Sec. 9. (a) Subject to subsection (b), if an applicant for a permit to drill or deepen a test hole has complied with this chapter and the rules of the commission, the commission shall issue a permit.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 14-38-2-9

  • 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:

    Indiana Code 14-38-2-4

     (b) The commission may refuse to issue a permit if the drilling of the test hole would violate this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4-5-7.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.31.

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