Indiana § 14-39-2-5.3 - Duties during drilling and construction of well
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§ 14-39-2-5.3. Duties during drilling and construction of well
Sec. 5.3. During the drilling and construction of a Class VI injection well, a storage operator must:
(1) perform appropriate logs;
(2) perform surveys and tests to determine or verify the:
(A) depth;
(B) thickness;
(C) porosity;
(D) permeability;
(E) lithology; and
(F) salinity;
of any formation fluids in all relevant geologic formations to ensure conformance with the injection well construction requirements of the department; and
(3) establish accurate baseline data against which future measurements may be compared.
The storage operator must submit to the department a report prepared by a log analyst that includes an interpretation of the results of each log and test.
As added by P.L.161-2026, SEC.56.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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