IC 14-37-7-1 Documentation required by commission
Sec. 1. The commission may require a person drilling or
modifying a well for oil and gas purposes to furnish the following:
(1) A copy of the driller's log and completion report of the well.
(2) A copy of any geophysical or instrumental log.
(3) Drill cuttings or cores.
(4) Other information required by rule. As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30. Amended by P.L.80-2005, SEC.5.
IC 14-37-7-2 Confidentiality of records
Sec. 2. Upon written request by the operator, the department shall
keep the records and materials submitted under section 1 of this
chapter confidential for one (1) year from the date of completion.
The records and materials become public records at the end of this
period. As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.
IC 14-37-7-3 Casing requirement for drilling oil or gas well on land with
underground mine; variance
Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), if a well for oil
and gas purposes is proposed to be drilled:
(1) on land underlaid by an inactive underground mine; or
(2) on land within the permit boundaries of an active
underground mine permitted under IC 14-34;
an owner or operator shall, if the well is to be completed as a
producing well and regardless of whether the well is drilled through
a pillar, run an intermediate string of casing from the surface to a
point at least fifty (50) feet below the base of the commercially
minable coal resource or the mine floor.
(b) Upon written application to the director by a person that
proposes to drill a well described in subsection (a), the director may
grant a variance from the requirements of subsection (a) if:
(1) with respect to a proposed well on land described in
subsection (a)(1), written consent to the variance is given by:
(A) the permittee under IC 14-34; or
(B) the person that has the right to develop the coal resource;
or
(2) with respect to a proposed well on land described in
subsection (a)(2), written consent to the variance is given by the
coal mine operator under IC 14-34.
(c) If a variance is granted under subsection (b), the well must be
completed:
(1) in the manner required under section 4 or 5 of this chapter;
and
(2) in a manner that prevents the following:
(A) Waste.
(B) Fresh water pollution.
(C) Blowouts.
(D) Cavings.
(E) Seepages.
(F) Fires.
(G) Unreasonably detrimental effects upon fish, wildlife, and
botanical resources. As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30. Amended by P.L.80-2005, SEC.6.
IC 14-37-7-4 Well owner's or operator's duties regarding coal mines
Sec. 4. (a) If a well is drilled and completed as a producing well:
(1) through a commercially minable coal resource; and
(2) within an area for which a mine plan is filed with the
commission but for which an intermediate string is not required
under section 3 of this chapter;
an owner or operator shall set a production string of casing properly
centralized and cemented and documented by a sonic cement
bond-variable density log.
(b) An owner or operator must provide at least forty-eight (48)
hours notice to the:
(1) department; and
(2) person who filed the mine plan;
before commencing logging operations under this section.
(c) The person who filed the mine plan is entitled to:
(1) be present during the logging operations; and
(2) examine the log.
(d) The commission shall determine the adequacy of cement
bonding. If there is a bonding failure between fifty (50) feet below
and one hundred (100) feet above the commercially minable coal
resource, the owner or operator shall perform remedial action, as
ordered by the commission, that results in adequate bonding.
(e) Not later than thirty (30) days after commencing logging
operations, the owner or operator shall provide the department and
the person who filed the mine plan with a copy of the sonic cement
bond-variable density log.
(f) Preparation of the log and any remedial action required under
this section are at the expense of the owner or operator. As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.
IC 14-37-7-5 Protection of coal resource with production string of casing
Sec. 5. If a well is drilled and completed as a producing well
through a commercially minable coal resource, except a coal
resource identified in section 3 or 4 of this chapter, the resource must
be protected by a properly cemented, centralized production string of
casing. As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30. IC 14-37-7-6 Owner's or operator's obligations for plugging operations not
limited
Sec. 6. This chapter does not limit the obligation of an owner or
operator for plugging operations under this article. As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.
IC 14-37-7-7 Pollution of drinking water
Sec. 7. An owner or operator may not construct, operate,
maintain, convert, plug, abandon, or conduct another injection
activity in a manner that allows the movement of fluid containing
pollution into an underground source of drinking water if the
presence of the pollution may:
(1) cause a violation of a primary drinking water regulation
under 40 CFR Part 142; or
(2) otherwise adversely affect the health of a person. As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.
IC 14-37-7-1 Documentation required by commission
Sec. 1. The commission may require a person drilling or
modifying a well for oil and gas purposes to furnish the following:
(1) A copy of the driller's log and completion report of the well.
(2) A copy of any geophysical or instrumental log.
(3) Drill cuttings or cores.
(4) Other information required by rule. As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30. Amended by P.L.80-2005, SEC.5.
IC 14-37-7-2 Confidentiality of records
Sec. 2. Upon written request by the operator, the department shall
keep the records and materials submitted under section 1 of this
chapter confidential for one (1) year from the date of completion.
The records and materials become public records at the end of this
period. As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.
IC 14-37-7-3 Casing requirement for drilling oil or gas well on land with
underground mine; variance
Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), if a well for oil
and gas purposes is proposed to be drilled:
(1) on land underlaid by an inactive underground mine; or
(2) on land within the permit boundaries of an active
underground mine permitted under IC 14-34;
an owner or operator shall, if the well is to be completed as a
producing well and regardless of whether the well is drilled through
a pillar, run an intermediate string of casing from the surface to a
point at least fifty (50) feet below the base of the commercially
minable coal resource or the mine floor.
(b) Upon written application to the director by a person that
proposes to drill a well described in subsection (a), the director may
grant a variance from the requirements of subsection (a) if:
(1) with respect to a proposed well on land described in
subsection (a)(1), written consent to the variance is given by:
(A) the permittee under IC 14-34; or
(B) the person that has the right to develop the coal resource;
or
(2) with respect to a proposed well on land described in
subsection (a)(2), written consent to the variance is given by the
coal mine operator under IC 14-34.
(c) If a variance is granted under subsection (b), the well must be
completed:
(1) in the manner required under section 4 or 5 of this chapter;
and
(2) in a manner that prevents the following:
(A) Waste.
(B) Fresh water pollution.
(C) Blowouts.
(D) Cavings.
(E) Seepages.
(F) Fires.
(G) Unreasonably detrimental effects upon fish, wildlife, and
botanical resources. As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30. Amended by P.L.80-2005, SEC.6.
IC 14-37-7-4 Well owner's or operator's duties regarding coal mines
Sec. 4. (a) If a well is drilled and completed as a producing well:
(1) through a commercially minable coal resource; and
(2) within an area for which a mine plan is filed with the
commission but for which an intermediate string is not required
under section 3 of this chapter;
an owner or operator shall set a production string of casing properly
centralized and cemented and documented by a sonic cement
bond-variable density log.
(b) An owner or operator must provide at least forty-eight (48)
hours notice to the:
(1) department; and
(2) person who filed the mine plan;
before commencing logging operations under this section.
(c) The person who filed the mine plan is entitled to:
(1) be present during the logging operations; and
(2) examine the log.
(d) The commission shall determine the adequacy of cement
bonding. If there is a bonding failure between fifty (50) feet below
and one hundred (100) feet above the commercially minable coal
resource, the owner or operator shall perform remedial action, as
ordered by the commission, that results in adequate bonding.
(e) Not later than thirty (30) days after commencing logging
operations, the owner or operator shall provide the department and
the person who filed the mine plan with a copy of the sonic cement
bond-variable density log.
(f) Preparation of the log and any remedial action required under
this section are at the expense of the owner or operator. As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.
IC 14-37-7-5 Protection of coal resource with production string of casing
Sec. 5. If a well is drilled and completed as a producing well
through a commercially minable coal resource, except a coal
resource identified in section 3 or 4 of this chapter, the resource must
be protected by a properly cemented, centralized production string of
casing. As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30. IC 14-37-7-6 Owner's or operator's obligations for plugging operations not
limited
Sec. 6. This chapter does not limit the obligation of an owner or
operator for plugging operations under this article. As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.
IC 14-37-7-7 Pollution of drinking water
Sec. 7. An owner or operator may not construct, operate,
maintain, convert, plug, abandon, or conduct another injection
activity in a manner that allows the movement of fluid containing
pollution into an underground source of drinking water if the
presence of the pollution may:
(1) cause a violation of a primary drinking water regulation
under 40 CFR Part 142; or
(2) otherwise adversely affect the health of a person. As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.
IC 14-37-7-1 Documentation required by commission
Sec. 1. The commission may require a person drilling or
modifying a well for oil and gas purposes to furnish the following:
(1) A copy of the driller's log and completion report of the well.
(2) A copy of any geophysical or instrumental log.
(3) Drill cuttings or cores.
(4) Other information required by rule. As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30. Amended by P.L.80-2005, SEC.5.
IC 14-37-7-2 Confidentiality of records
Sec. 2. Upon written request by the operator, the department shall
keep the records and materials submitted under section 1 of this
chapter confidential for one (1) year from the date of completion.
The records and materials become public records at the end of this
period. As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.
IC 14-37-7-3 Casing requirement for drilling oil or gas well on land with
underground mine; variance
Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), if a well for oil
and gas purposes is proposed to be drilled:
(1) on land underlaid by an inactive underground mine; or
(2) on land within the permit boundaries of an active
underground mine permitted under IC 14-34;
an owner or operator shall, if the well is to be completed as a
producing well and regardless of whether the well is drilled through
a pillar, run an intermediate string of casing from the surface to a
point at least fifty (50) feet below the base of the commercially
minable coal resource or the mine floor.
(b) Upon written application to the director by a person that
proposes to drill a well described in subsection (a), the director may
grant a variance from the requirements of subsection (a) if:
(1) with respect to a proposed well on land described in
subsection (a)(1), written consent to the variance is given by:
(A) the permittee under IC 14-34; or
(B) the person that has the right to develop the coal resource;
or
(2) with respect to a proposed well on land described in
subsection (a)(2), written consent to the variance is given by the
coal mine operator under IC 14-34.
(c) If a variance is granted under subsection (b), the well must be
completed:
(1) in the manner required under section 4 or 5 of this chapter;
and
(2) in a manner that prevents the following:
(A) Waste.
(B) Fresh water pollution.
(C) Blowouts.
(D) Cavings.
(E) Seepages.
(F) Fires.
(G) Unreasonably detrimental effects upon fish, wildlife, and
botanical resources. As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30. Amended by P.L.80-2005, SEC.6.
IC 14-37-7-4 Well owner's or operator's duties regarding coal mines
Sec. 4. (a) If a well is drilled and completed as a producing well:
(1) through a commercially minable coal resource; and
(2) within an area for which a mine plan is filed with the
commission but for which an intermediate string is not required
under section 3 of this chapter;
an owner or operator shall set a production string of casing properly
centralized and cemented and documented by a sonic cement
bond-variable density log.
(b) An owner or operator must provide at least forty-eight (48)
hours notice to the:
(1) department; and
(2) person who filed the mine plan;
before commencing logging operations under this section.
(c) The person who filed the mine plan is entitled to:
(1) be present during the logging operations; and
(2) examine the log.
(d) The commission shall determine the adequacy of cement
bonding. If there is a bonding failure between fifty (50) feet below
and one hundred (100) feet above the commercially minable coal
resource, the owner or operator shall perform remedial action, as
ordered by the commission, that results in adequate bonding.
(e) Not later than thirty (30) days after commencing logging
operations, the owner or operator shall provide the department and
the person who filed the mine plan with a copy of the sonic cement
bond-variable density log.
(f) Preparation of the log and any remedial action required under
this section are at the expense of the owner or operator. As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.
IC 14-37-7-5 Protection of coal resource with production string of casing
Sec. 5. If a well is drilled and completed as a producing well
through a commercially minable coal resource, except a coal
resource identified in section 3 or 4 of this chapter, the resource must
be protected by a properly cemented, centralized production string of
casing. As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30. IC 14-37-7-6 Owner's or operator's obligations for plugging operations not
limited
Sec. 6. This chapter does not limit the obligation of an owner or
operator for plugging operations under this article. As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.
IC 14-37-7-7 Pollution of drinking water
Sec. 7. An owner or operator may not construct, operate,
maintain, convert, plug, abandon, or conduct another injection
activity in a manner that allows the movement of fluid containing
pollution into an underground source of drinking water if the
presence of the pollution may:
(1) cause a violation of a primary drinking water regulation
under 40 CFR Part 142; or
(2) otherwise adversely affect the health of a person. As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.
