"Commence to drill a well" defined

Ind. Code § 14-38-1-1
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Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "commence to drill a well" means the institution of work in good faith with drilling equipment adequate for the drilling of a well to a depth that will reasonably test the oil and gas productiveness of the public land where the well is commenced. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-4-3-1(1).] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.31.
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