Authority: IC
14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-34; IC 14-37
Sec. 2.
(a) An
applicant for a Class II well must serve a written notification describing the
proposed well personally or by certified mail to each of the following persons
if the described property is located within one-fourth (1/4) mile of the
proposed Class II well:
(1) Each person who
controls:
(A) a well for oil and gas purposes,
including a well having temporary abandonment status under
312 IAC 29-33;
(B) a well for oil and gas purposes that is
not yet in production; and
(C) an
unexpired permit to drill a well for oil and gas purposes.
(2) The permittee of an underground mine
permitted under IC 14-34.
(3) A
person who files a map under
312 IAC 29-17-1(c)
showing the location of commercially minable
coal resources.
(4) Each person who
controls an underground gas storage or underground petroleum storage reservoir
identified under
312 IAC 29-18-1.
(5) Each person having a surface or
subsurface property interest.
(b) The notification required under
subsection (a) shall specify that a person may, within fifteen (15) days of
receipt of the notification, submit written comments or request an informal
hearing before the division under
312 IAC 29-3-4. The notification
shall include the address to which written comments or the hearing request must
be forwarded and where additional information may be obtained including
instructions for obtaining a copy of the application.
(c) In addition to the notification required
under subsection (a), the applicant shall cause a notice of a permit
application to be placed in a newspaper of general circulation in the county
where the proposed well is located. The notice must include the following:
(1) The name and address of the
applicant.
(2) The location of the
proposed well.
(3) The lease name
and well number of the proposed well.
(4) The geological name and depth intervals
of the injection zones.
(5) The
proposed maximum injection pressure.
(6) The proposed maximum rate of barrels each
day.
The notice shall specify that a person may, within fifteen
(15) days of publication of the notification, submit written comments or
request an informal hearing before the division under
312 IAC 29-3-4. The notification
shall include the address to which the written comments or hearing requests
must be forwarded, how a person may receive written notice of the proceedings,
and how additional information concerning the proposed permit can be
obtained.
(d)
Evidence of each notice served under subsection (a) and evidence of publication
of the notice under subsection (c) must be included as part of the application.
