Proposal:Injection well
| Injection well | |
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| Proposal status: | Obsoleted (inactive) |
| Proposed by: | Kylenz |
| Tagging: | man_made=injection_well |
| Applies to: |  Node
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| Definition: | A injection well is used to send fluid back into the earth |
| Statistics: |
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| Draft started: | 2021-09-22 |
| RFC start: | 2021-09-22 |
 | Do not use this tag, this proposal has been superseded by Proposed_features/Bore |
Proposal
An 
Injection well is used to send fluid deep into the ground, the opposite of a normal well which brings fluid to the surface.
Many substances can be re-injected into the ground, including geothermal fluid, water, treated wastewater, and carbon dioxide.
Rationale
There is already a tag for petrol/oil/gas wells: man_made=petroleum_well. There is also a tag for water wells, man_made=water_well, and an ongoing proposal for other types of wells: man_made=borehole.
However, there is no tag for injection wells, which are distinctly different from other wells which bring content to the surface.
Tagging
Use a Node, and tag it with man_made=injection_well + substance=hot_water/water/carbon_dioxide.
Geothermal re-injection wells would use substance=hot_water or water
Note: If the injection well is no longer being used, but still exists, it can be tagged as man_made=injection_well + disused=yes
Examples
A diagram showing the geothermal power generation process, which can involve re-injecting the cold geothermal fluid back into the ground
A water injection well
Some of these geothermal bores are re-injection wells
Rendering
Maps that render man_made=petroleum_well should consider rendering this tag.
Features/Pages affected
- Tag:man_made=petroleum_well (under see-also)
- Tag:man_made=water_well (under see-also)
- Key:man_made (add to list)
- Map Features (add to list)
External discussions
Comments
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