The TAB consists of a diverse group of industry and citizen representatives. The TAB usually creates sub-committees which include several industry representatives and reviews each proposed technical regulation before it is forwarded to become a regulation. As part of the rulemaking process, the proposed regulations are subject to a public comment period. This should ensure that regulations are universally based and not created to help one particular group. 3 Explain Industry had concerns about casing and cementing and casing of storage wells.
Regulations allow flexibility in production casing requirements in problem areas.
Concerns were raised about maintaining well integrity to prevent fresh water from getting into the reservoir. Stronger regulations are needed to ensure integrity in storage areas. The current regulations on cementing and mechanical integrity testing of storage wells were reviewed and commented on by the Technical Advisory Board and its sub-committee of storage operators. If there is a need to revisit this part of the regulations, someone from the industry can contact any of the DEP offices and we will be happy to discuss your concerns. In the meantime, the Alternate Method is available.