Indiana § 14-8-2-302 - "Waste" or "wasted"
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§ 14-8-2-302. "Waste" or "wasted"
Sec. 302. "Waste" or "wasted" has the following meaning:
(1) For purposes of IC 14-25-3, the meaning set forth in IC 14-25-3-2.
(2) For purposes of IC 14-37, the term includes the following:
(A) Locating, spacing, drilling, equipping, operating, or producing a well for oil and gas purposes drilled after March 13, 1947, in any manner that:
(i) reduces or tends to reduce the quantity of oil or gas ultimately to be recovered from any well in Indiana; or
(ii) violates the spacing provisions adopted by the commission under IC 14-37.
(B) Storing oil in earthen reservoirs except in an emergency to prevent the total loss of that oil.
(C) Producing oil or gas in a manner that will cause water channeling or zoning.
(D) Injecting fluids into a stratum or part of a stratum capable of producing oil or gas, except in accordance with the terms of a Class II well for which a permit is issued under IC 14-37.
(E) Allowing water other than fresh water to flow from any producing horizon located in a producing pool, except in accordance with the terms of a permit issued under IC 14-37.
(F) Allowing gas from a well that produces only gas to escape into the atmosphere, except as is necessary while making or changing connections, completing the well, or reconditioning the well.
(3) For purposes of IC 14-37, the term does not include capturing and destroying coal bed methane for a commercial purpose, including the generation of carbon credits.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citations: subdivision (1) formerly 13-2-2-1 part; subdivision (2) formerly 13-8-2-21.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.83-2023, SEC.8.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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