Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3

Affected: IC 14-37

Sec. 10. (a) The division director may authorize an alternative well construction method if the owner or operator demonstrates the construction method:

1. (1) will not cause the pollution of, endanger, or threaten any underground source of drinking water;
2. (2) will not damage a source of oil, gas, or coal bed methane or result in waste; and
3. (3) is designed to confine formation fluids and injected fluids to the approved interval.

(b) Applications for an alternative well construction method shall include the following information:

1. (1) A typical cross section depicting:

   1. (A) the various hole and casing sizes proposed;
   2. (B) casing setting depths and cementing information for each casing string including tubing and packers, if proposed;
   3. (C) coal seams and the lowermost underground source of drinking water; and
   4. (D) other water, oil, gas, and coal bed methane formations above the producing interval.
2. (2) A description of the geographical area in which the alternate method is intended to be used.

3. (3) Other information demonstrating how the alternative construction method will:

   1. (A) afford protection to underground sources of drinking water; and
   2. (B) not result in waste.

(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 29-20-10; filed Dec 1, 2017, 10:35 a.m.: 20171227-IR- 312160230FRA; readopted filed Jan 17, 2023, 1:53 p.m.: 20230215-IR-312220328RFA)