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

Affected: IC 14-37

Sec. 3. (a) An owner or operator shall not commit waste.

(b) The following are not prohibited as waste:

1. (1) The pumping or placement of fluids for well stimulation conducted according to IC 14-37 and this article.
2. (2) The burning of natural gas in flares located a safe distance from the well by an owner or operator of a well producing both oil and natural gas if it is not economical to market the natural gas.

3. (3) The burning of coal bed methane in flares located a safe distance from a coal bed methane well by the owner or operator of a coal mine, or a designee of the owner or operator of a coal mine, if either or both of the following apply:

   1. (A) The burning is necessary to protect coal miners' safety.
   2. (B) It is not economical to market the coal bed methane.

(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 29-3-3; filed Dec 1, 2017, 10:35 a.m.: 20171227-IR-312160230FRA; readopted filed Jan 17, 2023, 1:53 p.m.: 20230215-IR-312220328RFA)