§ 14-38-2-1 Applicability of chapter
§ 14-38-2-2 Public interest in preventing pollution, impairment, and waste of natural resources
§ 14-38-2-3 “Plug” or “plugging” defined
§ 14-38-2-4 “Test hole” defined
§ 14-38-2-5 Enforcement by department
§ 14-38-2-6 Application and permit fee
§ 14-38-2-7 Duties of commission
§ 14-38-2-8 Expiration of permit
§ 14-38-2-9 Issuance of permit
§ 14-38-2-10 Plugging and abandoning hole
§ 14-38-2-11 Notice before plugging
§ 14-38-2-12 Affidavit of plugging and abandoning
§ 14-38-2-13 Actions to restrain violations
§ 14-38-2-14 Secretary of state as agent for service of process upon nonresident
§ 14-38-2-15 Filing action against nonresident; service of process; affidavit; continuances
§ 14-38-2-16 Department, person, or agency entering land to plug, replug, or repair test hole
§ 14-38-2-17 Entry onto land without notice or hearing
§ 14-38-2-18 Liability of persons entering land to plug, replug, or repair test hole
§ 14-38-2-19 Remedying condition of test hole not admission of liability or discharge of action
§ 14-38-2-20 Cause of action for plugging, replugging, or repairing test hole
§ 14-38-2-22 Violations

Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 14 > Article 38 > Chapter 2 - Test Hole Pollution Control and Waste

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • plugging: means the stopping of the flow or migration of oil, gas, water, or other fluid or material up or down a test hole. See Indiana Code 14-38-2-3
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • test hole: means an exploratory hole, except for coal exploration, drilled for the purpose of obtaining information and data on the character, composition, sequence, thickness, age, and correlation of underground strata and formations for at least one (1) of the following and no other purposes:

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  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5