Section 312 IAC 29-33-15 - Placement of cement behind uncemented casingsAuthority: IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 15.
(a) This section establishes requirements for ensuring the placement of cement behind uncemented casing strings when plugging any well.(b) If cement is not present outside a casing at each cement plug required in this rule, an owner or operator must remove, perforate, part, or rip the casing at fifty (50) foot intervals to ensure adequate cement is placed in the annular space behind the casing. The division may require an owner or operator to run a cement bond-variable density log if sufficient information is not otherwise available to determine the location of the cement outside the casing.Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 29-33-15; filed 12/1/2017, 10:35 a.m.: 20171227-IR-312160230FRAReadopted filed 1/17/2023, 1:53 p.m.: 20230215-IR-312220328RFA