312 Ind. Admin. Code 29-20-10

Current through December 4, 2024

Section 312 IAC 29-20-10 - Approval of alternate well construction methods

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

Affected: IC 14-37

Sec. 10.

(a) The division director may authorize an alternative well construction method if the owner or operator demonstrates the construction method:

(1) will not cause the pollution of, endanger, or threaten any underground source of drinking water;

(2) will not damage a source of oil, gas, or coal bed methane or result in waste; and

(3) is designed to confine formation fluids and injected fluids to the approved interval.

(b) Applications for an alternative well construction method shall include the following information:

(1) A typical cross section depicting:

(A) the various hole and casing sizes proposed;

(B) casing setting depths and cementing information for each casing string including tubing and packers, if proposed;

(C) coal seams and the lowermost underground source of drinking water; and

(D) other water, oil, gas, and coal bed methane formations above the producing interval.

(2) A description of the geographical area in which the alternate method is intended to be used.

(3) Other information demonstrating how the alternative construction method will:

(A) afford protection to underground sources of drinking water; and

(B) not result in waste.

312 IAC 29-20-10

Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 29-20-10; filed 12/1/2017, 10:35 a.m.: 20171227-IR-312160230FRA

Readopted filed 1/17/2023, 1:53 p.m.: 20230215-IR-312220328RFA