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14-39-2-12. Recovery of Public Utility; Claim of Subsurface Trespass

Sec. 12. (a) Nothing in this section prohibits recovery by a public utility for any impact on a source of the public water supply from a carbon sequestration project. (b) A claim of subsurface trespass shall not be actionable against a storage operator conducting carbon sequestration in accordance with a valid UIC Class VI permit […]

14-39-2-13. Certificate of Project Completion; Issuance; Requirements

Sec. 13. (a) A certificate of project completion shall be issued upon the application from the storage operator if the department finds that the storage operator does the following: (1) The storage operator is in compliance with all applicable laws governing the storage facility. (2) The storage operator shows that the storage facility is reasonably […]

14-39-2-1. Applicability

Sec. 1. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, this chapter does not apply to extractable mineral resources. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, this chapter does not preclude the exercise of rights provided by IC 14-37-9. (c) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, this chapter applies to the underground storage […]

14-39-2-2. Definitions

Sec. 2. (a) The following definitions apply throughout this chapter. (b) “Carbon dioxide” has the meaning set forth in IC 14-39-1-1. (c) “Carbon dioxide injection well” refers to a well that is used to inject carbon dioxide into a reservoir for carbon sequestration pursuant to a UIC Class VI permit. (d) “Carbon dioxide plume” means […]

14-39-2-3. Rights to Pore Space

Sec. 3. (a) Before July 1, 2022, this chapter does not alter, amend, diminish, or invalidate ownership of the pore space of real property that has been divided into a surface estate and a mineral estate where ownership of the pore space was acquired or reserved by conveyance document. Any ownership rights to pore space […]

14-39-2-4. Integration of Interests to Develop Pore Space

Sec. 4. (a) If at least two (2) pore space owners own pore space located within a proposed carbon dioxide storage area of a storage facility, the owners may agree to integrate their interests to develop the pore space as a proposed storage facility for the underground storage of carbon dioxide. (b) If all of […]

14-39-2-5. Authorization of Carbon Sequestration Projects

Sec. 5. (a) Carbon sequestration projects are authorized in Indiana for the purposes of: (1) injecting carbon dioxide into the pore space of an underground storage facility through at least one (1) carbon dioxide injection well pursuant to a UIC Class VI permit; and (2) employing the underground storage of carbon dioxide. (b) A storage […]

14-39-2-7. Issuance of a Carbon Sequestration Project Permit

Sec. 7. If the department approves an application under section 5 of this chapter or a corrected application under section 6(c) of this chapter, the department shall issue to the applicant a carbon sequestration project permit. As added by P.L.163-2022, SEC.2.