(51) Test well--A well drilled to explore for groundwater.
(52) Tremie pipe method--The process in which a small
diameter pipe or tubing is inserted in the annular space of the well
to the maximum depth of the zone to be sealed, before the grouting
procedure is commenced to pump sealing material through. The tubing
or pipe may be retrieved during the grouting process, causing an annular
seal.
(53) Water or waters in the state--Groundwater, percolating
or otherwise, lakes, bays, ponds, impounding reservoirs, springs,
rivers, streams, creeks, estuaries, marshes, inlets, canals, the Gulf
of Mexico inside the territorial limits of the state, and all other
bodies of surface water, natural or artificial, inland or coastal,
fresh or salt, navigable or non-navigable, and including the beds
and banks of all watercourses and bodies of surface water, that are
wholly or partially inside or bordering the state or inside the jurisdiction
of the state.
(54) State of Texas Well Report (Well Log)--A log recorded
on forms prescribed by the department, at the time of drilling showing
the depth, thickness, character of the different strata penetrated,
location of water-bearing strata, depth, size, and character of casing
installed, together with any other data or information required by
the executive director.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §76.10 adopted to be effective November 8, 2001, 26 TexReg 8814; amended to be effective December 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 10468; amended to be effective October 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 9183; amended to be effective December 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 9604; amended to be effective March 1, 2013, 38 TexReg 1142; amended to be effective September 15, 2014, 39 TexReg 7090; amended to be effective January 1, 2016, 40 TexReg 8756; amended to be effective April 1, 2018, 43 TexReg 1635 |