312 IAC 29-15-1 - Spacing requirements for horizontal wells
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 1.
(a) A well
for oil and gas purposes may be developed with one (1) or more horizontal drain
holes drilled from a single vertical well bore and may be considered a single
well for permitting in accordance with this article. A plan for each separate
horizontal drain hole or sidetrack proposed from a single vertical well bore
shall be submitted and approved in the original permit for the well or later as
a modification to the well permit.
(b) A horizontal well must satisfy all
drilling unit and spacing requirements set forth in
312 IAC 29-13 corresponding at
every point along the horizontal drain hole portion of the well.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), the
spacing requirements set forth at
312 IAC 29-13 shall apply only to
the surface location of the vertical portion of the well.
(d) The surface location and vertical portion
of the horizontal well may be located on property outside the boundary of the
horizontal well drilling unit, if the property is owned by the operator or
written authorization is obtained from the property owner.
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