---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 147.3010"
title: "40"
number: "147.3010"
heading: "Mechanical integrity tests."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/147.3010"
---

# §147.3010. Mechanical integrity tests.


The monitoring of annulus pressure listed in [§ 146.8(b)(1)](/cfr/40/146.8.md?p=b-1) of this chapter will only be acceptable if preceded by a pressure test, using liquid or gas that clearly demonstrates that mechanical integrity exists at the time of the pressure test.


## Notes

### Source

Source: 53 FR 43104, Oct. 25, 1988, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.; and 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.

### Source

Source: 49 FR 20197, May 11, 1984, unless otherwise noted.