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Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 20 - Well Drilling, Construction and Completion Requirements › Section 20-11 - Use of centralizers

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 11.
(a) This
				section establishes requirements for the use of centralizers in wells drilled
				after the effective date of this article to ensure that the casing string is
				centered in the well bore to provide for a uniform thickness of annulus cement
				in critical areas of the well bore identified under subsection (c).
(b) An owner or operator shall place
				centralizers at appropriate casing intervals according to generally accepted
				industry standards.
(c) Critical
				areas for purposes of this section include the following:
(1) Surface casing from setting depth to the
				surface.
(2) Any casing type from
				fifty (50) feet below to one hundred (100) feet above either of the following
				if encountered in drilling a well through:
(A)
				a commercially minable coal resource identified in accordance with
				312 IAC 29-17-1 or
				312 IAC 29-17-2; or
(B) any formation used for underground gas or
				petroleum storage within an active underground gas or petroleum storage
				facility.
(3) Any casing
				type from fifty (50) feet below the lowermost underground source of drinking
				water to the surface.
(4)
				Production or intermediate casing to ten (10) feet above the surface casing
				shoe.
(5) Production casing from
				the shallower of:
(A) the setting depth;
				or
(B) between fifty (50) feet
				below to one hundred (100) feet above the uppermost interval in the well to be
				used for production, disposal, or injection.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 20 - Well Drilling, Construction and Completion Requirements › Section 20-12 - Well control equipment

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 12.
(a) During
				well drilling, completion, and workover operations, the owner or operator shall
				take precautions necessary to control the well at all times using methods,
				tests, and procedures as required under this section.
(b) The methods used shall be determined
				taking into consideration the maximum down hole pressures that may be
				encountered. All blowout prevention equipment shall be installed, operated,
				tested, and maintained in accordance with recommended practices for blowout
				prevention equipment systems.
(c)
				Well control measures include the use of one (1) or more of the following:
(1) Water or mud-laden fluid of sufficient
				weight to provide proper well control.
(2) If temporary kicks are anticipated
				diverter systems or similar assemblies that divert well bore fluids away from
				the rig floor shall be employed to ensure protection against loss of well
				control.
(3) Well control equipment
				and high pressure fittings attached to properly anchored and cemented casing
				strings adequate to withstand anticipated pressures.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 20 - Well Drilling, Construction and Completion Requirements › Section 20-13 - Construction requirements for flowing oil wells

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 13.
(a) This
				section establishes requirements for the construction of oil production wells
				capable of flowing oil to the surface without the aid of a pumping unit or
				other means of artificial lift. An owner or operator shall not operate a
				flowing oil well unless it is constructed in accordance with the requirements
				of this section.
(b) Unless a
				flowing well meets the requirements and conditions of subsection (c), flowing
				oil production wells shall be produced through tubing inside a packer set
				inside the cemented portion of the production string of casing at a point no
				greater than two hundred (200) feet above the uppermost production
				interval.
(c) The division director
				may approve the construction of a flowing well producing oil through the
				production casing string provided the owner or operator complies with the
				following:
(1) The production casing is
				circulated with cement to the surface.
(2) An initial pressure test demonstrates
				that the production casing has mechanical integrity.
(3) The pressure test establishing mechanical
				integrity is conducted at least once every five (5) years that the flowing oil
				well is in operation.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 20 - Well Drilling, Construction and Completion Requirements › Section 20-14 - Well completion and recompletion reports

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 14.
(a) Within
				thirty (30) days after the conclusion of drilling, redrilling, or completion
				operations, an owner or operator shall filedrilling and well completion
				information on a form prescribed by the division that will include the
				following:
(1) The name and location of the
				well.
(2) A directional survey if
				the well is a directional or horizontal well.
(3) Information on the construction of the
				well.
(4) Information on the
				producing zones and the type of stimulation or treatment performed on each
				zone.
(5) A log or record of all
				strata encountered during drilling or deepening including a description of the
				geologic names and depths of the formations encountered.
(6) The results of all drill stem
				tests.
(7) Initial production
				information.
(8) Two (2) copies of
				all open hole wireline or geophysical logs run on the well.
(9) The cement job log required under section
				9 of this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 20 - Well Drilling, Construction and Completion Requirements › Section 20-15 - Approval or denial of applications; notice

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 4-21.5; IC 14-37
Sec. 15.
(a) The
				division shall issue notice of approval or denial of an application submitted
				under section 10 or 13(c) of this rule in accordance with
				312 IAC 29-3-5.
(b) A decision to approve or deny an
				application is subject to IC 4-21.5.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 21 - Well Drilling Pits and Completion Pits › Section 21-1 - General drilling and completion pit requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 1.
(a) The
				discharge of drilling or completion fluids from well drilling, stimulation, and
				completion pits into any surface water or water drainage way is
				prohibited.
(b) Prior to excavating
				any drilling or completion pit on tillable land, the owner or operator shall:
(1) determine the location of subsurface
				drainage tiles in the area of excavation, if any; and
(2) conduct excavation operations to minimize
				damage to subsurface drainage systems.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 21 - Well Drilling Pits and Completion Pits › Section 21-2 - Handling and storage of saltwater-based or oil-based drilling fluid

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 2.
(a) In
				addition to the requirements of section 1 of this rule, if the owner or
				operator is using saltwater-based or oil-based drilling or completion fluid the
				drilling or completion pit shall be constructed with a synthetic liner meeting
				the specifications of subsection (b).
(b) Synthetic liners required under this
				section shall meet the following specifications:
(1) Be at least twenty (20) mils thick unless
				the division director approves, in writing, the use of an alternative material
				following a demonstration by the owner or operator that alternative liner
				material will provide equivalent protection.
(2) Be overlapped and welded or fused
				according to manufacturer requirements with a four (4) inch welded seam overlap
				when the use of a continuous liner is not practical.
(3) Be installed over a sand base if a rocky
				or uneven surface is encountered beneath the synthetic liner
				material.
(4) Completely cover the
				pit bottom and inside walls.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 21 - Well Drilling Pits and Completion Pits › Section 21-3 - Drilling and completion fluid disposal and pit closure requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 3.
(a) Within
				one hundred twenty (120) days after the conclusion of well drilling operations
				or sixty (60) days after well completion activities, whichever occurs first,
				the owner or operator shall remove all pumpable liquids contained in well
				drilling pits or completion pits to the maximum extent practical, and manage or
				dispose of the liquids by any of the following methods:
(1) Reuse or recycle the liquid at another
				drilling location.
(2) For
				water-based well drilling pits and completion pits, land apply the liquid in
				accordance with the requirements of section 4 of this rule.
(3) Treat and discharge the liquid at an
				approved national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) facility
				permitted in accordance with IC 13-18.
(4) Dispose of the liquid by injection into a
				Class II disposal well.
(5) Pump
				the liquid into the well bore for use as a bottom hole plug if the well is a
				dry hole and is plugged pursuant to the requirements of
				312 IAC
				29-33.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 21 - Well Drilling Pits and Completion Pits › Section 21-4 - Land application of water-based drilling and completion fluids and drill cuttings

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 4.
(a) The owner
				or operator shall comply with the requirements of this section for land
				application of fresh water-based drilling and completion fluid
				wastes.
(b) The land application
				site for drilling and completion fluid waste must meet the following
				requirements:
(1) To the extent practical,
				land application shall occur on lands previously disturbed by well site
				construction and drilling operations.
(2) Unless authorization is obtained from the
				division director under subsection (e) when land application is not practical
				under subdivision (1), the land application site shall be within the boundary
				of:
(A) the drilling unit associated with the
				well that is drilled;
(B) a
				communitization agreement or pooling declaration associated with the well that
				is drilled; or
(C) a waterflood
				unit associated with the well that is drilled.
(3) The land application site shall be
				located at least:
(A) one hundred (100) feet
				from any water well;
(B) one
				hundred (100) feet from any stream, pond, lake, or other surface water body;
				and
(C) fifty (50) feet from any
				unleased property line.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 21 - Well Drilling Pits and Completion Pits › Section 21-5 - Approval or denial of applications; notice

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 4-21.5; IC 14-37
Sec. 5.
(a) The
				division shall issue notice of approval or denial of an application submitted
				under section 4(e) of this rule in accordance with
				312 IAC 29-3-5.
(b) A decision to approve or deny an
				application is subject to IC 4-21.5.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 22 - Well Stimulation Treatments › Section 22-1 - Applicability

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 1.
The requirements of this rule apply to all well stimulation
				  treatments.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 22 - Well Stimulation Treatments › Section 22-2 - Baseline groundwater monitoring for well stimulation treatments exceeding 5,000 barrels

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 2.
(a) The
				requirements of this section apply to all operations proposing to utilize five
				thousand (5,000) barrels or more of well stimulation treatment fluid into any
				formation that is within five hundred (500) feet vertically of any aquifer
				currently being used for domestic water supply from a water well located within
				one-fourth (¼) mile of the surface well location or of any portion of
				the horizontal drain hole that is to receive fluid from the well
				stimulation.
(b) At least
				forty-eight (48) hours before conducting any well stimulation, the owner or
				operator shall provide written or verbal notice to the owner or operator of any
				unplugged offset well within one-fourth (1/4) mile that is completed in the
				same formation.
(c) Before
				conducting any well stimulation, the owner or operator shall collect baseline
				water samples from water wells existing within a one-fourth (1/4) mile radius
				of the well surface location or any portion of the horizontal drain hole as
				follows:
(1) If ten (10) or fewer water wells
				exist the baseline water samples shall be collected from each water
				well.
(2) If more than ten (10)
				water wells exist the owner or operator shall select ten (10) sampling
				locations based on the following criteria:
(A)
				Except as necessary to comply with clauses (B) and (C) water wells closest to
				the surface well location or any portion of the horizontal drain hole proposed
				for well stimulation shall be sampled in a radial pattern around the surface
				well location.
(B) To the extent
				groundwater flow direction is known or can reasonably be determined, water
				wells both downgradient and up-gradient locations from the surface well
				location shall be sampled. Where groundwater flow direction is not
				ascertainable sample locations should be chosen in a radial pattern from the
				surface well location.
(C) When
				multiple defined aquifers are present, water wells drilled into each aquifer
				shall be sampled.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 22 - Well Stimulation Treatments › Section 22-3 - Spill prevention and containment during well stimulation treatment operations

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 3.
(a) Except as
				provided in subsections (b) and (c), the owner or operator shall store well
				stimulation fluids, including treatment additives and frac flow-back fluid in
				above ground tanks, totes, or other containers recommended by the product
				manufacturer or supplier at all times until removed for proper disposal, reuse,
				or recycling.
(b) Fresh water used
				for well stimulation may be stored in unlined excavated surface impoundments if
				authorized by the division director and the impoundments are constructed and
				maintained as set forth at
				312 IAC 29-21-1.
(c) The use of a lined drilling pit meeting
				the requirements of
				312 IAC 29-21-1 and
				312 IAC 29-21-2 may be used for
				the temporary storage of frac flow-back fluid only in the event of a lack of
				capacity for tank storage due to higher than expected volume or rate of fluid
				flow-back, or other unanticipated flow-back occurrence.
(d) Storage tanks, totes, or other containers
				recommended by the product manufacturer or supplier must be:
(1) closed, watertight, and
				corrosion-resistant;
(2)
				constructed of materials compatible with the composition of the well
				stimulation fluid and frac flow-back fluid and of sufficient pressure rating;
				and
(3) maintained in a leak-free
				condition.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 22 - Well Stimulation Treatments › Section 22-4 - Spill prevention, containment, and response plan for sites with storage capacity exceeding 5,000 barrels

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 4.
(a) The
				requirements of this section apply to every well stimulation treatment where
				the total storage capacity of well stimulation fluids on any well location
				exceeds five thousand (5,000) barrels. The total storage capacity is the
				combined volume of any of the following that are on a well location and used to
				store fresh water or well stimulation fluids or frac flow-back fluids:
(1) Portable frac tanks and other steel
				tanks.
(2) Excavated
				impoundments.
(3) Totes, mixing
				tanks, tanker trucks, or other storage vessels with a capacity of two hundred
				fifty (250) gallons or greater.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 22 - Well Stimulation Treatments › Section 22-5 - Protection of well head equipment and casing during hydraulic fracture stimulation operations

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 4-21.5; IC 14-37
Sec. 5.
(a) The
				following requirements apply when hydraulic fracturing is performed through a
				frac string or work string run inside the production casing string:
(1) Unless an alternate design is submitted
				for approval by the division director, the frac string must either be stung
				into a liner or run with a packer set inside the casing with circulated cement
				to a point within one hundred (100) feet of the top of the interval being
				treated by hydraulic fracturing.
(2) The combined production casing and frac
				string annular hydrostatic pressure and surface pressure shall be sufficient to
				maintain tubing and packer integrity during hydraulic fracturing.
(3) The production casing and frac string
				annulus must be monitored during the hydraulic fracturing operations.
(4) A record of the annular pressures
				observed during hydraulic fracturing operations shall be included with the
				hydraulic fracturing report required by section 8 of this rule.
(5) To protect against overpressuring during
				hydraulic fracturing operations, at least one (1) of the following methods
				shall be used:
(A) An adequately sized,
				function tested pressure relief valve and an adequately sized diversion line
				must be utilized to divert flow from the production casing to drilling or
				completion pit or a containment vessel in case of frac string failure. The
				relief valve must be set to limit annular pressure to no more than eighty-five
				percent (85%) of the lowest internal yield pressure of the frac
				string.
(B) Electronic pressure
				trip switches shall be installed on all pumps. The pressure trips shall be set
				to limit surface pressure to no more than eighty-five percent (85%) of the
				lowest internal yield pressure of the frac string. Prior to initiating
				hydraulic fracturing operations, the pressure trips shall be tested to ensure
				proper functioning.
(6)
				If the intermediate or production casing string has not been circulated with
				cement to the surface, the surface casing valve must be fully open and
				pressures monitored and recorded throughout the treatment.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 22 - Well Stimulation Treatments › Section 22-6 - Well stimulation treatment plans for operations using 5,000 barrels or more of total fluid

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 6.
(a) Every
				well stimulation using a total of five thousand (5,000) barrels or more of
				stimulation fluid shall have a well stimulation plan prepared according to the
				requirements of this section. The plan shall be:
(1) prepared and signed by an authorized
				representative of the well owner or operator experienced in the design and
				conduct of well stimulation treatment operations;
(2) available on the site during well
				stimulation; and
(3) available for
				inspection or copying by the division upon request for a period of twelve (12)
				months after the conclusion of well stimulation on the well for which the plan
				was prepared.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 22 - Well Stimulation Treatments › Section 22-7 - Notification requirements to the oil and gas inspector

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 7.
(a) At least
				twenty-four (24) hours before commencing a well stimulation using five thousand
				(5,000) barrels of total fluid or more, the owner or operator shall notify the
				oil and gas inspector of the intention to commence well stimulation
				operation.
(b) The owner or
				operator shall cease stimulations operations and verbally notify the oil and
				gas inspector as soon as practicable but no later than twenty-four (24) hours
				following the occurrence of any of the following incidents during well
				stimulation regardless of the amount of fluid used in the stimulation treatment
				operation:
(1) Hydraulic fracturing treatment
				fluids are returned back to surface due to failures of the casing, tubing,
				packer or cement, or when discharged from a pressure relief valve installed
				under section 5(b)(7)(A) of this rule.
(2) The annulus pressure being monitored
				increases more than four hundred (400) pounds per square inch during well
				stimulation.
(3) A spill or
				discharge of greater than one (1) barrel of any stimulation fluid or frac
				flow-back fluid occurs during well stimulation.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 22 - Well Stimulation Treatments › Section 22-8 - Reporting of hydraulic fracturing information

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC
				  14-25-7; IC 14-37
Sec. 8.
(a) This
				section establishes requirements for the reporting of hydraulic fracturing
				information to the division.
(b)
				Within thirty (30) days following the conclusion of a hydraulic fracturing on a
				well, including the refracturing of a well, an owner or operator must provide
				details of the hydraulic fracturing to the division. The information must be
				provided on a form prescribed by the division that includes the following
				information:
(1) The volume and source of base
				fluids used, including location and registration information for any source of
				water that is a significant water withdrawal facility under IC
				14-25-7.
(2) The type and amount of proppant
				used.
(3) A description of each
				additive product used, including each of the following:
(A) The trade name of the additive product
				used as identified by the product manufacturer on the SDS.
(B) A description of the type of each
				additive product used.
(C) A
				description of the purpose for each additive used.
(D) Unless a copy was previously submitted to
				the division, a copy of the SDS for each additive product used.
(4) The maximum volume of each
				additive product used expressed as:
(A)
				percent (%) by mass of the total fracturing fluid; or
(B) percent (%) by volume of the total
				fracturing fluid.
(5) The
				maximum surface treating pressure and injection treating pressure.
(6) Identification of formations stimulated
				by hydraulic fracturing.
(7)
				Whether the hydraulic fracturing was performed with a frac string set inside
				production casing, or through production casing without a separate frac
				string.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 22 - Well Stimulation Treatments › Section 22-9 - Use of diesel fuel during hydraulic fracture stimulation operations

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 9.
(a) Hydraulic
				fracturing operation that use diesel fuel as a component of the hydraulic
				fracturing fluid must obtain a Class II permit according to
				312 IAC 29-5 and an injection
				authorization from the division according to
				312 IAC 29-28-1 before beginning
				operations. A Class II permit is not required for hydraulic fracturing
				operations that do not use diesel fuel as a component of the hydrofracturing
				fluids.
(b) For purposes of this
				section, diesel fuel refers to fluids that are associated with the following
				five (5) specific Chemical Abstracts Services Registry Numbers (CAS RN)
				assigned by the Chemical Abstract Service, a division of the American Chemical
				Society, and compiled in the Chemical Abstract Service Registry:
(1)
										68334-30-5 Diesel
				fuel.
(2)
										68476-34-6 Diesel fuel No.
				2.
(3)
										68476-30-2 Fuel oil No.
				2.
(4)
										68476-31-3 Fuel oil No.
				4.
(5)
										8008-20-6
				Kerosene.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 23 - Well Workover Requirements › Section 23-1 - Workover pits

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 1.
(a) The
				discharge of fluids from any activity associated with workover operations to
				any surface or ground waters or in a location where it is likely to cause
				pollution to any surface or groundwater is prohibited.
(b) Unless steel tanks are used the owner or
				operator shall use a lined workover pit to contain all fluids that will be used
				or generated during workover operations. A workover pit shall be constructed
				and maintained:
(1) in accordance with the
				same requirements as for lined drilling and completion pits under
				312 IAC 29-21-1 and
				312 IAC 29-21-2;
(2) with a compacted clay liner applied to
				the bottom and sides of the pit to create an impervious barrier. Construction
				of the compacted clay liner shall be in accordance with accepted construction
				and design principles necessary to prevent any leakage or seepage from the pit.
				The clay used to construct the liner may be in situ or mixed with additional
				off-site materials, if the on-site clay is inadequate; or
(3) using other materials or methods of liner
				construction if authorized by the division director after the owner or operator
				demonstrates that equivalent protection and prevention of leakage or seepage of
				fluids from the pit can be achieved.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 23 - Well Workover Requirements › Section 23-2 - Workover fluid disposal and pit closure requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 2.
(a) Within
				thirty (30) days after the conclusion of well workover operations, all fluids
				and materials in the workover pit shall be managed according to the
				requirements of this section and the workover pits backfilled and restored as
				specified in subsection (d).
(b)
				The contents of a workover pit shall be removed to the maximum extent practical
				and, if not reused or recycled at another well location, the wastes shall be
				disposed of in one (1) or more of the following manners:
(1) Transported to a permitted landfill
				authorized to accept the waste.
(2)
				Treatment and discharge of the fluid at an approved national pollutant
				discharge elimination system (NPDES) facility permitted in accordance with IC
				13-18.
(3) Disposal of the fluid by
				injection into a Class II well.
(4)
				Treated or disposed of by other means approved by the division director after
				consultation with the Indiana department of environmental management.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 23 - Well Workover Requirements › Section 23-3 - Reporting requirements following significant workover operations

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 3.
(a) Within
				thirty (30) days after conclusion of any significant workover operations, the
				owner or operator shall submit a report of workover operations to the
				division.
(b) The report shall be
				completed on a form prescribed by the division that shall include the
				following:
(1) A tally of tubing run back in a
				Class II well.
(2) The setting
				depth of any packer set in the well.
(3) A description of any modifications or
				repairs made to well casing or liners.
(4) A description and copy of the cementing
				job record for any remedial or supplemental cementing of well casing.
(5) A summary of hydraulic
				fracturing.
(6) A description of
				any geophysical logs run on the well.
(7) The location and depth interval of any
				new perforations.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 24 - Tank Batteries › Section 24-1 - Registration of tank batteries

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 1.
(a) All tank
				battery facilities shall be registered with the division as required under this
				section.
(b) The owner or operator
				shall register existing tank battery facilities within one hundred twenty (120)
				days of the effective date of this article.
(c) The owner or operator shall register new
				tank battery facilities within thirty (30) days after construction of the
				facility.
(d) The owner or operator
				shall register tank battery facilities on a form prescribed by the division
				that shall include the following information:
(1) The name and address of the facility
				owner.
(2) The name of lease or
				production unit for the facility.
(3) The location of the facility by quarter,
				quarter section, township, range, and county.
(4) A map, photos, or sketches of the
				facility depicting the following information:
(A) The location, number, and size of each
				tank, separator or other processing vessel.
(B) The location and dimensions of the
				secondary containment structure surrounding the vessels.
(5) A demonstration the secondary containment
				structure meets the requirements of section 2(c) of this rule.
(6) A plan for the management of accumulated
				precipitation within the secondary containment structure in accordance with
				section 2(c) and 2(d) of this rule.
(7) If the facility is located within a flood
				plain as defined at
				312 IAC 1-1-15, the plan shall:
(A) demonstrate that the facility meets the
				requirements of section 3 of this rule; and
(B) describe measures the owner or operator
				will take if the facilities are inundated with flood waters:
(i) to prevent the discharge of produced
				fluids into waters of the state; and
(ii) to protect tanks, separators, and other
				processing vessels from floating.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 24 - Tank Batteries › Section 24-2 - Operating requirements for tank battery facilities

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 2.
(a) This
				section establishes requirements for the operation of tank battery
				facilities.
(b) Each tank battery
				facility shall have a legible sign posted in a conspicuous place on or near the
				crude oil or produced water storage tanks. The sign shall be a size and shape
				that is easily read from a distance of twenty (20) feet showing the following
				information:
(1) The owner or operator
				name.
(2) The name of the lease or
				production unit.
(3) The facility
				registration number assigned by the division.
(4) An emergency telephone number.
(5) The section, township, range, and county
				of the facility location.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 24 - Tank Batteries › Section 24-3 - Tank batteries in areas subject to periodic flooding

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 3.
Where tank battery facilities are located within the one
				  hundred (100) year floodplain of any river or stream, the owner or operator
				  shall take sufficient precautions so that in the event the secondary
				  containment structures required under section 2 of this rule are overtopped
				  with rising floodwaters:
(1) the water
				does not cause the storage tanks and other vessels to float; and
(2) no discharge of crude oil or produced
				fluids into waters of the state occurs.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 24 - Tank Batteries › Section 24-4 - Enforcement associated with tank batteries

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3-15
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 4.
Failure to construct, operate, and maintain a tank battery
				  facility in accordance with IC 14-37 and this rule may result in the revocation
				  of permits for wells for oil and gas purposes for wells associated with the
				  tank battery facility.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 24 - Tank Batteries › Section 24-5 - Approval or denial of applications; notice

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 4-21.5; IC 14-37
Sec. 5.
(a) The
				division shall issue notice of approval or denial of an application submitted
				under section 1 or 2 of this rule in accordance with
				312 IAC 29-3-5.
(b) A decision to approve or deny an
				application is subject to IC 4-21.5.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 25 - Facility Operating Requirements › Section 25-1 - Lease and well identification signs

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 1.
(a) To
				identify producing leases, the owner or operator shall place durable and
				weather resistant signs where the principal lease road enters the lease or at
				another location approved by the inspector. The signs shall be a size and shape
				that is easily read from a distance of twenty (20) feet showing the following
				information:
(1) The name of the
				lease.
(2) The name of the owner or
				operator.
(3) The name of the
				manager.
(4) An emergency telephone
				number.
(5) The section, township,
				range, and county of the lease.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 25 - Facility Operating Requirements › Section 25-2 - Spill prevention, response, and reporting

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 2.
(a) An owner
				or operator shall ensure that all activities are conducted to prevent spills or
				releases of any fluids to:
(1) the
				surface;
(2) the subsurface;
				or
(3) waters of the state;
resulting from, or in connection with, the operation of wells
				  for oil and gas purposes under this article, except as authorized by IC 14-37
				  and this article.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 25 - Facility Operating Requirements › Section 25-3 - Reporting of fires and blowouts

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 3.
(a) In
				addition to the reporting requirements for spills in section 2 of this rule, an
				owner or operator shall report all fires or any blowout or other incident
				involving the loss of control of a well or any facility associated with the
				drilling operation or plugging of wells for oil and gas purposes to the
				division within two (2) hours of discovery by telephone to the inspector, and
				by email to spill@dnr.in.gov.
(b)
				The report shall include the following information:
(1) The location of the fire, or blowout by
				lease name, if known, and directions to the site.
(2) The name of the owner or operator of the
				well or facility involved.
(3)
				Whether local emergency response personnel have been notified.
(4) Emergency measures taken or in progress
				to contain or control the incident.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 25 - Facility Operating Requirements › Section 25-4 - Management and disposal of contaminated soils

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 4.
The owner or operator shall manage crude oil and produced
				  water contaminated soils and contaminated absorbent materials by either or both
				  of the following methods:
(1) Disposal
				at a solid waste landfill or other waste management facility permitted by the
				department of environmental management to accept the waste.
(2) Remediated in accordance with the
				requirements of section 5 of this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 25 - Facility Operating Requirements › Section 25-5 - Remediation of contaminated soils

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 5.
(a) Soils
				that have been contaminated by crude oil or produced water may be conducted in
				accordance with this section at the site of the contamination or at another
				location authorized by the division.
(b) The division may authorize an owner or
				operator to remediate contaminated soils at a location other than the site of
				the spill or release following consideration of a request made on a form
				prescribed by the division including the following information:
(1) The location and size of the proposed
				remediation site.
(2) Authorization
				from the surface owner to perform remediation operations at the
				location.
(3) An estimated volume
				of soils to be treated.
(4) The
				source of the contaminated soil.
(5) The method to be used to actively manage
				the remediation of contaminated soils at the site.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 25 - Facility Operating Requirements › Section 25-6 - Oiling of lease roads and county roads

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 6.
(a) Crude oil
				or crude oil tank bottoms shall not be applied to the surface of lease roads or
				county roads except as authorized under this section.
(b) Disposal of oil and gas NORM waste on
				lease road or county roads is prohibited.
(c) Before applying oil to any lease road or
				county road the owner or operator shall obtain authorization on a form
				prescribed by the division that shall include the following information:
(1) The location of the lease or unit from
				which the crude oil or crude oil tank bottoms will originate.
(2) The location of the lease road or county
				road to which the crude oil or crude oil tank bottoms will be
				applied.
(3) The name and address
				of the permittee.
(4) The method to
				be used for application of the oil or bottom sediments.
(5) A map showing the lease roads to be oiled
				and the location of all ditches, streams, ponds, or other impoundments within
				one hundred (100) feet of the lease road.
(6) Written consent allowing the crude oil or
				bottom sediment application from:
(A) the
				current surface owner if the application site is a lease road; or
(B) the county board of commissioners if the
				application site is a county road.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 25 - Facility Operating Requirements › Section 25-7 - Flow lines

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-28-1-22; IC 14-37
Sec. 7.
(a) Except as
				provided in subsection (b), an owner or operator shall bury all flow lines
				constructed or replaced after the effective date of this article used in
				connection with the operation of wells for oil and gas purposes at least
				thirty-six (36) inches below the ground surface.
(b) The division may approve an exemption
				from the burial requirements under subsection (a) if either or both of the
				following apply:
(1) Topographical features,
				land uses, or ground conditions prevent compliance with subsection
				(a).
(2) The terms of the oil and
				gas lease prohibit the burial of flow lines.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 25 - Facility Operating Requirements › Section 25-8 - Power lines

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 8.
(a) The owner
				or operator shall install all power lines after the effective date of this
				article by:
(1) burial at least thirty-six
				(36) inches below the ground surface; or
(2) elevation on power poles at least
				fourteen (14) feet above the ground surface.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 25 - Facility Operating Requirements › Section 25-9 - General oilfield wastes

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 9.
An owner or operator shall keep well sites and all
				  facilities associated with the drilling, operation, or plugging of wells for
				  oil and gas purposes free from general oilfield waste unless such waste is
				  stored in covered leak-free containers.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 25 - Facility Operating Requirements › Section 25-10 - Equipment storage

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 10.
(a) For
				purposes of this section, equipment means any vehicle, rig, tool, bit, cable,
				storage vessel, processing or treatment vessel, casing, pipe and other
				tubulars, valve, gauge, pump, compressor, meter and any other device, part, or
				hardware of any kind used in the operation of a well for oil and gas
				purposes.
(b) Except for locations
				designated by the owner or operator that are used for the storage of equipment
				intended for use in the drilling and operation of wells for oil and gas
				purposes, the owner or operator shall not store unused equipment on a lease or
				unit except:
(1) on a temporary basis;
				and
(2) in a specifically
				designated area;
while arrangements are made for the sale, recycling, or
				  disposal of the equipment or equipment debris.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 25 - Facility Operating Requirements › Section 25-11 - Maintenance of well head, fittings, and equipment

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 11.
(a) An owner
				or operator shall install and maintain a well head rated to withstand maximum
				expected downhole pressures on each well completed for oil and gas purposes
				except:
(1) when removal of the well head is
				necessary to perform maintenance on the well or to plug the well; and
(2) when other measures are taken to maintain
				control of the well at all times and prevent the release or discharge of gas or
				fluids from the well.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 25 - Facility Operating Requirements › Section 25-12 - Reporting and correcting casing failures

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 12.
(a) Whenever
				casing failure is suspected in any well, the owner or operator shall notify the
				inspector within seventy-two (72) hours of discovery.
(b) The owner or operator shall replace or
				repair defective casing in a well within ninety (90) days of discovery unless a
				plan for correcting the casing failure is approved by the division director or
				the operator equips the well for production through tubing and packer and a
				demonstration is made to the division that the well will be operated in a
				manner protective of underground sources of drinking water.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 25 - Facility Operating Requirements › Section 25-13 - Registration of existing concrete production fluid storage structures

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 13.
(a) Within
				one hundred twenty (120) days of the effective date of this article, an owner
				or operator of an existing concrete production fluid storage structure shall
				register the structure with the division.
(b) The division shall prescribe the form and
				other information to accompany registration that shall include the following:
(1) Name and address of the structure
				owner.
(2) Name of lease or
				production unit for the structure.
(3) The location of the structure by quarter,
				quarter section, township, range, and county.
(4) A map showing the location of the
				structure that indicates the distance and direction from the structure to the
				nearest public road intersection or other prominent landmark.
(5) A plan view or sketch of the structure
				depicting the length, width, height, and maximum design capacity of the
				structure.
(6) The age of the
				structure, if known, and the date the structure was first used by the current
				owner or operator.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 25 - Facility Operating Requirements › Section 25-14 - Registration and approval of new concrete production fluid storage structures

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC
				  14-28-1; IC 14-37
Sec. 14.
(a) An owner
				or operator shall submit a plan for the construction and operation of a new
				concrete production fluid storage structure for approval by the division. A new
				structure shall not be constructed until a determination is made that the plan
				meets the requirements of this section and the division has issued a
				registration number to the structure.
(b) The division shall prescribe the form and
				other information to accompany the plan, which shall include the following:
(1) Name and address of the owner of the
				structure.
(2) Name of lease or
				production unit for the structure.
(3) The location of the facility by quarter,
				quarter section, township, range, and county.
(4) A map showing the location of the
				structure that indicates the distance and direction from the structure to the
				nearest public road intersection or other prominent landmark.
(5) A plan view or sketch depicting the
				length, width, height, and maximum design capacity of the structure.
(6) A plan view of the subsurface drainage
				and monitoring system to be installed beneath the structure to meet the
				requirements of section 15(b) of this rule.
(7) A demonstration that the location of the
				structure meets the location requirements under section 15(a) of this
				rule.
(8) Where any portion of the
				proposed structure will involve excavation, fill, or the construction or
				erection of structures within the one hundred (100) year floodplain of any
				river or stream, the plan shall include the following:
(A) A demonstration that the top of the
				structure will be at least two (2) feet above the one hundred (100) year flood
				elevation.
(B) One (1) of the
				following:
(i) Written confirmation from the
				division of water that a permit is not required under IC
				14-28-1.
(ii) An approved application for construction
				within a floodway under IC
				14-28-1.