Sec. 1. (a) An owner or operator shall plug and abandon a well that: (1) is completed as a nonproductive well; (2) ceases to produce oil or natural gas; or (3) is no longer operated for the purpose for which the well is permitted; unless the owner or operator is authorized to delay the plugging […]
Sec. 10. Any person may request a hearing before the commission under IC 4-21.5 to consider whether a well for oil and gas purposes is: (1) leaking or may leak a deleterious substance into an aquifer containing fresh water or onto the surface of the land; or (2) allowing oil or gas from the well […]
Sec. 11. Each person who is responsible for plugging and abandoning a well shall be notified of a proceeding under section 10 of this chapter. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-10-11.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.
Sec. 12. The commission may order any responsible person to: (1) plug and abandon; (2) replug; or (3) repair; a well to remedy a condition found to cause environmental harm or waste. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-10-12.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.
Sec. 13. (a) If after thirty (30) days from the service of an order under section 12 of this chapter the well has not been properly: (1) plugged and abandoned; (2) replugged; or (3) repaired; the commission may authorize the department or another person to enter upon the land where the well is located and […]
Sec. 14. (a) A person who plugs, abandons, replugs, or repairs a well under an order or authorization entered under this chapter: (1) does not assume responsibility for future remedial action on the well; and (2) is not liable for conditions subsequently arising with respect to the well. (b) A person who remedies or attempts […]
Sec. 15. A person: (1) who has no obligation to plug, abandon, replug, or repair a well; but (2) who does so under section 12, 13, 14, or 16 of this chapter; may recover in a civil action against any responsible person the reasonable expenses of the remedial action or may apply to the oil […]
Sec. 16. The director may enter an order under IC 4-21.5-4 to provide temporary action to prevent or minimize injury that may occur before remedial action is performed under section 12 or 13 of this chapter if the director determines that substantial injury would otherwise result. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-10-16.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-10-17.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30. Repealed by P.L.80-2005, SEC.8.
Sec. 18. (a) The department may assess a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) against an owner or operator who: (1) violates; or (2) fails to comply with an order of the division in relation to; section 3, 4, or 4.2 of this chapter. (b) An owner or operator who knowingly […]
Sec. 2. (a) Plugging methods must be approved by the commission and must permanently confine all oil, natural gas, and water in their original strata. Mud-laden fluid, cement, mechanical plugs, or other methods or materials approved by the director must be used singly or in combination. (b) Subject to subsection (c), the commission shall adopt […]
Sec. 3. An owner or operator of a well that: (1) is required to be plugged under section 1 of this chapter; and (2) is not converted under this chapter to another type of well for oil and gas purposes; shall seal and cap the well at the casinghead until the plugging operations begin. [Pre-1995 […]
Sec. 4. (a) This section applies to a well that is being plugged as a dry hole immediately following the completion of drilling or redrilling operations. (b) Subject to subsection (c), an owner or operator must give verbal or written notice of intent to plug a well to an oil and gas inspector at least […]
Sec. 4.2. (a) This section applies to the plugging of a well other than a well that is plugged under section 4 or 4.3 of this chapter. (b) An owner or operator must give written notice of intent to plug a well to the department on a form provided by the department at least ten […]
Sec. 4.3. (a) This section applies to the plugging of a well other than a well referred to in section 4 of this chapter if an emergency or other urgent condition requires the immediate plugging of the well. (b) An emergency condition exists if a well is found to be leaking or discharging oil, gas, […]
Sec. 4.4. Not later than thirty (30) days after the completion of well plugging operations under this chapter, the operator shall submit a report of well plugging to the department describing in detail the specific methods used to plug the well. The report must: (1) be on a form provided by the department; and (2) […]
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-10-5.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30. Repealed by P.L.140-2011, SEC.29.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-10-6.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30. Repealed by P.L.140-2011, SEC.29.
Sec. 7. The director of the division of reclamation may require an owner or operator to redrill and replug a hole if the operator does not comply with section 4, 4.2, or 4.3 of this chapter. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-10-7.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30. Amended by P.L.140-2011, SEC.16; P.L.127-2022, SEC.31.
Sec. 8. (a) An owner or operator may delay the plugging and abandoning of a well that has been drilled, completed, and cased for production if the owner or operator satisfies the requirements for: (1) deferring abandonment of the well under subsection (b); or (2) temporarily abandoning the well under subsection (c). (b) An owner […]
