312 IAC 29-20-14 - Well completion and recompletion reports

Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3

Affected: IC 14-37

Sec. 14.

(a) Within thirty (30) days after the conclusion of drilling, redrilling, or completion operations, an owner or operator shall filedrilling and well completion information on a form prescribed by the division that will include the following:

(1) The name and location of the well.

(2) A directional survey if the well is a directional or horizontal well.

(3) Information on the construction of the well.

(4) Information on the producing zones and the type of stimulation or treatment performed on each zone.

(5) A log or record of all strata encountered during drilling or deepening including a description of the geologic names and depths of the formations encountered.

(6) The results of all drill stem tests.

(7) Initial production information.

(8) Two (2) copies of all open hole wireline or geophysical logs run on the well.

(9) The cement job log required under section 9 of this rule.

(b) Upon request by the division, if core samples are taken, the owner or operator shall do the following:

(1) Provide at least a forty-eight (48) hour advanced notice to the Indiana geological survey before commencing the coring of any well drilled for oil and gas purposes.

(2) Provide the cuttings and core samples to the Indiana geological survey.

Notes

312 IAC 29-20-14

Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 29-20-14; filed 12/1/2017, 10:35 a.m.: 20171227-IR-312160230FRA Readopted filed 1/17/2023, 1:53 p.m.: 20230215-IR-312220328RFA