312 IAC 29-20-10 Approval of alternate well construction methods

Sec. 10. (a) The division director may authorize an alternative well construction method if the owner or operator demonstrates the construction method: (1) will not cause the pollution of, endanger, or threaten any underground source of drinking water; (2) will not damage a source of oil, gas, or coal bed methane or result in waste; and (3) is designed to confine formation fluids and injected fluids to the approved interval. (b) Applications for an alternative well construction method shall include the following information: (1) A typical cross section depicting: (A) the various hole and casing sizes proposed; (B) casing setting depths and cementing information for each casing string including tubing and packers, if proposed; (C) coal seams and the lowermost underground source of drinking water; and (D) other water, oil, gas, and coal bed methane formations above the producing interval. (2) A description of the geographical area in which the alternate method is intended to be used. (3) Other information demonstrating how the alternative construction method will: (A) afford protection to underground sources of drinking water; and (B) not result in waste.