Agency 82, Article 3 — Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-400. Injection allowed only by permit; penalty. (a) Authority to inject. Injection shall be permitted only after both of the following conditions are met: (1…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-401. Application for injection well; content. (a) Application form; content. The original and two copies of each application shall be signed and verified by …

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-401a. Revoked. (Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 1991 Supp. 55-152 and 55-901; effective May 3, 1993; revoked April 5, 2002.)

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-401b. Revoked. (Authorized by K.S.A. 55-901 and 55-152; implementing K.S.A. 55-164, 55-152, and 55-1003; effective March 19, 1999; revoked April 5, 2002.)…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-402. Notice of application; objection. (a) Notice required. Each applicant shall give notice of the application either to those persons listed in K.A.R. 82-3…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-403. Permitting factors; application approval. (a) Permitting factors. When a permit authorizing injection is issued, the following factors shall be consider…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-404. Notice of commencement and discontinuance of injection operations; cessation of production from dually completed well; penalty. (a) Immediately upon the…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-405. Casing and cement. Injection wells shall be cased and the casing cemented so that damage will not be caused to hydrocarbon sources or fresh and usable w…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-406. Injection well tubing and packer requirements. (a) Each well permitted after December 8, 1982 shall meet one of the following requirements: (1) The well…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-407. Mechanical integrity requirements; penalty. (a) Each injection well shall be completed, equipped, operated, and maintained in a manner that will prevent…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-408. Duration of injection well permits; modification penalty. (a) Permits authorizing injection into wells shall remain valid for the life of the well, unle…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-409. Record retention; annual report; penalty. (a) Each operator of an injection well shall perform the following: (1) Keep current, accurate records of the …

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-410. Transfer of authority to inject; penalty. (a) Authority to operate an injection well shall not be transferred from one operator to another without the a…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-411. Authorization for existing injection wells. Each injection well authorized by order of the commission on or before December 8, 1982 shall be considered …

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-412. Assessment of costs. An assessment to pay the costs incurred by the conservation division in reviewing, processing, and approving each injection applica…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-500. Revoked. (Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 66-1,185; effective, T-83-44, Dec. 8, 1982; effective May 1, 1983; revoked Aug. 29, 1997.)

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-501. Revoked. (Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 66-1,185; effective, T-83-44, Dec. 8, 1982; effective May 1, 1983; revoked Aug. 29, 1997.)

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-502. Revoked. (Authorized by K.S.A. 66-1,185; implementing K.S.A. 1986 Supp. 55-706, K.S.A. 66-1,185; effective, T-83-44, Dec. 8, 1982; effective May 1, 1983…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-503. Revoked. (Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 66-1,185; effective, T-83-44, Dec. 8, 1982; effective May 1, 1983; revoked Aug. 29, 1997.)

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-504. Revoked. (Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 66-1,185; effective, T-83-44, Dec. 8, 1982; effective May 1, 1983; revoked Aug. 29, 1997.)

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-600. Pit permits; penalty; application and approval. (a) Pits shall not be used to contain fluids resulting from oil and gas activities until approved by the…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-600a. Pit permit revocation. A pit permit may be revoked by the director of the conservation division if fresh or usable water resources are in danger of bec…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-600b. Revoked. (Authorized by K.S.A. 1990 Supp. 55-152, 55-164; implementing K.S.A. 1990 Supp. 55-152, 55-171, 74-623; effective July 29, 1991; revoked April…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-601. Revoked. (Authorized by K.S.A. 55-152, as amended by L. 1986, Ch. 201, Sec. 9; implementing K.S.A. 55-152, as amended by L. 1986, Ch. 201, Sec. 9; L. 19…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-601a. Pit construction; sensitive groundwater areas; reporting. (a) Freeboard. All drilling, work-over, burn, and containment pits shall be constructed with …

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-601b. Sensitive groundwater areas; exception procedure. (a) Each operator of an emergency pit in a sensitive groundwater area as designated by "table III: es…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-602. Closure of pits; disposal of pit contents; closure form; drilling fluid management; surface restoration. (a) Closure of pits. (1) Unless otherwise speci…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-603. Spill notification and cleanup; penalty; lease maintenance. (a) Spill prevention. Each operator shall act with reasonable diligence to prevent spills an…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-603a. Spill notification to landowner or representative; penalty. (a) Notification required. Each operator shall make good faith efforts to notify the landow…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-604. Discharges into emergency pits and diked areas; removal of fluids; penalties. (a) Notification of discharge. Each operator shall notify the appropriate …

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-605. Revoked. (Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 1993 Supp. 55-152, 55-164, 55-171, 55-172; effective July 29, 1991; amended June 6, 1994; revoked April …

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-606. Chemical dumping prohibited; penalty. (a) The dumping or release of chemical substances and other nonexempt waste associated with any drilling or produc…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-607. Disposal of dike and pit contents. (a) Each operator shall perform one of the following when disposing of dike or pit contents: (1) Remove the liquid co…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-608. Transfer of refuse. (a) Each operator shall file a form prescribed by the commission within 30 days after the operator transfers refuse from any pit or …

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-700. Definitions. As used in these regulations for cathodic protection facilities, the following terms shall have the meanings specified: (a) "Annular space"…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-701. Intent to drill cathodic protection boreholes; notification; penalty; exemption. This regulation shall apply in Kansas except for groundwater management…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-702. Construction of cathodic protection boreholes, measurements, logging, reports, penalty. This regulation shall apply in Kansas except for groundwater man…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-703. Surface construction requirements, appurtenances, vault and belowground construction, penalty. This regulation shall apply in Kansas except for groundwa…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-704. Plugging methods and procedures for cathodic protection boreholes, site restoration, submission of plugging report, penalty. This regulation shall apply…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-705. Groundwater management districts #2 and #5: permit to drill cased and uncased cathodic protection boreholes; notification; exceptions; drilling pit appl…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-706. Groundwater management districts #2 and #5: drilling contractor; logging; construction; reports. This regulation shall apply only within the boundaries …

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-707. Groundwater management districts #2 and #5: anode, anode conductor, and anode conductor grout requirements for cased and uncased boreholes. This regulat…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-708. Groundwater management districts #2 and #5: surface construction requirements for cased cathodic protection boreholes. This regulation shall apply only …

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-709. Groundwater management districts #2 and #5: construction specifications for uncased cathodic boreholes. This regulation shall apply only within the boun…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-710. Groundwater management districts #2 and #5: abandonment, plugging methods, and procedures for cathodic protection boreholes, reports, and restoration. T…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-800. Licensing. Each person operating any gas-gathering system within the state of Kansas shall be licensed by the commission. Any person claiming an exempti…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-801. Report furnished by persons offering gas-gathering services; penalty. (a) Each person offering gas-gathering services shall file with the commission the…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-802. Gas-gathering services and access, complaint, hearing. (a) Each person offering any gas-gathering services or facilities essential to providing these se…

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-803. Abuse of complaint procedure. No person shall abuse the complaint process in any manner, including causing a delay in the proceedings that may damage a …

Kansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Corporation Commission Article 3.—Production and Conservation of Oil and Gas 82-3-804. Notice of termination. A public utility providing service from a gas-gathering system shall provide written notice to the executive director of the comm…