312 IAC 29-20-13 - Construction requirements for flowing oil wells
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 13.
(a) This
section establishes requirements for the construction of oil production wells
capable of flowing oil to the surface without the aid of a pumping unit or
other means of artificial lift. An owner or operator shall not operate a
flowing oil well unless it is constructed in accordance with the requirements
of this section.
(b) Unless a
flowing well meets the requirements and conditions of subsection (c), flowing
oil production wells shall be produced through tubing inside a packer set
inside the cemented portion of the production string of casing at a point no
greater than two hundred (200) feet above the uppermost production
interval.
(c) The division director
may approve the construction of a flowing well producing oil through the
production casing string provided the owner or operator complies with the
following:
(1) The production casing is
circulated with cement to the surface.
(2) An initial pressure test demonstrates
that the production casing has mechanical integrity.
(3) The pressure test establishing mechanical
integrity is conducted at least once every five (5) years that the flowing oil
well is in operation.
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