Indiana Code Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources § 14-37-8-8

Sec. 8. (a) An owner or operator may delay the plugging and abandoning of a well that has been drilled, completed, and cased for production if the owner or operator satisfies the requirements for:

(b) An owner or operator of a well may defer abandoning the well for not more than one (1) year, or any lesser period prescribed by the division, if the well conforms to the requirements of this article and rules adopted under this article.  To defer abandoning a well under this subsection, the owner or operator of the well must notify the department in writing that the owner or operator intends to defer abandonment of the well.  The notice must be given to the department not more than sixty (60) days after the later of the following:

(c) An owner or operator of a well may temporarily abandon the well if the well conforms to the requirements of this article and rules adopted under this article.  To temporarily abandon a well under this subsection, the owner or operator must file with the division, on a form prescribed by the division, an application for temporary abandonment.  The application must be filed not more than sixty (60) days after any of the following: