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

Affected: IC 14-37; IC 25-21.5

Sec. 2. (a) This rule establishes general application requirements for a permit to:

1. (1) drill;
2. (2) deepen;
3. (3) operate; or
4. (4) convert;

a well for oil and gas purposes.

(b) An application for a permit to:

1. (1) drill;
2. (2) deepen;
3. (3) operate; or
4. (4) convert;

a well for oil and gas purposes shall be made on a form prescribed by the division of reclamation.

(c) A permit application must be signed by the person designated on the application as a person who controls the well for oil and gas purposes. Upon a request by the division of reclamation, an authorized representative who signs on behalf of an owner, operator, or entity must furnish satisfactory evidence of authority.

(d) An applicant shall remit with the application a permit fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) in cash, by check, or by draft, payable to the department. A person may apply for an expedited review of the application for a permit, except for a Class II or noncommercial well, by submitting a permit fee of seven hundred fifty dollars ($750).

(e) An application must be accompanied by a survey certified by a professional surveyor registered under IC 25-21.5 showing the location of the proposed well for oil and gas purposes, giving the:

1. (1) quarter, quarter, quarter section, township, range, county, and lot number and the footages from the well to the survey lines;
2. (2) block of the recorded plat if the land is platted;
3. (3) three (3) nearest boundary lines of the tract;
4. (4) distance in two (2) directions from a corner of the tract of land upon which the well is to be drilled and from the nearest quarter post or lot corner; and
5. (5) Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinates accurate to within four (4) meters of the actual surface location on the ground.

(f) For horizontal and directional wells, in addition to the requirements of subsection (e), the survey certified by a professional surveyor registered under IC 25-21.5 shall include the following:

1. (1) The surface location and the bottom hole location with the footages from each point to the survey lines.
2. (2) The locations where each horizontal drainhole enters and departs the target zone with the footages from each point to the survey lines.

(g) A bond, if required under 312 IAC 29-12-3, must accompany a permit application.

(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 29-4-2; 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)