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the wellhead will have secondary containment in the form of a diked,
impermeable pad or sump.
(j) Construction supervision. All phases of well construction
and all phases of any well workover shall be supervised by a licensed
professional engineer or licensed professional geoscientist, as appropriate,
with current registration under the Texas Engineering Practice Act
or Texas Geoscience Practice Act, who is knowledgeable and experienced
in practical drilling engineering and who is familiar with the special
conditions and requirements of waste disposal well construction.
(k) Approval of completion of the well construction
stage. Before beginning cavern construction and operation, the permittee
shall obtain written approval from the executive director which states
that the well construction is in compliance with the applicable provisions
of the permit. To obtain approval, the permittee shall submit to the
executive director within 90 days of completion of well construction,
including all logging, coring, and testing of the pilot hole, the
following reports and certifications prepared and sealed by a licensed
professional engineer or licensed professional geoscientist with current
registration under the Texas Engineering Practice Act or Texas Geoscience
Practice Act:
(1) final construction, "as-built" plans and specifications,
reservoir data, and an evaluation of the considerations set out in §331.45(3)
of this title (relating to Executive Director Approval of Construction
and Completion);
(2) certification that construction of the well has
been completed in accordance with the provisions of the disposal well
permit and with the design and construction specifications of the
permittee's application; and
(3) certification that actual reservoir data obtained
will not result in the need for a change in the operating parameters
specified in the permit.
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