§ 14-38-2-20 — Cause of action for plugging, replugging, or repairing test hole

Indiana § 14-38-2-20

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 38: OTHER PETROLEUM REGULATION
• Ch. 2: Test Hole Pollution Control and Waste

Text

(a) A person who did not have an obligation
to plug, replug, or repair a test hole, but who does so under this chapter,
has the following:
(1) A cause of action against the person who was obligated by law
to properly plug, replug, or repair the test hole for the reasonable
cost and expense incurred in plugging, replugging, or repairing
the test hole.
(2) A lien enforceable upon the interest of the obligated person in
and to the equipment located on the test hole to the extent of the
reasonable cost and expense.
(b) This section does not assign or impute any liability or obligation
upon the owner of the land upon which the test hole is located, except
if the owner is the person who was granted a permit to drill the test
hole.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4-5-10(f).]

Legislative History

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