Input on no migration petition reviews- Radioactive tracer and temperature survey
reviews
Technical Training• Region 6 has developed training courses that
have been presented to diverse audiences. Presentation of these courses are typically available upon request.
- The Nuts and Bolts of Falloff Testing
- A Primer of Hydraulic Fracturing in Injection Wells
- A Primer to Step Rate Testing
- Calculating the Maximum Allowable Surface Injection Pressure (MASIP)
- Temperature and Radioactive Tracer Logs
- Aquifer Exemptions for In-Situ Leach Mining
Technical Training (continued)
• Region 6 has instructed at the National UIC Inspector Training Course for the last 23 years
