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Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-125 - "Total dissolved solids" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 125.
"Total dissolved solids" means the total dissolved
				  (filterable) solids as determined by use of the method specified in
				  40 CFR
				  136.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-126 - "Tubing" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 126.
"Tubing" means a string of pipe set within a cased well
				  through which fluid is produced or injected.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-127 - "Uncased well" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 127.
"Uncased well" means a well in which production casing is
				  either not set or not cemented such as with a dry hole.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-128 - "Underground gas storage facility" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 128.
"Underground gas storage facility" means, for purposes of
				  underground gas storage, an underground reservoir, the well bore tubular goods,
				  the well head, and related equipment to the last positive shut-off valve before
				  the gathering line that is used or is to be used for the underground storage of
				  gas and all surface and subsurface rights and appurtenances necessary or useful
				  in the operation of the facility for the underground storage of gas, including
				  any necessary or reasonable buffer zone as recommended by the storage operator
				  and approved by the division director for the purpose of ensuring the safe
				  operation of the storage of gas and to protect the storage facility against
				  pollution, invasion, and escape or migration of gas, together with any and all
				  subsequent extensions.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-129 - "Underground gas storage reservoir" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 129.
"Underground gas storage reservoir" means an underground
				  reservoir, stratum, or formation that is completely separated from any other
				  porous zone and is suitable for or capable of being made suitable for the
				  injection and storage of gas and the withdrawal of gas.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-130 - "Underground petroleum storage facility" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 130.
"Underground petroleum storage facility" means, for purposes
				  of underground petroleum storage, an underground cavern or excavation, the well
				  bore tubular goods, the well head, and related equipment to the last positive
				  shut-off valve before the gathering line that is used or is to be used for the
				  underground storage of petroleum and all surface and subsurface rights and
				  appurtenances necessary or useful in the operation of the facility for the
				  underground storage of petroleum, including any necessary or reasonable buffer
				  zone as recommended by the storage operator and approved by the division
				  director for the purpose of ensuring the safe operation of the storage of
				  petroleum and to protect the storage facility against pollution, invasion, and
				  escape or migration of petroleum, together with any and all subsequent
				  extensions.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-131 - "Underground source of drinking water" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 131.
"Underground source of drinking water" means an aquifer or a
				  portion of an aquifer, other than an exempted aquifer, that:
(1) presently supplies fresh water to any
				user; or
(2) contains a sufficient
				quantity of fresh water to supply a future user.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-132 - "Waste" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 132.
"Waste" includes the following:
(1) Locating, spacing, drilling, equipping,
				operating, or producing a well for oil and gas purposes drilled after March 13,
				1947, in any manner that:
(A) reduces or tends
				to reduce the quantity of oil or gas ultimately to be recovered from any well
				in this state; or
(B) violates the
				spacing provisions adopted by the commission under IC 14-37 and this
				article.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-133 - "Water-based drilling fluid" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 133.
"Water-based drilling fluid" means drilling fluids
				  containing fresh water as the liquid component of the drilling fluid rather
				  than crude oil or refined oil such as diesel.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-134 - "Water table" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 134.
"Water table" means the surface between the zone of
				  saturation and the zone of aeration and the surface of a body of unconfined
				  ground water at which the pressure is equal to that of the atmosphere.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-135 - "Well control equipment" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 135.
"Well control equipment" means systems and components that
				  are installed on the well head or otherwise used to control pressure within the
				  well bore and prevent an uncontrolled release of formation gases or liquids.
				  Components include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Blowout preventers.
(2) Diverters.
(3) Rotating heads.
(4) Valves.
(5) Chokes.
(6) Spools.
(7) Lines.
(8) Actuators.
(9) Monitoring equipment.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-136 - "Well for oil and gas purposes" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 136.
"Well for oil and gas purposes" means a well bore drilled,
				  deepened, or converted for any purposes for which a permit is required under IC
				  14-37including the following:
(1) An
				oil well.
(2) A natural gas
				well.
(3) A coal bed methane
				well.
(4) A Class II
				well.
(5) A structure test
				well.
(6) A well used for the sole
				purpose of supplying water for the secondary recovery of petroleum
				resources.
(7) An underground gas
				storage well or underground gas storage observation well.
(8) An underground petroleum storage
				well.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-137 - "Well stimulation" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 137.
"Well stimulation" means a treatment performed to restore or
				  enhance the productivity of a well. Stimulation treatments consist of two (2)
				  main groups as follows:
(1) Hydraulic
				fracturing treatments are performed above the fracture pressure of the
				reservoir formation to create a highly conductive flow path between the
				reservoir and the well bore.
(2)
				Matrix treatments are performed below the reservoir fracture pressure to
				restore the natural permeability of the reservoir following changes such as
				mineral precipitate buildup in the near-well bore area. An acid well
				stimulation treatment would be considered a matrix treatment.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-138 - "Workover" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 138.
"Workover" means the process of performing major maintenance
				  or remedial treatments on a well for oil and gas purposes for the purpose of
				  restoring, prolonging, or enhancing the productivity of the well. Workovers
				  usually involve the use of a special rig set up over the well that is equipped
				  to perform such operations.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-139 - "Workover pit" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 139.
"Workover pit" means an excavated lined pit or above ground
				  vessel used while performing workover operations for storing or containing well
				  fluids, cement, and any other fluids or solids used or encountered during the
				  workover operations.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 3 - General Provisions › Section 3-1 - Forms

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 1.
The division shall prescribe and prepare forms required
				  under this article.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 3 - General Provisions › Section 3-2 - Severability of rules

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 2.
If any word, phrase, sentence, or other portion of a rule
				  under this article is declared invalid, that declaration shall not affect the
				  remaining portions and parts of the rule and this article.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 3 - General Provisions › Section 3-3 - Waste prohibited

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 3.
(a) An owner
				or operator shall not commit waste.
(b) The following are not prohibited as
				waste:
(1) The pumping or placement of fluids
				for well stimulation conducted according to IC 14-37 and this
				article.
(2) The burning of natural
				gas in flares located a safe distance from the well by an owner or operator of
				a well producing both oil and natural gas if it is not economical to market the
				natural gas.
(3) The burning of
				coal bed methane in flares located a safe distance from a coal bed methane well
				by the owner or operator of a coal mine, or a designee of the owner or operator
				of a coal mine, if either or both of the following apply:
(A) The burning is necessary to protect coal
				miners' safety.
(B) It is not
				economical to market the coal bed methane.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 3 - General Provisions › Section 3-4 - Informal hearings

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 4-21.5; IC 4-22-2; IC 14-37
Sec. 4.
(a) Upon the
				request of an affected person, the division shall conduct an informal hearing
				to consider any matter that assists with the administration of IC 14-37 or this
				article, including the following:
(1) A
				request to amend or repeal a rule in this article.
(2) A request relating to the issuance,
				reissuance, modification, or revocation of a permit for oil and gas
				purposes.
(3) A request for an
				exception to a drilling unit or spacing requirement.
(4) A request relating to review of a pending
				petition for an aquifer exemption under
				312 IAC 29-16.
(5) A request for an integration of interests
				in drilling units under IC 14-37-9if the owners of separate interests have not
				agreed to integration.
(6) The
				issuance of a notice of violation.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 3 - General Provisions › Section 3-5 - Notice of approval or denial of applications

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.
Unless otherwise provided, notice of division action on an
				  application submitted under IC 14-37 and this article shall:
(1) be provided to the applicant and to:
(A) each person who filed objections to the
				application;
(B) each person who
				participated in an informal hearing relating to the application; and
(C) any other affected person; and
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 3 - General Provisions › Section 3-6 - Confidentiality of well information

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 6.
Upon written request by the operator the following
				  information shall be held confidential by the division for a period of one (1)
				  year from the date of completion of a well for oil and gas purposes:
(1) The driller's log and completion report,
				including all completion information accompanying the completion
				report.
(2) The geophysical or
				instrumental logs.
(3) Drill
				cuttings or cores.
(4) Well
				production information submitted in accordance with
				312 IAC 29-25-1.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 4 - Permits and Transfer Procedures; All Wells › Section 4-1 - Permit required

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 1.
(a) A person
				may not drill, deepen, operate, or convert a well for oil and gas purposes
				without a permit issued by the division under IC 14-37 and this
				article.
(b) No person may commence
				drilling, construction, operation, or conversion of a Class II well except in
				conformance with this article.
(c)
				The original or a copy of the permit must be posted by the operator at the well
				site before drilling, deepening, or operating a well.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 4 - Permits and Transfer Procedures; All Wells › Section 4-2 - Permit applications

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37; IC 25-21.5
Sec. 2.
(a) This rule
				establishes general application requirements for a permit to:
(1) drill;
(2) deepen;
(3) operate; or
(4) convert;
a well for oil and gas purposes.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 4 - Permits and Transfer Procedures; All Wells › Section 4-3 - Demonstration of ownership of mineral interest

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 3.
(a) Each
				application for a permit under IC 14-37 and this article must show the
				following property information on the survey required under section 2(e) of
				this rule:
(1) The drilling unit boundary for
				each oil or gas production well.
(2) The boundary of each property or lease
				on, or contiguous to, the drilling unit for which the applicant claims a right
				to drill and operate a well for oil and gas purposes.
(3) The boundary of the area incorporated
				into common ownership and control, if the drilling unit is comprised of
				separate oil and gas interest owners.
(4) The boundary of the enhanced recovery
				unit or pooled production unit, if the well is part of an existing enhanced
				recovery unit or pooled production unit or the well is proposed to be included
				in a new enhanced recovery unit or pooled production unit.
(5) The location of each house, barn,
				building, or structure (other than fences) located within two hundred (200)
				feet of the well.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 4 - Permits and Transfer Procedures; All Wells › Section 4-4 - Surface owner notification of intent to survey

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37; IC
				  32-23-7-6.5
Sec. 4.
(a) An
				application for a well for oil and gas purposes must include the name and
				address of the owner of the property on which the well is to be located as
				reflected in the county tax duplicate records or the last known address of the
				most recent owner shown in the county transfer book.
(b) An applicant shall provide proof that the
				owner of the property on which the well is to be located has received notice as
				required by IC
				32-23-7-6.5. Any of the following
				are acceptable for demonstrating proof of surface owner notification:
(1) A certified mail receipt accompanied by a
				copy of the written notification to the landowner.
(2) A written statement from the surface
				owner acknowledging receipt of the notification.
(3) A copy of a written agreement with the
				surface owner establishing different notification terms accompanied by written
				verification that notice was provided in accordance with the agreed upon
				terms.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 4 - Permits and Transfer Procedures; All Wells › Section 4-5 - Permitting of wells within one-half mile of a gas or petroleum storage reservoir

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 5.
An application for a well for oil and gas purposes proposed
				  to be drilled in or within one-half (1/2) mile of an underground gas storage
				  facility or underground petroleum storage facility shall not be approved except
				  in accordance with the requirements of
				  312 IAC 29-18.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 4 - Permits and Transfer Procedures; All Wells › Section 4-6 - Application requirements for a well within incorporated boundary of a city or town

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 6.
A permit application for a well for oil and gas purposes
				  proposed to be drilled within the incorporated boundary of a city or town must
				  be accompanied by a certified copy of the official consent to drill the well by
				  ordinance of the municipal legislative body.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 4 - Permits and Transfer Procedures; All Wells › Section 4-7 - Approval or denial of well permits

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 4-21.5; IC 14-37
Sec. 7.
(a) Except as
				provided in subsection (b), if an applicant for a permit complies with IC 14-37
				and this article, the division shall issue a permit.
(b) The division may deny a permit
				application if the applicant or if a person owning or controlling the
				applicant:
(1) has been issued a notice of
				violation and failed to abate the violation within sixty (60) days after the
				deadline for abatement, unless the person has requested an administrative
				adjudication of the notice of violation, and a final determination has not been
				rendered by the commission;
(2)
				controls or has controlled any well for oil and gas purposes and has
				demonstrated a pattern of violations of IC 14-37 or this article that have
				resulted in damage to the environment; or
(3) has had a permit revoked under IC
				14-37.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 4 - Permits and Transfer Procedures; All Wells › Section 4-8 - Permit modification; amendment

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 4-21.5; IC 14-37
Sec. 8.
(a) The
				division may require modification of a permit for a well for oil and gas
				purposes for any of the following causes:
(1)
				The person controlling the well for oil and gas purposes requests or agrees to
				a modification.
(2) There are
				material and substantial alterations or additions to the permitted facility or
				activity that occurred after permit issuance justifying the modification of the
				original permit.
(3) The department
				has received information that the cumulative effects on the environment
				resulting from the permitted well are unacceptable.
(4) IC 14-37 or this article is changed by
				amendment or by a change in the law that formed the basis for the approval of
				the permit application.
(5) The
				division director determines good cause exists for the modification of a
				compliance schedule as a result of events over which the person controlling the
				well for oil and gas purposes has little or no control and for which no other
				remedy is practicable.
(6) Good
				cause exists for the revocation of a permit under
				312 IAC 29-34, but the division
				director finds that a modification is appropriate to fulfill the purposes of IC
				14-37.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 4 - Permits and Transfer Procedures; All Wells › Section 4-9 - Permit duration

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 9.
(a) A permit
				to drill a new well for oil and gas purposes expires one (1) year from the date
				of issuance unless the drilling of the well has commenced.
(b) A permit authorizing the operation of a
				well for oil and gas purposes is effective for the life of the well so long as
				the well is operated according to IC 14-37, this article, and the terms of the
				permit unless the permit is revoked, expired, or otherwise terminated under
				this article.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 4 - Permits and Transfer Procedures; All Wells › Section 4-10 - Permit transfer

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 4-21.5; IC 14-37
Sec. 10.
(a) This
				section establishes the requirements for the transfer of a permit issued by the
				division for a well for oil and gas purposes.
(b) A person controlling a well for oil and
				gas purposes must provide advance notice to the division of the intention to
				transfer a permit to another person. The application for a permit transfer
				shall be completed on a form prescribed by the division.
(c) The following must be submitted with an
				application for a permit transfer:
(1) A bond
				of the transferee, if required under
				312 IAC 29-12-3.
(2) A fee of fifteen dollars ($15) payable to
				the department for each of the first fifty (50) applications for permit
				transfer submitted simultaneously. However, if an applicant submits more than
				fifty (50) applications for permit transfer simultaneously, the application fee
				for each application in excess of fifty (50) is ten dollars ($10).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 5 - Additional Permit Requirements for Class II Wells › Section 5-1 - Class II well applications

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37; IC 25-39-1.5
Sec. 1.
(a) This rule
				establishes permit requirements for Class II wells in addition to the
				requirements of
				312 IAC 29-4.
(b) In addition to the requirements of
				312 IAC 29-4, an application for
				a permit to convert an existing well or to drill and construct a Class II well
				must be accompanied by the following:
(1) The
				well survey required under
				312 IAC 29-4-2(e)
				 must also include the permit number,
				location, and depth of:
(A) each well for oil
				and gas purposes;
(B) any other
				well, including abandoned and nonoperational wells, that penetrate the
				injection formation or production zone; and
(C) each water well recorded with the
				department under IC
				25-39-1.5;
located within the area of review of the proposed Class II
				  well.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 5 - Additional Permit Requirements for Class II Wells › Section 5-2 - Notification to potentially affected parties

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-34; IC 14-37
Sec. 2.
(a) An
				applicant for a Class II well must serve a written notification describing the
				proposed well personally or by certified mail to each of the following persons
				if the described property is located within one-fourth (1/4) mile of the
				proposed Class II well:
(1) Each person who
				controls:
(A) a well for oil and gas purposes,
				including a well having temporary abandonment status under
				312 IAC 29-33;
(B) a well for oil and gas purposes that is
				not yet in production; and
(C) an
				unexpired permit to drill a well for oil and gas purposes.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 5 - Additional Permit Requirements for Class II Wells › Section 5-3 - Modification to a Class II permit

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 3.
(a) The owner
				or operator of a Class II well shall submit an application to change a permit
				condition using a form prescribed by the division before:
(1) changing the injection zone;
(2) adding an injection zone;
(3) changing the maximum allowable injection
				pressure; or
(4) changing the
				maximum allowable injection rate;
of a permitted Class II well.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 5 - Additional Permit Requirements for Class II Wells › Section 5-4 - Notification of approval or denial of Class II well permits

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 4-21.5; IC 14-37
Sec. 4.
(a) No permit
				shall be issued or denied for a Class II well until the later of:
(1) eighteen (18) days after service of any
				notification required under section 2 of this rule and proof of service of the
				notification and the publishers affidavit of newspaper publication are
				submitted to the division; or
(2)
				the division director's issuance of a determination following an informal
				hearing conducted in accordance with
				312 IAC 29-3-4 and this
				section.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 6 - Additional Permit Requirements for Coal Bed Methane Wells › Section 6-1 - Coal bed methane well applications

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 1.
This rule establishes permit requirements for coal bed
				  methane wells in addition to the requirements of
				  312 IAC 29-4.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 6 - Additional Permit Requirements for Coal Bed Methane Wells › Section 6-2 - Additional permit application requirements for coal bed methane wells

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 2.
An application for a coal bed methane well permit must
				  include detailed plans for the following:
(1) Well stimulation operations information
				as follows:
(A) The source and proposed volume
				of base fluid to be used.
(B) A
				description of each additive proposed to be included in the well stimulation
				program including the following:
(i) The
				proposed rate or concentration of the additive.
(ii) The product name as identified by the
				manufacturer on the material safety data sheet.
(iii) A description of the type of or purpose
				for each additive.
(iv) A copy of
				any material safety data sheet for each additive product.
(C) Well stimulation design information as
				follows:
(i) Identification of each coal seam
				to be stimulated.
(ii) Proposed
				casing and cementing plan for the well.
(iii) Identification of the principal strata
				above and below each coal seam.
(iv) The anticipated surface treating
				pressure range.
(v) The maximum
				injection treating pressure.
(vi)
				Face and butt cleat orientation that is known for each coal seam.
(vii) The estimated or calculated fracture
				half length and fracture height, if known.
(viii) A demonstration that coal seams
				outside the coal bed methane production area will not be adversely affected by
				hydraulic fracturing operations and will be adequately protected for future
				underground mining.
(D) A
				plan for the flushing of fluids from the well following completion of well
				stimulation operations including the management and disposal of flow-back
				fluids and solids.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 6 - Additional Permit Requirements for Coal Bed Methane Wells › Section 6-3 - Horizontal coal bed methane well applications

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 3.
If horizontal coal bed methane wells are proposed to be
				  completed in a commercially minable coal resource, the application must include
				  the following information:
(1) The
				proposed length and orientation of each horizontal drain hole.
(2) The measures that would be taken to
				ensure the drain hole does not deviate into strata above or below the coal
				seam.
(3) Unless a coal owner or a
				coal lessee gives written consent under IC
				14-37-4-8.5(d)(2),
				a plan for plugging and abandoning the horizontal drain hole portion of the
				well upon abandonment of the well providing sufficient information to
				demonstrate to the division director that the methods and materials used will
				prevent waste of a commercially minable coal resource.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 6 - Additional Permit Requirements for Coal Bed Methane Wells › Section 6-4 - Surface and coal ownership information

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 4.
An application for a coal bed methane well permit must
				  include names and addresses for the following:
(1) The surface owner of the property on
				which the well is to be located as reflected in the county tax duplicate
				records or the last known address of the most recent owner shown in the county
				transfer book.
(2) The owners of
				each coal seam through which the applicant's well will penetrate.
(3) Any lessee of a coal seam through which
				the applicant's well will penetrate.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 6 - Additional Permit Requirements for Coal Bed Methane Wells › Section 6-5 - Proof of notification to coal owners and written consent

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 5.
(a) An
				application for a coal bed methane well permit must include one (1) of the
				following:
(1) Written consent to the drilling
				of the coal bed methane well from any coal owner and coal lessee identified
				under section 4 of this rule.
(2)
				Proof of notification of the applicant's intent to apply for a coal bed methane
				well permit to coal owners and coal lessees identified under section 4 of this
				rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 6 - Additional Permit Requirements for Coal Bed Methane Wells › Section 6-6 - Requests to receive notice of the filing of a coal bed methane application

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 6.
(a) A person
				with experience and interest in mining commercially minable coal resources may
				request notice of each complete application for coal bed methane well permit
				when filed.
(b) A person may
				receive notice under this section by submitting a written request that includes
				the following:
(1) The name, title, mailing
				address, e-mail address, and telephone number of the person to whom notice
				shall be sent.
(2) The name of the
				county or counties of interest.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 6 - Additional Permit Requirements for Coal Bed Methane Wells › Section 6-7 - Public notification of receipt of complete coal bed methane application

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 7.
(a) This
				section establishes requirements for notifying potentially affected persons of
				the filing of complete applications for coal bed methane well permits and for
				the filing of comments or objections to the issuance of permits for coal bed
				methane wells.
(b) Upon determining
				an application is substantially complete under
				312 IAC 29-4 and this rule, the
				division shall publish notice of the coal bed methane permit application on its
				website. The website shall include the following information:
(1) Permit application date and assigned
				application number.
(2) Name and
				address of the applicant.
(3) Lease
				name and well number.
(4) Well
				type.
(5) Location of the proposed
				well by section, township, range, and county.
(6) Proposed depth of the well and the coal
				seams affected.
(7) Instructions
				for obtaining a copy of the permit application.
(8) Instructions for filing comments or
				objections, including the deadline for submitting comments or objections under
				section 8 of this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 6 - Additional Permit Requirements for Coal Bed Methane Wells › Section 6-8 - Filing comments or objections on coal bed methane application

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 8.
Any person may file written comments or objections or
				  request an informal hearing related to the coal bed methane permit
				  application:
(1) thirty (30) days
				after publication as required by section 7(b) of this rule; or
(2) thirty (30) days from the date of the
				division's notification letter for persons receiving notice in accordance with
				section 7(c) of this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 6 - Additional Permit Requirements for Coal Bed Methane Wells › Section 6-9 - Approval or denial of coal bed methane permits

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 4-21.5; IC 14-37
Sec. 9.
A decision to approve or deny a coal bed methane well permit
				  application is subject to IC 4-21.5.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 6 - Additional Permit Requirements for Coal Bed Methane Wells › Section 6-10 - Notice of approval or denial of a coal bed methane permit

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 4-21.5; IC 14-37
Sec. 10.
(a) The
				division shall issue notice of its decision to approve or deny a coal bed
				methane well permit application in accordance with
				312 IAC 29-3-5.
(b) In addition to the issuance of notice of
				a permitting decision required by
				312 IAC
				29-3-5(1), the division shall also
				issue notice of a permitting decision to:
(1)
				each person provided notice under section 7(c) of this rule; and
(2) each person who filed with the division
				written comments, objections, or request for informal hearing under section 8
				of this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 7 - Additional Permit Requirements for Noncommercial Wells › Section 7-1 - Noncommercial well applications

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 1.
This rule establishes permit requirements for noncommercial
				  wells in addition to the requirements of
				  312 IAC 29-4.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 7 - Additional Permit Requirements for Noncommercial Wells › Section 7-2 - Additional permit requirement for noncommercial wells

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 2.
In addition to the well survey information required under
				  312 IAC
				  29-4-2(e), the survey must also
				  include the permit number, location, and state the depth of each well for oil
				  and gas purposes, including abandoned and nonoperational wells, located within
				  one-fourth (1/4) mile of the proposed noncommercial well that intersect the
				  formation to be produced.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 7 - Additional Permit Requirements for Noncommercial Wells › Section 7-3 - Noncommercial wells not conforming to applicable spacing limitations

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 3.
An applicant for a noncommercial well proposing a well
				  location closer than the applicable spacing limitations set forth in
				  312 IAC 29-13-3 or
				  312 IAC 29-13-4 shall do the
				  following:
(1) Provide the following
				information for each well for oil and gas purposes, including wells that are
				permitted but not yet in production and wells in temporary abandonment status
				under 312 IAC 29-32-4, intersecting the
				formation to be produced and located within one-fourth (1/4) mile of the
				proposed noncommercial well:
(A) The permit
				number.
(B) The well
				location.
(C) The name of the owner
				or operator.
(D) The well
				depth.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 7 - Additional Permit Requirements for Noncommercial Wells › Section 7-4 - Notice requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 4.
(a) The
				notice required by section 3(2) of this rule shall include the following:
(1) A copy of the permit
				application.
(2) A statement that
				the proposed well may be exempted from the well spacing requirements of
				312 IAC 29-13.
(3) Notice that operation of the well may
				result in drainage of gas from the adjacent properties.
(4) Notice that any person who objects to the
				well spacing exemption may file:
(A) written
				comments;
(B) objections;
				and
(C) a request for an informal
				hearing under
				312 IAC 29-3-4;
within thirty (30) days of receipt of the notice.
(5) The address to which
				written objections, comments, or a request for informal hearing must be
				filed.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 7 - Additional Permit Requirements for Noncommercial Wells › Section 7-5 - Approval or denial of noncommercial well permit

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) An
				exemption from well spacing or unit requirements for a noncommercial well shall
				not be issued or denied until the later of:
(1) eighteen (18) days after service of the
				notification required under section 3 of this rule; or
(2) the director's issuance of a
				determination following an informal hearing conducted in accordance with
				312 IAC
				29-3-4.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 10 - Additional Permit Requirements for Geological and Structure Test Wells › Section 10-1 - Geological and structure test well applications

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 1.
This rule establishes permit requirements for geological and
				  structure test wells in addition to the requirements of
				  312 IAC 29-4.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 10 - Additional Permit Requirements for Geological and Structure Test Wells › Section 10-2 - Description of test intervals

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 2.
An application for a geological and structure test well
				  shall identify the objective of the test well and describe the geologic,
				  structural, or hydrogeologic stratigraphic intervals to be tested during and
				  after drilling the well.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 10 - Additional Permit Requirements for Geological and Structure Test Wells › Section 10-3 - Well construction plan

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 3.
An application shall include a well diagram showing the
				  following information:
(1) Hole
				sizes.
(2) Casing size, weight,
				depth, and type.
(3) Cement volume
				and type.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 10 - Additional Permit Requirements for Geological and Structure Test Wells › Section 10-4 - Post testing schedule

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 4.
The application shall include a schedule for the
				  following:
(1) The length of time
				necessary for conducting the testing operations.
(2) Actions to be taken upon conclusion of
				the testing operations and the timing of either:
(A) converting the well to a production well
				or a Class II well; or
(B) plugging
				and abandoning the well.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 10 - Additional Permit Requirements for Geological and Structure Test Wells › Section 10-5 - Approval or denial of geological and structure test well applications

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) A
				decision to approve or deny a geological and structure test well permit
				application is subject to IC 4-21.5.
(b) The division shall issue notice of its
				decision to approve or deny a geological and structure test well permit
				application in accordance with
				312 IAC 29-3-5.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 11 - Drilling in Karst Prone Areas › Section 11-1 - Purpose

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 1.
(a) This
				section establishes additional requirements for the drilling of a well for oil
				and gas purposes in locations identified as karst prone areas. An owner or
				operator shall drill all wells drilled in an identified karst prone area in
				accordance with this rule.
(b) The
				owner or operator shall determine if the well for oil and gas will be drilled
				in an identified karst prone area from maps maintained by the
				division.
(c) For wells drilled in
				karst prone areas an owner or operator shall do the following:
(1) Use a cable tool rig or a rotary drilling
				rig using air or water, without drilling mud, to circulate cuttings when
				drilling the interval between the surface and the depth where surface casing is
				to be set.
(2) Set surface casing
				in an impervious formation that:
(A) is at
				least thirty (30) feet below the depth in which karst features or
				lost-circulation zones are likely to be encountered based on a review of local
				geology and oil, gas, and water well drilling records for wells previously
				drilled within one half (½) mile of the proposed well location;
				or
(B) if previous drilling has not
				occurred within one-half (½) mile of the proposed well location, the
				minimum surface casing depth shall be into an impervious formation at least
				thirty (30) feet into the top of the Borden Group for karst developed upon
				Mississippian aged rocks or thirty (30) feet into the Maquoketa Group for karst
				developed upon Devonian and Silurian aged rocks.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 11 - Drilling in Karst Prone Areas › Section 11-2 - Approval or denial of permit application to drill in karst prone areas

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 4-21.5; IC 14-37
Sec. 2.
(a) A
				decision to approve or deny a permit application to drill a well for oil and
				gas purposes in locations identified as karst prone areas is subject to IC
				4-21.5.
(b) The division shall
				issue notice of its decision to approve or deny a permit application to drill a
				well for oil and gas purposes in locations identified as karst prone areas in
				accordance with
				312 IAC 29-3-5.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 12 - Annual Well Fee and Bonding › Section 12-1 - Annual well fee and reporting requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 1.
(a) Each
				owner or operator must pay an annual well fee based on the number of wells for
				oil and gas purposes for which the owner or operator holds permits as of
				November 1 of each year.
(b) Each
				owner or operator must confirm the number of wells and remit the annual fee due
				under section 2 of this rule to the division no later than February 1 of the
				following year. Failure of an owner or operator to comply with this subsection
				is a violation of this article and is cause for revocation of any permit in
				violation.
(c) A well for oil and
				gas purposes is included in the annual well fee assessment until the earlier of
				the following:
(1) The well is plugged and the
				well site is restored under
				312 IAC 29-33.
(2) The well is transferred to a new
				permittee under
				312 IAC
				29-4-10.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 29 - OIL AND GAS › Rule 12 - Annual Well Fee and Bonding › Section 12-2 - Amount of annual well fee assessment

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 2.
The division shall assess the annual well fee as
				  follows:
(1) For one (1) permit, one
				hundred fifty dollars ($150).
(2)
				For two (2) through five (5) permits, three hundred dollars ($300).
(3) For six (6) through twenty-five (25)
				permits, seven hundred fifty dollars ($750).
(4) For twenty-six (26) through one hundred
				(100) permits, one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500).
(5) For more than one hundred (100) permits,
				one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) plus fifteen dollars ($15) for each
				permit over one hundred (100).