Definition(s)
Brine Mining Injection Well
A well used to inject fluid for the purpose of extracting brine by the solution of a subsurface salt formation. The term “brine mining injection well” does not include a well used to inject fluid for the purpose of leaching a cavern for the underground storage of hydrocarbons or the disposal of waste, or a well used to inject fluid for the purpose of extracting sulphur by the thermofluid mining process.
Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations