Indiana Code
Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources
Article 38. Other Petroleum Regulation

Chapter 1. Petroleum Exploration on State Property

14-38-1-1. "Commence to Drill a Well" Defined - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "commence to drill...

14-38-1-2. "Person" Defined - Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "person" means the...

14-38-1-3. "Petroleum" Defined - Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "petroleum" means any...

14-38-1-4. "Proven Territory" Defined - Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "proven territory" means...

14-38-1-5. "Public Land" Defined - Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "public land" means...

14-38-1-6. Permit Issuance - Sec. 6. (a) The commission may enter into written contracts...

14-38-1-7. No Permits Issued for Proven Territory - Sec. 7. A permit may not be issued upon public...

14-38-1-8. Compensation of Landowners and State - Sec. 8. A permittee may not commence an operation upon...

14-38-1-9. Prosecution of Operations With Reasonable Diligence - Sec. 9. A permit requires the immediate commencement of geological,...

14-38-1-10. Surrender of Permit - Sec. 10. Every permittee has the option of surrendering a...

14-38-1-11. Permittee's Lease for Petroleum Extraction - Sec. 11. (a) A permittee is, at any time during...

14-38-1-12. Other Leases for Petroleum Extraction - Sec. 12. (a) A petroleum lease other than a lease...

14-38-1-13. Proceeds - Sec. 13. (a) All proceeds derived: (1) from or by...

14-38-1-14. Consideration for Leases - Sec. 14. (a) A petroleum lease may not be issued...

14-38-1-15. Cancellation of Permit or Lease - Sec. 15. (a) The commission may cancel any permit or...

14-38-1-16. Issuance of New Permit Following Expiration or Forfeiture - Sec. 16. Upon the expiration or forfeiture of a permit,...

14-38-1-17. Agreement for Production From Same Petroleum Field - Sec. 17. (a) If the commission finds it is in...

14-38-1-18. Terms for Protection of Rights - Sec. 18. The commission may insert in a permit or...

14-38-1-19. Adoption of Rules - Sec. 19. The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2...

14-38-1-20. Well Not to Be Drilled Within 330 Feet of Property Boundaries - Sec. 20. (a) This section does not apply to the...

14-38-1-21. Right-of-Way Grants - Sec. 21. A person granted a permit or lease under...

14-38-1-22. Development Considerations - Sec. 22. (a) After the issuance of a petroleum lease...

14-38-1-23. Offset Well - Sec. 23. (a) A lease must provide that the lessee...

14-38-1-24. Prospecting Permits or Leases - Sec. 24. (a) This section applies to an application for...

14-38-1-25. Withholding Land for Prospecting or Lease - Sec. 25. This chapter does not require the commission to...

14-38-1-26. Royalties - Sec. 26. (a) This section applies when a royalty is...

14-38-1-27. Delegation of Powers - Sec. 27. The commission may delegate any powers granted in...

Chapter 2. Test Hole Pollution Control and Waste

14-38-2-1. Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a person who desires...

14-38-2-2. Public Interest in Preventing Pollution, Impairment, and Waste of Natural Resources - Sec. 2. It is in the public interest for the...

14-38-2-3. "Plug" or "Plugging" Defined - Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "plug" or "plugging"...

14-38-2-4. "Test Hole" Defined - Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "test hole" means...

14-38-2-5. Enforcement by Department - Sec. 5. The department shall carry out and enforce this...

14-38-2-6. Application and Permit Fee - Sec. 6. A person must do the following before drilling...

14-38-2-7. Duties of Commission - Sec. 7. The commission shall do the following: (1) Adopt...

14-38-2-8. Expiration of Permit - Sec. 8. A permit issued under this chapter expires one...

14-38-2-9. Issuance of Permit - Sec. 9. (a) Subject to subsection (b), if an applicant...

14-38-2-10. Plugging and Abandoning Hole - Sec. 10. Upon the completion of drilling, a permittee shall...

14-38-2-11. Notice Before Plugging - Sec. 11. A permittee may not begin plugging procedures until...

14-38-2-12. Affidavit of Plugging and Abandoning - Sec. 12. (a) The commission's designated representative or the authorized...

14-38-2-13. Actions to Restrain Violations - Sec. 13. If it appears that a person is violating...

14-38-2-14. Secretary of State as Agent for Service of Process Upon Nonresident - Sec. 14. The ownership, operation, or other interest by a...

14-38-2-15. Filing Action Against Nonresident; Service of Process; Affidavit; Continuances - Sec. 15. (a) An action against a nonresident may be...

14-38-2-16. Department, Person, or Agency Entering Land to Plug, Replug, or Repair Test Hole - Sec. 16. (a) This section does not do any of...

14-38-2-17. Entry Onto Land Without Notice or Hearing - Sec. 17. If: (1) an emergency exists; and (2) the...

14-38-2-18. Liability of Persons Entering Land to Plug, Replug, or Repair Test Hole - Sec. 18. (a) This section applies to a person who:...

14-38-2-19. Remedying Condition of Test Hole Not Admission of Liability or Discharge of Action - Sec. 19. The fact that a person has initiated or...

14-38-2-20. Cause of Action for Plugging, Replugging, or Repairing Test Hole - Sec. 20. (a) A person who did not have an...

14-38-2-21. Repealed - [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4-5-11.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.31. Repealed...

14-38-2-22. Violations - Sec. 22. (a) An owner or operator who fails to...

Chapter 3. Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission

14-38-3-1. Membership - Sec. 1. The department may join and become a member...

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Indiana Code Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources Article 38. Other Petroleum Regulation

Indiana Code
Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources
Article 38. Other Petroleum Regulation