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The following activities require a permit from the Division
The following general requirements apply to all applications
The following grid shows the application requirements for each type of permit.
Type of Permit | Application | Bond | Survey | Fluid Analysis | Fee | Public Notice | Facility Diagram | Mechanical Integrity Test |
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Oil, Gas, Gas Storage, Structure Test, and Water Supply permits | See Bonding Surety , Blanket , with Acknowledgment Cash or CD with Verification | Yes unless on file | No | Yes $250 (Add $500 for 2 day expedited permitting); | No | No | No | |
Class II permits | Application for Well Permit |
See Bonding Surety , Blanket , with Acknowledgment Cash or CD with Verification | Yes | Yes | Yes $250 | Yes | Yes | Yes after construction |
Noncommercial Gas permits | Application for Well Permit |
See Bonding Personal Surety | Yes unless on file | No | Yes $250 | Yes | No | No |
Permit Transfer | Application for Permit Transfer |
See Bonding Surety , Blanket , with Acknowledgment Cash or CD with Verification | No | No | Yes ($15 ea. for up to 50 transfers and $10 ea. for each transfer over 50) | No | No | No |
Individual Test Hole permits | Application for Test Hole Permit |
Yes | Yes | No | Yes ($100) | No | No | No |
County Test Hole permits | Application for Test Hole Permit |
Yes County Test Hole Bond with Acknowledgment | No | No | Yes ($100) | No | No | No |
Temporary Abandonment permits | Application for Temporary Abandonment | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes for wells older than 2 years |
Fluid Storage Facility permits | Application for Fluid Storage Facility |
No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
All of the forms listed in this chart can also be obtained from the Forms page.
The last Indiana General Assembly passed changes to the bonding provisions of IC 14-37 as follows:
Applicants for permits or permit transfers required to submit or maintain a bond under Item 3 above must submit the bond to the division with the application.
Questions regarding the bonding requirements should be forwarded to Jim AmRhein at 317-232-6961 or jamrhein@dnr.IN.gov