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

Affected: IC 14-37

Sec. 1. (a) All tank battery facilities shall be registered with the division of reclamation as required under this section.

(b) The owner or operator shall register existing tank battery facilities within one hundred twenty (120) days of the effective date of this article.

(c) The owner or operator shall register new tank battery facilities within thirty (30) days after construction of the facility.

(d) The owner or operator shall register tank battery facilities on a form prescribed by the division of reclamation that shall include the following information:

1. (1) The name and address of the facility owner.
2. (2) The name of lease or production unit for the facility.
3. (3) The location of the facility by quarter, quarter section, township, range, and county.

4. (4) A map, photos, or sketches of the facility depicting the following information:

   1. (A) The location, number, and size of each tank, separator or other processing vessel.
   2. (B) The location and dimensions of the secondary containment structure surrounding the vessels.
5. (5) A demonstration the secondary containment structure meets the requirements of section 2(c) of this rule.
6. (6) A plan for the management of accumulated precipitation within the secondary containment structure in accordance with section 2(c) and 2(d) of this rule.

7. (7) If the facility is located within a flood plain as defined at 312 IAC 1-1-15, the plan shall:

   1. (A) demonstrate that the facility meets the requirements of section 3 of this rule; and

   2. (B) describe measures the owner or operator will take if the facilities are inundated with flood waters:

      1. (i) to prevent the discharge of produced fluids into waters of the state; and
      2. (ii) to protect tanks, separators, and other processing vessels from floating.

(e) Upon fulfilling the requirements of this section, the owner or operator will receive a registration number for the tank battery facility.

(f) The owner or operator shall transfer all tank battery facility registrations at the time associated wells are transferred.

(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 29-24-1; filed Dec 1, 2017, 10:35 a.m.: 20171227-IR-312160230FRA; readopted filed Jan 17, 2023, 1:53 p.m.: 20230215-IR-312220328RFA; errata filed Mar 18, 2026, 9:59 a.m.: 20260325-IR-312260094ACA)