312 IAC 29-12-1 - Annual well fee and reporting requirements

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

Affected: IC 14-37

Sec. 1.

(a) Each owner or operator must pay an annual well fee based on the number of wells for oil and gas purposes for which the owner or operator holds permits as of November 1 of each year.
(b) Each owner or operator must confirm the number of wells and remit the annual fee due under section 2 of this rule to the division no later than February 1 of the following year. Failure of an owner or operator to comply with this subsection is a violation of this article and is cause for revocation of any permit in violation.
(c) A well for oil and gas purposes is included in the annual well fee assessment until the earlier of the following:
(1) The well is plugged and the well site is restored under 312 IAC 29-33.
(2) The well is transferred to a new permittee under 312 IAC 29-4-10.
(d) By February 1 of each year the owner or operator of a well for oil and gas purposes must also report to the division, on a form prescribed by the division, any change in:
(1) mailing address; or
(2) organizational status.

Notes

312 IAC 29-12-1
Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 29-12-1; filed 12/1/2017, 10:35 a.m.: 20171227-IR-312160230FRA Readopted filed 1/17/2023, 1:53 p.m.: 20230215-IR-312220328RFA

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