Section 312 IAC 29-6-3 - Horizontal coal bed methane well applicationsAuthority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 3.
If horizontal coal bed methane wells are proposed to be completed in a commercially minable coal resource, the application must include the following information:
(1) The proposed length and orientation of each horizontal drain hole.(2) The measures that would be taken to ensure the drain hole does not deviate into strata above or below the coal seam.(3) Unless a coal owner or a coal lessee gives written consent under IC 14-37-4-8.5(d)(2), a plan for plugging and abandoning the horizontal drain hole portion of the well upon abandonment of the well providing sufficient information to demonstrate to the division director that the methods and materials used will prevent waste of a commercially minable coal resource.Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 29-6-3; filed 12/1/2017, 10:35 a.m.: 20171227-IR-312160230FRAReadopted filed 1/17/2023, 1:53 p.m.: 20230215-IR-312220328RFA