Section 312IAC16-3.5-1. Annual well fee and reporting requirements

   (a) Each oil and gas well owner or operator must pay an annual well fee based on the number of wells for oil and gas purposes for which the person has permits as of November 1 of each year. The annual well fee does not apply to a noncommercial gas well.

  (b) The division shall, by December 1 of each year, mail a notice to each owner or operator indicating the number of wells that division records show were under a permit on November 1. Each owner or operator must verify the annual fee due under section 2 of this rule and must cause the fee to be actually received by the division no later than February 1 of the following year. Failure of an owner or operator to comply with this subsection is a violation of this article and is cause for revocation of any permit in violation.

  (c) A well for oil and gas purposes is included in the number of wells that the division assesses for the annual well fee on November 1 until the earlier of the following:

(1) The well is plugged and the well site is restored under 312 IAC 16-5-19.

(2) The well is transferred to a new permittee under 312 IAC 16-3-8.

  (d) Each owner or operator of a well for oil and gas purposes must also report to the division by February 1 of each year, on a form prescribed by the division, any change in:

(1) mailing address; or

(2) organizational status.

(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 16-3.5-1; filed Jan 16, 2003, 10:52 a.m.: 26 IR 1898; readopted filed Nov 17, 2004, 11:00 a.m.: 28 IR 1315; readopted filed Mar 25, 2010, 2:57 p.m.: 20100421-IR-312100033RFA; readopted filed Sep 30, 2015, 12:13 p.m.: 20151028-IR-312150224RFA)