Indiana Code
Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources
Article 37. Oil and Gas

14-37-1-3. Federal Terms and Conditions Binding Owner or Operator of Class Ii Well Under Subpart C of Underground Injection Control Program - Sec. 3. If a Class II well is authorized under...

14-37-1-4. Federal Terms or Conditions Binding Owner or Operator of Well With Permit Issued Under Subpart D of Underground Injection Control Program - Sec. 4. The terms of a federal permit issued under...

14-37-1-5. Applicability Limitation - Sec. 5. This article does not apply to methane ventilation...

Chapter 2. Organization

14-37-2-1. Administration of Article - Sec. 1. The department shall administer this article. [Pre-1995 Recodification...

14-37-2-2. Delegation of Duties - Sec. 2. The commission may delegate any or all of...

Chapter 3. Commission Duties

14-37-3-1. Written Reports Showing Well Location Required - Sec. 1. The commission shall require an owner or operator...

14-37-3-2. Identification of Ownership and Location of Wells - Sec. 2. The commission shall identify the ownership and location...

14-37-3-3. Regulation of Well Spacing - Sec. 3. (a) The commission shall regulate the spacing of...

14-37-3-4. Filing of Reports - Sec. 4. The commission shall require the making and filing...

14-37-3-5. Regulation of Wells for Environmental Protection - Sec. 5. The commission shall regulate the drilling, casing, operating,...

14-37-3-6. Testing for Wells Placed on Temporary Abandonment - Sec. 6. The commission shall establish standards and testing for...

14-37-3-7. Regulation of Production Operations - Sec. 7. The commission shall regulate the following: (1) Drilling....

14-37-3-8. Regulation of Well Stimulation and Treatment - Sec. 8. (a) The commission shall regulate the stimulation and...

14-37-3-9. Regulation of Underground Petroleum Storage Wells - Sec. 9. The commission shall regulate the drilling, deepening, operating,...

14-37-3-10. Regulation of Inactive Underground Coal Mines - Sec. 10. The commission shall regulate, under IC 14-37-7, the...

14-37-3-11. Requirements for Noncommercial Natural Gas Wells - Sec. 11. The commission shall establish alternative spacing, unit, and...

14-37-3-12. Underground Injection Control Program Enforcement Authority - Sec. 12. (a) The commission shall obtain and maintain primary...

14-37-3-13. Expenses and Attorney's Fees - Sec. 13. The commission shall establish standards for determining expenses...

14-37-3-14. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-4-17.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30. Repealed...

14-37-3-14.5. Regulation of Coal Bed Methane Wells - Sec. 14.5. The commission shall: (1) regulate coal bed methane...

14-37-3-15. Adoption of Rules - Sec. 15. The commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2...

14-37-3-16. Informal Hearings - Sec. 16. The commission shall hold informal hearings to consider...

14-37-3-17. Administrative Review of Orders - Sec. 17. An order resulting from an informal hearing under...

Chapter 4. Permits

14-37-4-1. Permit Required for Oil and Gas Activities - Sec. 1. A person may not drill, deepen, operate, or...

14-37-4-2. Duties of Owner or Operator - Sec. 2. (a) An owner or operator: (1) shall comply...

14-37-4-3. Permit Not Property Right or Exclusive Privilege - Sec. 3. A permit does not convey to the owner...

14-37-4-4. Permit Form - Sec. 4. A person must apply for a permit under...

14-37-4-5. Document Accompanying Permit Application - Sec. 5. An application for a permit must include the...

14-37-4-6. Bond and Permit Fee; Expedited Review - Sec. 6. (a) A person must submit the following with...

14-37-4-7. Operator's Signature on Permit - Sec. 7. An application must be signed by: (1) the...

14-37-4-8. Permit Issuance Upon Compliance With Article and Rules - Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in section 9 of...

14-37-4-8.5. Exercise of Rights Pertaining to Coal Bed Methane; Waste; Application for Permit to Drill for Testing or Production - Sec. 8.5. (a) For purposes of this section, "waste" means...

14-37-4-9. Denial of Permit - Sec. 9. The department may refuse to issue a permit...

14-37-4-10. Permit Continuance for Non-Class Ii Wells - Sec. 10. A permit for a well for oil and...

14-37-4-11. Expiration of Permit - Sec. 11. A permit for a well for oil and...

14-37-4-12. Permit Continuance for Class Ii Wells - Sec. 12. A permit for a Class II well continues...

14-37-4-13. Emergency Permits - Sec. 13. (a) The director may issue an emergency permit...

14-37-4-14. Transfer Permits - Sec. 14. To transfer the ownership of a permit for...

14-37-4-15. Violations - Sec. 15. (a) The department may assess a civil penalty...

Chapter 5. Fee for Class Ii Wells

14-37-5-1. Amount of Annual Fee - Sec. 1. (a) This section does not apply to a...

14-37-5-2. Amount of Annual Fee; Exception - Sec. 2. (a) Notwithstanding section 1(b) of this chapter, if...

Chapter 6. Bonding

14-37-6-1. Bonds Required for Oil and Gas Well Applicants - Sec. 1. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter,...

14-37-6-2. Cash or Certificate of Deposit Instead of Bond - Sec. 2. Instead of the bond required by section 1...

14-37-6-3. Duration of Bond - Sec. 3. Each blanket bond for wells created, modified, or...

14-37-6-4. Proof of Financial Ability to Abandon Noncommercial Natural Gas Well - Sec. 4. Instead of a bond required by section 1...

14-37-6-5. Forfeiture of Bond or Alternative Security - Sec. 5. The director shall order forfeiture of a bond...

14-37-6-6. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-8-6.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30. Repealed...

Chapter 7. Drilling

14-37-7-1. Documentation Required by Commission - Sec. 1. The commission may require a person drilling or...

14-37-7-2. Confidentiality of Records - Sec. 2. Upon written request by the operator, the department...

14-37-7-3. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-9-3.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30. Amended...

14-37-7-3.5. Selection of Suitable Location for Drilling an Oil and Gas Well - Sec. 3.5. (a) For purposes of this section, "waste" means...

14-37-7-4. Well Owner's or Operator's Duties Regarding Coal Mines - Sec. 4. (a) If a vertical or vertical part of...

14-37-7-5. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-9-5.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30. Repealed...

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...

14-37-7-7. Pollution of Drinking Water - Sec. 7. An owner or operator may not construct, operate,...

14-37-7-8. Area Considered a Commercially Minable Coal Resource - Sec. 8. (a) The owner or lessee of coal or...

14-37-7-9. Violations - Sec. 9. (a) The department may assess a civil penalty...

Chapter 8. Plugging and Abandonment

14-37-8-1. When Plugging and Abandonment Required; Violations - Sec. 1. (a) An owner or operator shall plug and...

14-37-8-2. Plugging Methods - Sec. 2. (a) Plugging methods must be approved by the...

14-37-8-3. Sealing and Capping of Wells - Sec. 3. An owner or operator of a well that:...

14-37-8-4. Plugging a Well Immediately After Completion of Drilling Operations - Sec. 4. (a) This section applies to a well that...

14-37-8-4.2. Plugging of a Well - Sec. 4.2. (a) This section applies to the plugging of...

14-37-8-4.3. Emergency Plugging of a Well - Sec. 4.3. (a) This section applies to the plugging of...

14-37-8-4.4. Report of Well Plugging - Sec. 4.4. Not later than thirty (30) days after the...

14-37-8-5. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-10-5.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30. Repealed...

14-37-8-6. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-10-6.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30. Repealed...

14-37-8-7. Redrilling and Replugging of Hole - Sec. 7. The director of the division of reclamation may...

14-37-8-8. Delay or Deferral of Plugging and Abandonment of Well; Temporary Abandonment of Well - Sec. 8. (a) An owner or operator may delay the...

14-37-8-9. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-10-9.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30. Repealed...

14-37-8-10. Hearing on Oil or Gas Well Leaks - Sec. 10. Any person may request a hearing before the...

14-37-8-11. Notice of Proceedings to Persons Responsible for Plugging and Abandoning Wells - Sec. 11. Each person who is responsible for plugging and...

14-37-8-12. Orders to Remedy Conditions Causing Environmental Harm - Sec. 12. The commission may order any responsible person to:...

14-37-8-13. Authorization for Department or Person to Enter Land to Perform Remedial Action - Sec. 13. (a) If after thirty (30) days from the...

14-37-8-14. Limited Liability of Person Plugging, Abandoning, Replugging, or Repairing Well Under Commission Authorization - Sec. 14. (a) A person who plugs, abandons, replugs, or...

14-37-8-15. Expenses of Remedial Action - Sec. 15. A person: (1) who has no obligation to...

14-37-8-16. Temporary Action Prior to Remedial Action - Sec. 16. The director may enter an order under IC...

14-37-8-17. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-10-17.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30. Repealed...

14-37-8-18. Violations - Sec. 18. (a) The department may assess a civil penalty...

Chapter 9. Integration and Forced Pooling

14-37-9-1. Agreement to Integrate Interests; Commission Requiring Integration - Sec. 1. (a) If at least two (2) separately owned...

14-37-9-2. Order for Integration - Sec. 2. An order for integration issued under this chapter...

14-37-9-3. Costs of Production From Integrated Well - Sec. 3. (a) As used in this section, "field" means...

14-37-9-4. Deputies - Sec. 4. The commission shall determine any dispute that arises...

Chapter 10. Oil and Gas Environmental Fund

14-37-10-1. "Fund" Defined - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to...

14-37-10-2. Establishment and Administration of Fund - Sec. 2. The oil and gas environmental fund is established....

14-37-10-3. Deposits in Fund - Sec. 3. The following shall be deposited in the fund:...

14-37-10-4. Amount of Money in Fund; Investments; Transfer to State General Fund - Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (d), money...

14-37-10-5. Appropriations; Emergency Expenditures - Sec. 5. (a) Money paid into the fund shall be...

14-37-10-6. Exhausting Other Sources of Funding Before Seeking Appropriation - Sec. 6. The department shall make a reasonable effort to...

14-37-10-7. Liability of Responsible Person - Sec. 7. (a) An expenditure made from the fund under...

Chapter 11. Waste

14-37-11-1. Waste Prohibited - Sec. 1. Except as provided in this chapter, waste is...

14-37-11-2. Burning Natural Gas - Sec. 2. An owner or operator of a well producing...

14-37-11-3. Burning Coal Bed Methane - Sec. 3. The owner or operator of a coal mine...

14-37-11-4. Violations - Sec. 4. (a) An owner or operator who violates section...

Chapter 12. Violations

14-37-12-1. Inspector's Entry Onto Property to Determine Violations of Article - Sec. 1. An oil and gas inspector and any person...

14-37-12-2. Written Notice of Violation - Sec. 2. The department may issue a written notice of...

14-37-12-3. Contents of Notice of Violation - Sec. 3. A notice of violation under this chapter is...

14-37-12-4. Effectiveness; Administrative Review - Sec. 4. A notice of violation issued under this chapter...

14-37-12-5. Penalties; Permit Revocation - Sec. 5. An owner or operator who fails to abate...

Chapter 13. Penalties

14-37-13-1. Permit Revocation - Sec. 1. The commission may revoke a permit issued under...

14-37-13-2. Action Following Revocation of Permit - Sec. 2. (a) If a permit is revoked under this...

14-37-13-3. Injunction - Sec. 3. In addition to any civil penalty imposed for...

14-37-13-4. Administrative Review; Effectiveness of Civil Penalty - Sec. 4. A civil penalty assessed under section 3 of...

14-37-13-5. Civil Action in Name of State to Restrain Person From Commencing or Continuing Violations - Sec. 5. The commission may bring a civil action in...

14-37-13-6. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-15-6.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30. Repealed...

14-37-13-7. Costs and Expenses - Sec. 7. If an order is issued: (1) under this...

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Indiana Code Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources Article 37. Oil and Gas

Indiana Code
Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources
Article 37. Oil and Gas