Section 3190.
Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 3190.
in effectFor purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:
(a)
“Federal agency” means the United States Environmental Protection Agency, including Region 9 of that agency.
(b)
(1)
“Gravity-based energy storage well” means a well that meets all of the following:
(A)
The well is plugged with all perforations sealed, including by the use of permanent bridge plug.
(B)
The well is
isolated from a hydrocarbon reservoir.
(C)
The well has mechanical integrity.
(D)
The well is not a conduit for fluid migration into a beneficial use aquifer.
(E)
The well is exclusively used to store or generate energy by raising or lowering a weight within the well casing.
(2)
A well that has been fully plugged and abandoned pursuant to Section 3208 is not eligible to be a gravity-based energy storage well.
(3)
A well listed as an orphan well pursuant to subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 3206.3 or an idle-deserted well, as defined in Section 3251, is eligible to be converted
for use as a gravity-based energy storage well if all applicable and necessary rights to do so have been obtained.
References
referencesCal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 3208.
referencesCal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 3206.3.
referencesCal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 3251.
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