Agency 82, Article 3 — PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION OF OIL AND GAS

Design and construction of storage well. (a) Each operator shall drill and complete each storage well, including the conver- sion of an existing well of any type to a storage well or the conversion of a storage well to any other typeofwell,accordingtoadrillingandcompletion plan s…

(Authorized by and implement- ing K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 55-155 and 55-164; effec- tive Aug. 29, 1997; revoked Jan. 25, 2002.)

Designation of an agent. Ev- ery person, firm or corporation operating within the state shall designate an agent who will be re- sponsible for certification of compliance with the commission’s regulations concerning the drilling, completion or plugging of wells. The designation o…

Storage facility construction and integrity. (a) Each operator shall equip the storage facility according to a storage facility in- tegrity plan signed by a licensed professional en- gineer and a licensed professional geologist. The operator shall submit a storage facility integr…

Storage well workover. (a) Each operator shall submit a workover plan to the conservation division at least 10 days before performing any downhole or wellhead work that involves dismantling or removing the wellhead, unless the work is only routine maintenance or the replacement o…

Operation, monitoring, and measurement requirements for cavern stor- age wells. (a) Each operator shall monitor each cavern storage well according to the storage well integrity plan signed by a licensed professional engineer and a licensed professional geologist. The operator sha…

Operation, monitoring, and measurement requirements for reservoir storage wells. (a) Each operator shall monitor each reservoir storage well according to a storage well integrity plan signed by a licensed profession- al engineer and a licensed professional geologist. The operator…

Long-term monitoring, mea- surement, and testing for cavern storage facilities and cavern storage wells. (a) Each operator shall perform long-term monitoring, measurement, and testing on any cavern storage facility and cavern storage well pursuant to a long- term monitoring, meas…

Long-term monitoring, mea- surement, and testing for reservoir storage facilities and reservoir storage wells. (a) Each operator shall perform long-term monitoring, measurement, and testing for each reservoir stor- agefacilityandreservoirstoragewellpursuanttoa long-term monitorin…

Safety and emergency re- sponse plan. (a) Each operator shall construct, convert, operate, and abandon the storage facil- ity in accordance with a safety and emergency response plan signed by a licensed professional engineer or licensed professional geologist. The operator shall …

Safety inspection. (a) Each operator shall perform a safety inspection of the storage facility at least once every 12 months. One extension of one month for the performance of the safety inspection may be granted by the di- rector, upon written request. Each operator shall ensure…

Plugging-monitoring status. (a) Any operator may place a cavern storage well in plugging-monitoring status according to a plugging-monitoring status plan signed by a li- censed professional engineer or licensed pro- fessional geologist. The operator shall submit the plugging-moni…

Storage well plugging. (a) Any operator may plug any storage well pursuant to a well plugging plan signed by a licensed profes- sional engineer or licensed professional geologist. Each plugging plan for a cavern storage well shall also be signed by a licensed professional land su…

Operators; complaints; hear- ing. A hearing may be conducted by the com- mission if it finds that there is reasonable cause to believe, or upon a written complaint charging, that any operator has violated any of the rules and regulations adopted by the commission pursuant to K.S.…

Temporary abandonment of reservoir storage wells and reservoir storage facilities. (a) Each operator of a reservoir storage well shall, within 90 days after any reservoir stor- age well ceases operation, plug the storage well according to K.A.R. 82-3-1219 or file an appli- cation…

Decommissioning and aban- donment of a storage facility. (a) No operator shall permanently abandon a storage facility un- less an application is approved by the director. Each operator decommissioning and abandoning a storage facility shall file an application at least 90 days be…

Reporting required; record retention. (a) Each operator shall meet the re- quirements in subsection (b) if any safety inspec- tion reveals any regulatory or permit deficiencies at the storage facility, if any threat to public safe- ty, usable water, or soil is discovered, or if t…

Fees. (a) Each operator shall submit a fee of $18,890 for each storage facili- ty and $305 for each storage well annually on or before January 31. The operator shall pay the fee for each cavern storage well, whether plugged or unplugged, and for each unplugged reservoir storage w…

Well bore; commingling of production. (a) Applicability. Commingling of production from more than one source of supply shall be permitted if the total production poten- tial is less than the allowable for a single common source of supply for the immediate area and af- ter applica…

Well bore; commingling of fluids. (a) When applicable. Well bore commin- gling of fluids from one or more intervals with flu- ids from a production interval shall be permitted after application and approval by the conservation division. (b) Application. Each original application …

Dual or multiple-completed wells. (a) When applicable. Production from more than one common source of supply through the same well bore shall be permitted if separa- tion of each source of supply is maintained and after application and approval by the commission has been obtained…

Surface commingling of pro- duction. The production from one common source of supply may be commingled on the sur- face with that from another common source of supply before delivery to a purchaser. However, the commission may prohibit surface commin- gling whenever this action i…

Tank and truck identification; penalty. (a) Tanks. All oil tanks, tank batteries, tanks used for salt water collection or disposal, and tanks used for sediment oil treatment or storage shall be identified by a sign posted on, or not more than 50 feet from the tank or tank battery…

Documentation required for transportation and storage. (a) Transportation. (1) Every person that uses a motor vehicle to transport crude petroleum oil, sediment oil, water or brine produced in association with the produc- tion of oil or gas shall possess a run ticket or equiv- al…

Reports and permits; penal- ty. Verification of any information necessary to administer these rules and regulations or any commission order may be required by the con- servation division. The failure to verify requested information shall be punishable by a $100 pen- alty. (Author…

(Authorized by K.S.A. 1989 Supp. 55-604; implementing K.S.A. 1989 Supp. 55-176, 55-609; effective, T-83-44, Dec. 8, 1982; effective May 1, 1983; amended April 23, 1990; revoked Aug. 29, 1997.)

Completion reports; penalty.(a) Within 120 days of the spud date or commence- ment of recompletion of a well, the operator shall file an original and two copies of an affidavit of completion with the conservation division, except as provided by subsection (b). (b) If the time req…

Definitions; horizontal wells. The terms and definitions in K.A.R. 82-3-101, with some of those definitions modified as follows, shall apply to these regulations for horizontal wells, in addition to the new terms and definitions specified: (a) “Bottom-hole location” means the ter…

Horizontal wells. The regu- lations applicable to wells, as defined in K.A.R. 82-3-101, shall apply to horizontal wells, except as specifically provided in K.A.R. 82-3-1300 through K.A.R. 82-3-1307. (Authorized by and imple- menting K.S.A. 2012 Supp. 55-152; effective Aug. 16, 20…

Notice of intention to drill; setback. (a) Before commencing the drilling of any horizontal well, each operator shall submit to the conservation division and obtain approval of a written notice of the intention to drill accord- ing to K.A.R. 82-3-103 on a form supplied by the com…

Oil and gas allowables. (a) The oil allowables specified in K.A.R. 82-3-203 and the standard daily allowable for gas wells specified in K.A.R. 82-3-312 shall not apply to horizontal wells. (b)Eachhorizontalwellclassifiedasan“oilwell” in K.A.R. 82-3-101 shall be assigned a product…

Gas well test exemption. The gas well testing requirements in K.A.R. 82-3-303 and K.A.R. 82-3-304 shall not apply to any hor- izontal well. (Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2012 Supp. 55-152; effective Aug. 16, 2013.)

Venting and flaring. (a) The venting and flaring requirements in K.A.R. 82- 3-208 and K.A.R. 82-3-314 shall not apply to any horizontal well. (b) The following venting and flaring require- ments shall apply to each horizontal well: (1) No operator shall vent gas from any hori- zo…

High-volume pumps. The restrictions on and requirements for the use of high-volume pumps in K.A.R. 82-3-131 shall not apply to any horizontal well. (Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2012 Supp. 55-152; effec- tive Aug. 16, 2013.)

Well completion report. Each operator of a horizontal well shall comply with the affidavit requirements in K.A.R. 82-3-106 and K.A.R. 82-3-130 by submitting to the con- servation division and obtaining approval of a well completion report on a form provided by the commission, whi…

Vacuum and high volume pumps; application and approval. (a) Upon application, the installation and use of vacuum pumps in fields that are nearly depleted and the installation and use of high volume pumps may be permitted by the commission. A high volume pump shall mean one that i…

Re-entry notification. Every op- erator shall notify the conservation division or a district office at least 48 hours before re-entering an abandoned or plugged well. An agent of the commission may conduct on-site inspection of the drilling operations. A report shall be filed by …

Penalties for unlawful produc- tion. (a) The production of oil or gas in violation of the provisions of a basic proration order, or oth- erwise in violation of the statutes or the rules and regulations of the commission, shall be deemed unlawful and shall be presumed to violate c…

Balancing overages and un- derages in nonprorated areas; penalty. For purposes of determining whether a particular oil or gas well subject to statewide field rules and reg- ulations is overproduced or underproduced, the following requirements shall apply: (a) Operators shall reta…

(Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 55-152, K.S.A. 55-604, 55-704; effective May 1984; revoked April 23, 1990.)

Notice of hearings. (a) Scope. The notice requirements in this regulation apply to each hearing arising under any rule or regula- tion or statutory provision for the conservation of crude oil and natural gas or for the protection of fresh and usable water, heard by the commission…

If a protest is filed in accordance with K.A.R. 82-3-135a, the application shall be set for hearing by the commission. Commingling shall be prohibited if the commission finds that waste or a violation of correlative rights is likely to result. (f) Application for additional sourc…

(Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 55-604, K.S.A. 55-704, K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 66-106; effective Jan. 1, 1966; amend- ed Feb. 15, 1977; amended July 23, 1990; amend- ed Oct. 10, 2003.)

Transfer of operator responsi- bility. (a) If operator responsibility is transferred, the past operator shall report this transfer to the conservation division within 30 days of the change upon a form prescribed by the commission. (b) The past operator shall furnish a list of all…

Change in purchasers. If a pur- chaser of production changes and if that produc- tion is subject to a proration order issued by the commission, the operator shall report this change to the conservation division within 30 days of the change in the purchaser. (Authorized by and im-…

New pool application. (a) Appli- cation requirements. Each application for a new pool certificate shall be submitted to the conser- vation division on the form provided by the con- servation division and shall be accompanied by the following: (1) The affidavit of completion; (2)a…

(Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 1987 Supp. 55-152, K.S.A. 55-602, 55-604, as amended by L. 1988, Ch. 356, Sec. 168, 55-704; effective May 1, 1986; amended May 8, 1989; re- voked April 23, 1990.)

Tertiary recovery project cer- tification. (a) Any interested party may file an application for certification of a tertiary recovery project. Each application for certification of a ter- tiary recovery project to the Kansas department of revenue shall be submitted to the conserva…

Hydraulic fracturing treat- ment; definitions. The terms and definitions in K.A.R. 82-3-101 shall apply to K.A.R. 82-3-1400 through 82-3-1402, in addition to the following terms and definitions: (a) “Base fluid” means the primary fluid, as measured by volume, used in a hydraulic …

Hydraulic fracturing treat- ment; chemical disclosure. (a) Applicability. This regulation shall apply to each hydraulic frac- turing treatment that uses more than 350,000 gal- lons of base fluid. (b) Operator disclosures. Unless the operator submits all information to the chemica…