ARM 36.21.640
ARM 36.21.640. WELL CASING
Cite as Mont. Admin. R. 36.21.640
(1) All casing installed, other than plastic casing set forth in ARM 36.21.641 and 36.21.645, shall be of steel, in new or like new condition, being free of pits, breaks, or contamination, and shall meet minimum American society of testing materials (ASTM A-120) specifications for line pipe, for the following sizes: Minimum specifications for steel well casing
(2) All casing having a diameter larger than 20 inches shall have a wall thickness of at least .375 inch.
(3) Well casing installed in a well greater than a nominal diameter of 10 inches, may have a wall thickness of .250 inch as long as it otherwise meets ASTM A-120 specifications and does not exceed the following depth limitations:
Diameter
Maximum Depth
12 inches
250 feet
14-16 inches
150 feet
18-20 inches
100 feet
(4) Casings of other specifications may be considered under the provisions of variances ARM 36.21.680.
Nominal Size
(inches
Outside
Diameter
(inches)
Wall
Thickness (inches)
Weight
Per Foot (pounds)
2
2.375
.154
3.56
2
2.875
.203
5.79
3
3.500
.216
7.58
3
4.000
.226
9.11
4
4.500
.237
10.79
5
5.563
.244
13.70
6
6.625
.250
17.02
8
8.625
.250
22.36
10
10.750
.250
28.04
12
12.750
.312
41.45
14
14.000
.312
45.68
16
16.000
.312
52.27
18
18.000
.375
70.59
20
20.000
.375
78.60