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HGP-A geothermal well abandonment proposal (1998, DLNR-approved): temp plug history and P&A plan

Record
p09-HI-rec-04
State
HI
Category
historical_context · abandonment_proposal_summary
Status
collected
Period
current
Quality
Unreviewed
Review state
Pending review
Native ID
HI-HGPA-ABANDON-1998

Fields

citation
Rikard WM. 1998. HGP-A well abandonment proposal. Palm Desert (CA): Resource Group.
decision
Now the decision has been made to plug and abandon the well.
doc date
1998-02-03
extent
25 pages
requirement
In order to meet the DLNR regulations for well abandonment, the temporary plug should be removed from the well bore.
temp plug
The HGP-A well was temporarily plugged in December 1994 in a manner that allowed the cased well bore to be used while preventing geothermal fluids from reaching surface.

Evidence

  1. temp plug: The HGP-A well was temporarily plugged in December 1994 in a manner that allowed the cased well bore to be used while preventing geothermal fluids from reaching surface.
    https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/items/a7ab7ce8-0cc8-4c8d-b12f-d699c49ce6e8 · item abstract (verbatim in evidence/p09-HI-extracts.txt) · source p09-HI-src-04 · visit p09-HI-visit-04
  2. decision: Now the decision has been made to plug and abandon the well.
    https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/items/a7ab7ce8-0cc8-4c8d-b12f-d699c49ce6e8 · item abstract (verbatim in evidence/p09-HI-extracts.txt) · source p09-HI-src-04 · visit p09-HI-visit-04
  3. requirement: In order to meet the DLNR regulations for well abandonment, the temporary plug should be removed from the well bore.
    https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/items/a7ab7ce8-0cc8-4c8d-b12f-d699c49ce6e8 · item abstract (verbatim in evidence/p09-HI-extracts.txt) · source p09-HI-src-04 · visit p09-HI-visit-04
  4. doc date: 1998-02-03
    https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/items/a7ab7ce8-0cc8-4c8d-b12f-d699c49ce6e8 · item Date field (verbatim in evidence/p09-HI-extracts.txt) · source p09-HI-src-04 · visit p09-HI-visit-04
  5. citation: Rikard WM. 1998. HGP-A well abandonment proposal. Palm Desert (CA): Resource Group.
    https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/items/a7ab7ce8-0cc8-4c8d-b12f-d699c49ce6e8 · item Citation field (verbatim in evidence/p09-HI-extracts.txt) · source p09-HI-src-04 · visit p09-HI-visit-04
  6. extent: 25 pages
    https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/items/a7ab7ce8-0cc8-4c8d-b12f-d699c49ce6e8 · item Extent field (verbatim in evidence/p09-HI-extracts.txt) · source p09-HI-src-04 · visit p09-HI-visit-04

Provenance

Collected 2026-10-05 by agent p09-HI. Still missing: full proposal pdf, approval letter, final outcome.