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Class 2 oil/gas wells prohibited under 310 CMR 27.00 (MassGS FAQ)

Record

ma-rec-01

State

MA

Category

requirements · regulatory_determination

Status

collected

Period

current

Quality

Unreviewed

Review state

Pending review

Native ID

MA-UIC-CLASS2-PROHIBITION

Fields

class2 definition

In addition, oil and gas wells used for conventional or enhanced hydrocarbon recovery are defined as Class 2 wells under the Massachusetts Underground Injection Control Regulations (310 CMR 27.00).

class2 status

Class 2 wells are currently prohibited in the Commonwealth.

Evidence

1. class2 definition: In addition, oil and gas wells used for conventional or enhanced hydrocarbon recovery are defined as Class 2 wells under the Massachusetts Underground Injection Control Regulations (310 CMR 27.00).
   https://www.umass.edu/geological-survey/news/shale-gas-and-hydraulic-fracturing-massachusetts · FAQ answer 2, Class 2 sentence · source ma-src-04 · visit ma-visit-04
2. class2 status: Class 2 wells are currently prohibited in the Commonwealth.
   https://www.umass.edu/geological-survey/news/shale-gas-and-hydraulic-fracturing-massachusetts · FAQ answer 2, prohibition sentence · source ma-src-04 · visit ma-visit-04

Provenance

Collected 2026-10-05 by agent p09-MA. Still missing: current 310cmr27 text verified.