Indiana § 14-8-2-317 - "Well for oil and gas purposes"

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§ 14-8-2-317. "Well for oil and gas purposes"

Sec. 317. "Well for oil and gas purposes", for purposes of IC 14-37, means a well bore drilled, deepened, or converted for any purpose for which a permit is required under IC 14-37. The term includes the following:

(1) An oil well.

(2) A natural gas well.

(3) A coal bed methane well.

(4) A Class II well.

(5) A structure test well.

(6) A well used for the sole purpose of supplying water for the secondary recovery of petroleum resources.

(7) An underground gas storage well or underground gas storage observation well.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-2-22.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.78-2010, SEC.3.

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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