I. Summary: 
SB 442 prohibits the performance of advanced well stimulation treatments on oil or gas wells. 
The bill defines the term “advanced well stimulation treatment” to include all stages of well 
intervention performed by injecting fluids into a rock formation: 
 At pressure that is at or exceeds the fracture gradient of the rock formation and the purpose 
or effect is to fracture the formation to increase production or recovery from an oil or gas 
well, such as hydraulic fracturing or acid fracturing; or 
 At pressure below the fracture gradient of the rock formation and the purpose or effect is to 
dissolve the formation to increase production or recovery from an oil or gas well, such as 
matrix acidizing. 
The definition explicitly excludes techniques used for routine well cleanout work, well 
maintenance, or removal of formation damage due to drilling or production; or acidizing 
techniques used to maintain or restore the natural permeability of the formation near the 
wellbore.

BILL ANALYSIS AND FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT - FL Senate Committee on Environmental Preservation PDF

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