Indiana Code 14-37-4-13. Emergency permits
(b) If a substantial and irretrievable loss of oil or natural gas resources will occur unless an emergency permit is granted, the director may issue an emergency permit for a well for oil and gas purposes if the following conditions exist:
(1) Timely application for a permit could not practicably have been made.
(2) Issuance of the permit does not violate a term of primary enforcement authority for Class II wells.
(c) An emergency permit under subsection (b) is effective not longer than ninety (90) days from issuance. However, if a permit application is submitted before expiration of the ninety (90) day period, the director may, subject to IC 4-21.5, extend the emergency permit until final agency action on the application.
(d) The director may issue an emergency permit for a well for oil and gas purposes if:
(1) a substantial delay in the production of oil or natural gas resources will occur unless an emergency permit is issued for a new injection well; and
(2) the permit will not violate a term of primary enforcement authority for Class II wells.
An emergency permit under this subsection may be issued only after a completed permit application has been submitted and is effective only until a final determination is made by the department on that application.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-8-5-13.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.30.