Section 312 IAC 29-15-1 - Spacing requirements for horizontal wellsAuthority: 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.Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 29-15-1; filed 12/1/2017, 10:35 a.m.: 20171227-IR-312160230FRAReadopted filed 1/17/2023, 1:53 p.m.: 20230215-IR-312220328RFA