California Public Resources Code

§ 3158

PRC § 3158 Effective Jan 1, 2014Div. 3 · Ch. 1 · Art. 3

Statute text

“Acid well stimulation treatment” means a well stimulation treatment that uses, in whole or in part, the application of one or more acids to the well or underground geologic formation. The acid well stimulation treatment may be at any applied pressure and may be used in combination with hydraulic fracturing treatments or other well stimulation treatments. Acid well stimulation treatments include acid matrix stimulation treatments and acid fracturing treatments. Acid matrix stimulation treatments are acid treatments conducted at pressures lower than the applied pressure necessary to fracture the underground geologic formation.

Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 313, Sec. 2. (SB 4) Effective January 1, 2014.