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Aninjection well is used to place fluid underground into porous geologic formations. These underground formations may range from deep sandstone or limestone, to a shallow soil layer. Injected fluids may include water, wastewater, brine (salt water), or water mixed with chemicals.

Well means: A bored, drilled, or driven shaft whose depth is greater than the largest surface dimension; or, a dug hole whose depth is greater than the largest surface dimension; or, an improved sinkholeimproved sinkholeA naturally occurring karst depression or other natural crevice found in volcanic terrain and other geologic settings which have been modified for the purpose of directing and emplacing fluids into the subsurface.; or, a subsurface fluid distribution system.

Injection well construction is based on the type and depth of the fluid injected. For example, wells that inject hazardous wastes or carbon dioxide (CO2) into deep isolated formations have sophisticated construction. These wells are designed to provide multiple layers of protective casing and cement. In contrast, shallow wells are usually of simple construction.

The Underground Injection Control program consists of six classes of injection wells. Each well class is based on the type and depth of the injection activity, and the potential for that injection activity to result in endangerment of a USDW.

UIC regulations mandate the consideration of a variety of measures to assure that injection activities will not endanger underground sources of drinking water (USDWs). The concept of endangerment is defined in federal code of regulations (40 CFR 144.12).

(a) No owner or operator shall construct, operate, maintain, convert, plug, abandon, or conduct any other injection activity in a manner that allows the movement of fluid containing any contaminant into underground sources of drinking water, if the presence of that contaminant may cause a violation of any primary drinking water regulation under 40 CFR part 142 or may otherwise adversely affect the health of persons.

Widespread use of injection wells began in the 1930s to dispose of brine generated during oil production. Injection effectively disposed of unwanted brine and preserved surface waters. In some formations injection enhanced the recovery of oil.

In the 1950s, chemical companies began injecting industrial wastes into deep wells. As chemical manufacturing increased, so did the use of deep injection. Injection proved to be a safe and inexpensive option for the disposal of unwanted and often hazardous industrial byproducts.

In 2010, EPA finalized regulations for geologic sequestration of CO2. This final rule created a new class of wells, Class VI. Class VI wells are used solely for the purpose of long term storage of CO2.

Technical memoranda, manuals, and guidance documents have developed by the UIC program since its inception. The documents and technical resources are used to inform decision-making, clarify issues and questions, and guide UIC program implementation consistent with the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act and the federal UIC regulations.

An underground source of drinking water (USDW) is an aquiferaquiferAn aquifer is a geological formation or group of formations or part of a formation that is capable of yielding a significant amount of water to a drinking water well or spring. or a part of an aquifer that is currently used as a drinking water source. A USDW may also be ground water needed as a drinking water source in the future. A USDW is defined in the Code of Federal Regulations (40 CFR 144.3) as:

The UIC program protects USDWs from endangermentendangermentThe construction, operation, maintenance, conversion, plugging, or abandonment of an injection well, or the performance of other injection activities, by an owner or operator in a manner that allows the movement of fluid containing any contaminant into a USDW, if the presence of that contaminant may cause a violation of any primary drinking water regulations or may adversely affect the health of persons. by setting minimum requirements for injection wells. All injection must be authorized under either:

Injection wells are overseen by either a state or tribal agency or one of EPA's regional offices. States and tribes may apply for primary enforcement responsibility to implement the UIC program. This is called primacy.

In general, state and tribal programs must meet minimum federal UIC requirements to gain primacy. If a state or tribe does not obtain primacy, EPA implements the program directly through one of its regional offices.

EPA has delegated primacy for all well classes to 33 states and three territories. EPA shares responsibility in seven states. EPA implements a program for all well classes in 10 states, two territories, and the District of Columbia, and for most tribes.

Class II wells are used only to inject fluids associated with oil and natural gas production. Class II fluids are primarily brines (salt water) that are brought to the surface while producing oil and gas. It is estimated that over 2 billion gallons of fluids are injected in the United States every day. Most oil and gas injection wells are in Texas, California, Oklahoma, and Kansas.

During oil and gas extraction, brines are also brought to the surface. Brines are separated from hydrocarbons at the surface and reinjected into the same or similar underground formations for disposal. Wastewater from hydraulic fracturing activities can also be injected into Class II wells.

The injected fluids thin (decrease the viscosity) or displace small amounts of extractable oil and gas. Oil and gas is then available for recovery. In a typical configuration, a single injection well is surrounded by multiple production wells that bring oil and gas to the surface.

The UIC program does not regulate wells that are solely used for production. However, EPA does have authority to regulate hydraulic fracturinghydraulic fracturingThe process of using high pressure to pump sand along with water and other fluids into subsurface rock formations in order to improve flow of oil and gas into a wellbore. when diesel fuels are used in fluids or propping agents. During hydraulic fracturing, another enhanced recovery process, a viscous fluid is injected under high pressure until the desired fracturing is achieved, followed by a proppant such as sand. The pressure is then released and the proppant holds the fractures open to allow fluid to return to the well.

Extraction of oil and gas usually produces large amounts of brine. Often saltier than seawater, this brine can contain toxic metals and radioactive substances. Brines can damage the environment and public health if discharged to water or land. Deep underground injection of brines in formations isolated from underground sources of drinking water prevents soil and water contamination.

When states began to implement rules preventing disposal of brine to surface water bodies and soils, injection became the preferred way to dispose of this waste fluid. All oil and gas producing states require the injection of brine into the originating formation or similar formations.

Under Section 1422 enhanced recovery wells may either be issued permits or be authorized by rule. Disposal wells are issued permits. The owners or operators of the wells must meet all applicable requirements, including strict construction and conversion standards and regular testing and inspection.

In 2014 EPA released information clarifying UIC program requirements for underground injection of diesel fuels in hydraulic fracturing. The Agency also released guidance for EPA permit writers implementing UIC Class II requirements.

Injection slides down to the third position. 94% of the applicationswere tested for some form of injection with a max incidence rate of 19%, an average incidence rate of 3%, and 274k occurrences. Notable Common Weakness Enumerations (CWEs) included areCWE-79: Cross-site Scripting, CWE-89: SQL Injection, and CWE-73:External Control of File Name or Path.

Some of the more common injections are SQL, NoSQL, OS command, ObjectRelational Mapping (ORM), LDAP, and Expression Language (EL) or ObjectGraph Navigation Library (OGNL) injection. The concept is identicalamong all interpreters. Source code review is the best method ofdetecting if applications are vulnerable to injections. Automatedtesting of all parameters, headers, URL, cookies, JSON, SOAP, and XMLdata inputs is strongly encouraged. Organizations can includestatic (SAST), dynamic (DAST), and interactive (IAST) application security testing tools into the CI/CDpipeline to identify introduced injection flaws before productiondeployment.

The preferred option is to use a safe API, which avoids using the interpreter entirely, provides a parameterized interface, or migrates to Object Relational Mapping Tools (ORMs).

Note: Even when parameterized, stored procedures can still introduce SQL injection if PL/SQL or T-SQL concatenates queries and data or executes hostile data with EXECUTE IMMEDIATE or exec().

For any residual dynamic queries, escape special characters using the specific escape syntax for that interpreter.

Note: SQL structures such as table names, column names, and so on cannot be escaped, and thus user-supplied structure names are dangerous. This is a common issue in report-writing software.

Safe injection practices are actions healthcare providers should follow when performing medical injections. A safe injection does not harm the recipient or expose the healthcare provider to avoidable risks.

Healthcare providers should never reuse a needle or syringe on more than one patient. Providers must discard both needles and syringes once used. Reusing the needle and/or syringe is unsafe and can spread disease.

Most healthcare providers follow safe injection practices. Though not common, unsafe injection practices sometimes occur. When unsafe injection practices occur, providers should notify possibly affected patients and inform them to get tested.

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