312 IAC 29-3-3 Waste prohibited

Sec. 3. (a) An owner or operator shall not commit waste. (b) The following are not prohibited as waste: (1) The pumping or placement of fluids for well stimulation conducted according to IC 14-37 and this article. (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) 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: (A) The burning is necessary to protect coal miners' safety. (B) It is not economical to market the coal bed methane.