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IN plugging/abandonment requirements and orphan-well intake

Record
p09-IN-rec-03
State
IN
Category
requirements · plugging_requirements
Status
collected
Period
current
Quality
Unreviewed
Review state
Pending review
Native ID
IN-PLUG-REQUIREMENTS

Fields

env fund
Money from the Environmental Fund managed by the Division of Oil and Gas is used each year to prioritize and properly plug and abandon wells for which no responsible party can be identified.
orphan intake
The Orphaned and Abandoned Well Section of the Division of Oil and Gas should be contacted when a suspected abandoned oil or gas well is found.
plug duty
Sec. 1. (a) An owner or operator shall plug and abandon a well that:
rule cite
Oil and Gas - 312 IAC 29
statute cite
Oil and Gas - IC 14-37
trigger ceased
(2) ceases to produce oil or natural gas; or
trigger nonproductive
(1) is completed as a nonproductive well;
trigger purpose
(3) is no longer operated for the purpose for which the well is permitted;

Evidence

  1. plug duty: Sec. 1. (a) An owner or operator shall plug and abandon a well that:
    https://law.justia.com/codes/indiana/2021/title-14/article-37/chapter-8/section-14-37-8-1/ · statute body · source p09-IN-src-09 · visit p09-IN-visit-09
  2. trigger nonproductive: (1) is completed as a nonproductive well;
    https://law.justia.com/codes/indiana/2021/title-14/article-37/chapter-8/section-14-37-8-1/ · statute body · source p09-IN-src-09 · visit p09-IN-visit-09
  3. trigger ceased: (2) ceases to produce oil or natural gas; or
    https://law.justia.com/codes/indiana/2021/title-14/article-37/chapter-8/section-14-37-8-1/ · statute body · source p09-IN-src-09 · visit p09-IN-visit-09
  4. trigger purpose: (3) is no longer operated for the purpose for which the well is permitted;
    https://law.justia.com/codes/indiana/2021/title-14/article-37/chapter-8/section-14-37-8-1/ · search-result snippet; page fetch truncated mid-word at clause (3) · source p09-IN-src-09 · visit p09-IN-visit-09
  5. statute cite: Oil and Gas - IC 14-37
    https://www.in.gov/dnr/oil-and-gas/statutes-and-regulations · Statutes list · source p09-IN-src-08 · visit p09-IN-visit-08
  6. rule cite: Oil and Gas - 312 IAC 29
    https://www.in.gov/dnr/oil-and-gas/statutes-and-regulations · Regulations list · source p09-IN-src-08 · visit p09-IN-visit-08
  7. orphan intake: The Orphaned and Abandoned Well Section of the Division of Oil and Gas should be contacted when a suspected abandoned oil or gas well is found.
    https://faqs.in.gov/hc/en-us/articles/115005069467-I-believe-there-may-be-an-old-abandoned-oil-well-on-my-property-Who-can-help · FAQ answer body · source p09-IN-src-13 · visit p09-IN-visit-13
  8. env fund: Money from the Environmental Fund managed by the Division of Oil and Gas is used each year to prioritize and properly plug and abandon wells for which no responsible party can be identified.
    https://faqs.in.gov/hc/en-us/articles/115005069467-I-believe-there-may-be-an-old-abandoned-oil-well-on-my-property-Who-can-help · FAQ answer body · source p09-IN-src-13 · visit p09-IN-visit-13

Provenance

Collected 2026-10-05 by agent p09-IN.