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Documents related to Proposed Class II Draft Permit MI-137-2R-0035

Summary.  Otsego County (Michigan).  EPA proposes to issue a Class II permit for Core Energy, LLC to inject fluid deep underground for enhanced oil recovery.  Details are in the draft permit and fact sheet document (below).

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  • Fact Sheet for UIC permit MI-137-2R-0035 (PDF)(1 pg, 121 K, June 2020)
    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to issue a permit for a Class II injection well to Core Energy, LLC of Traverse City, Michigan. Core Energy, LLC currently owns the Axford Henry 1-12 oil production well and is proposing to convert this existing well into an injection well for the purpose of enhanced oil recovery. The existing well is located approximatly 1 mile east of Whitehorse Trail, Dover Township, in Otsego County, Michigan.
  • Proposed Draft Permit, EPA permit # MI-137-2R-0035 (PDF)(17 pp, 407 K, June 2020)