Introduced Version
HOUSE BILL No. 1107
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 14-8-2; IC 14-37-3-8.
Synopsis: Hydraulic fracturing treatments. Defines "hydraulic
fracturing" and "base fluid" for purposes of the law concerning oil and
gas wells. Requires the natural resources commission, in regulating oil
and gas wells, to adopt rules for the reporting and disclosure of
hydraulic fracturing treatments.
Effective: July 1, 2012.
Koch
January 9, 2012, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced
Second Regular Session 117th General Assembly (2012)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1107
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
natural and cultural resources.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 14-8-2-19.5; (12)IN1107.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 14-8-2-19.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2012]: Sec. 19.5. "Base fluid", for purposes of IC 14-37-3-8,
means a fluid into which additives are mixed to form the hydraulic
fracturing fluid that transports proppants into a geologic
formation.
SOURCE: IC 14-8-2-128.4; (12)IN1107.1.2. -->
SECTION 2. IC 14-8-2-128.4 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 128.4. "Hydraulic fracturing"
means the process of pumping fluids into a closed wellbore with
sufficient downhole pressure to crack or fracture the formation,
allowing the injection of a proppant into the fractures, thereby
creating a high-permeability plane through which fluids can flow.
SOURCE: IC 14-37-3-8; (12)IN1107.1.3. -->
SECTION 3. IC 14-37-3-8 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 8.
(a) The commission
shall regulate the stimulation and treatment of wells.
(b) The commission shall adopt rules for the reporting and
disclosure of information regarding hydraulic fracturing
treatment, including:
(1) the volume and source of base fluid used;
(2) a description of each additive product used in a hydraulic
fracturing treatment;
(3) the volume of each additive product used in a hydraulic
fracturing treatment expressed as a maximum percentage of
the total fracturing fluid volume;
(4) the maximum surface treating pressure and injection
treating pressure; and
(5) any other information the commission considers necessary.