CHAPTER 3. COMMISSION DUTIES
IC 14-37-3
Chapter 3. Commission Duties
IC 14-37-3-1
Written reports showing well location required
Sec. 1. The commission shall require an owner or operator to file
written reports showing the location of wells for oil and gas
purposes.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.
IC 14-37-3-2
Identification of ownership and location of wells
Sec. 2. The commission shall identify the ownership and location
of wells for oil and gas purposes, including the use of surveys and
plats.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.
IC 14-37-3-3
Regulation of well spacing
Sec. 3. (a) The commission shall regulate the spacing of wells for
oil and gas purposes. A rule adopted under this section may provide
for the following:
(1) A minimum distance between a well and the property line
of an adjacent landowner if the adjacent landowner does not
provide a written waiver to the distance requirement.
(2) A minimum acreage requirement for each well.
(3) That wells may be drilled on the same tract to different
formations if an acreage requirement established under
subdivision (2) is satisfied for wells drilled to the same
formation.
(b) A rule adopted under this section must consider regional and
geological characteristics and factors conducive to the most efficient
and economical recovery of oil and gas.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.
IC 14-37-3-4
Filing of reports
Sec. 4. The commission shall require the making and filing of the
following:
(1) Well logs.
(2) Completion information.
(3) Directional surveys.
(4) Reports on well locations and drilling.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.
IC 14-37-3-5
Regulation of wells for environmental protection
Sec. 5. The commission shall regulate the drilling, casing,
operating, plugging, and abandoning of wells and any related fluid
storage to prevent the following:
(1) Waste.
(2) Fresh water pollution.
(3) Blowouts.
(4) Cavings.
(5) Seepages.
(6) Fires.
(7) Unreasonably detrimental effects upon fish, wildlife, and
botanical resources.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.
IC 14-37-3-6
Testing for wells placed on temporary abandonment
Sec. 6. The commission shall establish standards and testing for
wells for oil and gas purposes placed on temporary abandonment.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.
IC 14-37-3-7
Regulation of production operations
Sec. 7. The commission shall regulate the following:
(1) Drilling.
(2) Testing.
(3) Equipping.
(4) Completing.
(5) Producing.
(6) All other operations for the production of oil or gas.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.
IC 14-37-3-8
Regulation of well stimulation and treatment
Sec. 8. The commission shall regulate the stimulation and
treatment of wells.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.
IC 14-37-3-9
Regulation of underground petroleum storage wells
Sec. 9. The commission shall regulate the drilling, deepening,
operating, plugging, and abandoning of the following:
(1) Wells for underground storage of petroleum products.
(2) Other wells for oil and gas purposes that may affect
underground storage reservoirs.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.
IC 14-37-3-10
Regulation of inactive underground coal mines
Sec. 10. The commission shall regulate, under IC 14-37-7, the
drilling, deepening, operating, plugging, and abandoning of wells for
oil and gas purposes on land underlaid by workings of an inactive
underground coal mine within the permit boundaries of an active
underground mine permitted under IC 14-34 or through a
commercially minable coal resource.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.
IC 14-37-3-11
Requirements for noncommercial natural gas wells
Sec. 11. The commission shall establish alternative spacing, unit,
and bonding requirements for noncommercial natural gas wells.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.
IC 14-37-3-12
Underground Injection Control Program enforcement authority
Sec. 12. (a) The commission shall obtain and maintain primary
enforcement authority for Class II wells under the Underground
Injection Control Program, promulgated under:
(1) Part C of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (Public Law
95-523, as amended by Public Law 96-502, 42 U.S.C. 300f et
seq.) in effect January 1, 1988; and
(2) 40 CFR Parts 124, 144, 145, 146, and 147 Subpart P, in
effect January 1, 1988.
(b) The commission shall enforce the requirements of the
Underground Injection Control Program and all other rules under this
article to prevent the pollution or endangerment of underground
sources of drinking water caused by a well regulated by this article.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.
IC 14-37-3-13
Expenses and attorney's fees
Sec. 13. The commission shall establish standards for determining
expenses and attorney's fees under IC 14-37-13.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.
IC 14-37-3-14
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.80-2005, SEC.8.)
IC 14-37-3-15
Adoption of rules
Sec. 15. The commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to
implement this article. The rules must include rules necessary to
carry out the duties imposed upon the commission under this chapter.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.
IC 14-37-3-16
Informal hearings
Sec. 16. The commission shall hold informal hearings to consider
any matter that assists in the administration of the division, including
the following:
(1) A request to amend, modify, or repeal a rule adopted under
this chapter.
(2) Any matter relating to the issuance, reissuance,
modification, or repeal of a permit for a Class II well.
(3) A request for an exception to a spacing requirement
established under section 3 of this chapter.
(4) A request for an integration of interests in drilling units
under IC 14-37-9 if the owners of separate interests have not
agreed to integration.
(5) The issuance or proposed issuance of a notice of violation.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.
IC 14-37-3-17
Administrative review of orders
Sec. 17. An order resulting from an informal hearing under
section 16 of this chapter is subject to administrative review under
IC 4-21.5, except an order under section 16(1) of this chapter, which
is subject to review under IC 4-22-2.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.