Kansas Administrative Code

(Authorized by K.S.A. 2008 Supp. 55-1637 and 55-1640; implementing K.S.A. 2008 Supp. 55-1637; effective Feb. 26, 2010; re- voked Aug. 14, 2015.) 82-3-1112, 82-3-1113, 82-3-1114, 82-3-1115, and 82-3-1116. (Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2007 Supp. 55-1637; effective Feb. 26…

(Authorized by and implement- ing K.S.A. 2008 Supp. 55-1637; effective Feb. 26, 2010; revoked Aug. 14, 2015.) 82-3-1118 and 82-3-1119. (Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2007 Supp. 55-1637; effective Feb. 26, 2010; revoked Aug. 14, 2015.) 246 CORPORATION COMMISSION 82-3-1120

Shut-off test; when required. Whenever it appears to the conservation division that any water from any well is migrating or in- filtrating into oil-bearing or gas-bearing strata or that any detrimental substances are infiltrating any fresh and usable water, a shut-off test may be…

(Authorized by and implement- ing K.S.A. 2007 Supp. 55-1639; effective Feb. 26, 2010; revoked Aug. 14, 2015.)

Notice of intention to plug and abandon a well; supervision; penalty. (a) Notice required; penalty. Before any work is commenced to plug and abandon any well drilled for the discovery of oil or gas, for underground porosity gas storage, or for disposal of salt water, or to plug a…

Plugging methods and proce- dure. (a) Plugging of producing, storage, and in- jection wells. In addition to any other applicable requirements in these regulations, the methods and procedure for plugging a well drilled for ex- ploration of oil or gas, for underground porosity gas …

Plugging methods and proce- dure for core and other stratigraphic holes; fees. The methods and procedure for plugging core and other stratigraphic holes shall be as fol- lows: (a) The owner or operator shall notify the com- mission prior to the plugging of each core or stratigrap…

Intent to drill seismic shot holes; notification; penalty; exemption. (a) Each owner, operator, or persons responsible for a seismic operation shall give written notice of the intention to drill for approval by the con- servation division before the commencement of drilling opera…

Plugging methods and pro- cedures for seismic shot holes; retention of logs; penalty; exception; fees. (a) Each seismic shot hole shall be plugged in accordance with the specified methods applicable to the geologic con- ditions or drilling method used as described in this regulat…

Core and other stratigraphic holes to be plugged; affidavit. Before any core or other stratigraphic hole is abandoned, it shall be plugged in accordance with K.A.R. 82-3-115 to properly protect all fresh and usable water forma- tions. The person, firm, association or corporation …

Plugging report; penalty. (a) Within 60 days after plugging any well drilled for discovery of oil or gas, for underground porosity gas storage, for disposal of salt water, or for injec- tion for enhanced recovery, the owner or operator of the well shall file a well plugging repor…

Costs. The owner or operator of each plugged well shall pay a fee to the com- mission, as assessed, at a cost of $.0325 per foot of well depth plugged. The minimum amount of any fee paid under this regulation shall be $35.00. (Authorized by K.S.A. 55-152; imple- menting K.S.A. 55…

(Authorized by K.S.A. 55-152; im- plementing K.S.A. 55-152, 55-156, 55-157; effec- tive, T-83-44, Dec. 8, 1982; effective May 1, 1983; amended May 1, 1984; revoked Nov. 2, 2007.)

Operator or contractor licens- es: application; financial responsibility; de- nial of application; penalty. (a)(1) No operator or contractor shall undertake any of the following activities without first obtaining or renewing a current license: (A) Drilling, completing, servicing,…

Definitions; compressed air energy storage. The terms and definitions in K.A.R. 82-3-101, with some definitions modified as follows, shall apply to these regulations for compressed air energy storage, in addition to the new terms and definitions specified: (a) “Aban- donment” mea…

Licensing; financial assur- ance. (a) License required. (1) No operator shall perform either of the fol- lowing without first obtaining or renewing a li- cense: (A) Test, construct, convert, operate, or aban- don any storage facility; or (B) drill, complete, service, operate, or …

Signatory; signature for re- ports. (a) Each operator shall designate one sig- natory to sign and verify any permit application, amendment application, and facility permit trans- fer, who shall be one of the following: (1) If the applicant is a sole proprietor, the sig- natory sh…

Permit required; permit ap- plication. (a) No operator shall test, construct, convert, operate, or abandon a storage facility, or drill, complete, service, operate, or plug any stor- age well, without first obtaining a permit from the conservation division. No operator shall be e…

Notice of application; publi- cation; protest. (a) Each operator applying for a permit shall provide a copy of the application to the following: (1) Each operator of record of a mineral lease within one-quarter mile of each boundary of the proposed storage facility; (2) each owne…

Permit amendment. (a) Each operator shall file an application to amend that op- erator’s permit if any of the following conditions is met: (1) The proposed activity would result in a sub- stantial change to the storage facility, including a change in the rate, pressure, or volume…

Permit transfer. (a) No oper- ator shall transfer a permit to another operator without the prior approval of the director. (b) The transferring operator shall notify the conservation division, on a form provided by the conservation division, of the intent to transfer the permit a…

Permit modification, suspen- sion, and cancellation. (a) A permit may be modified, suspended, or canceled by the director after notice and opportunity for hearing if any of the following conditions is met: (1) A substantial change in the operation of the storage facility, includi…

Site selection. (a) No operator shall test, construct, convert, or operate a storage facility without a site selection plan approved by the director. The operator shall submit a proposed site selection plan to the conservation division that includes all information specified in, …

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…