312 Ind. Admin. Code 29-2-70

Current through December 4, 2024
Section 312 IAC 29-2-70 - "Hydraulic fracturing" defined

Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3

Affected: IC 14-37

Sec. 70.

"Hydraulic fracturing" means the process of pumping fluid into a closed well bore with sufficient downhole pressure to crack or fracture the formation, allowing the injection of a proppant into the fractures, thereby creating a high-permeability plane through which fluids can flow.

312 IAC 29-2-70

Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 29-2-70; filed 12/1/2017, 10:35 a.m.: 20171227-IR-312160230FRA
Readopted filed 1/17/2023, 1:53 p.m.: 20230215-IR-312220328RFA