EPA REGION 4 ABANDONED OIL WELL PLUGGING PROGRAM

Plug and Abandonment ProcessFIELD ACTIVITES• A cast iron electric bridge plug (6,000 psi at 200 o F) isset near the bottom of the well casing• Well casing is perforated at several depths with RDX(molten copper shape charges) (allows cement to becirculated on the backside of the well casing, RDXexplodes at a rate of 27,000 feet per second;