Kansas Administrative Code

Drilling through CO2 storage facility or CO2 enhanced oil recovery reser- voirs. (a) Each person, firm, or corporation that, for any purpose, drills or causes the drilling of a well or test hole that penetrates or bores through any stratum or formation utilized for CO2 stor- age …

Gas allowables and drilling unit. This regulation shall apply to all gas wells not covered by a special commission order. (a) Daily allowable. The daily allowable for each well shall be 50 percent of the well’s actual open- flow potential, as measured by the testing proce- dures …

(Authorized by K.S.A. 55-604, 55- 704;implementingK.S.A.55-602,55-603,55-703, as amended by L. 1985, Ch. 183, Sec. 1; effective May 1, 1986; revoked Aug. 29, 1997.)

Venting or flaring of gas other than casinghead gas. (a) Coalbed natural gas. (1) Without a hearing, the venting or flaring of coalbed natural gas may be permitted by the com- mission if the requirements specified in this sub- section are met. The operator shall file an affidavit…

Injection allowed only by per- mit; penalty. (a) Authority to inject. Injection shall be permitted only after both of the following conditions are met: (1) The operator has filed an application for in- jection authority with the conservation division in accordance with K.A.R. 82-…

Application for injection well; content. (a) Application form; content. The orig- inal and two copies of each application shall be signed and verified by the operator, and filed with the conservation division on a form approved by the commission, and shall provide the following i…

(Authorized by and implement- ing K.S.A. 1991 Supp. 55-152 and 55-901; effec- tive May 3, 1993; revoked April 5, 2002.)

(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.)

Notice of application; objec- tion. (a) Notice required. Each applicant shall give notice of the application either to those persons listed in K.A.R. 82-3-135a(c) or according to the provisions of subsection (b) below. Notice shall be mailed or delivered on or before the date the…

Permitting factors; applica- tion approval. (a) Permitting factors. When a permit authorizing injection is issued, the follow- ing factors shall be considered by the conserva- tion division: (1) Maximum injection rate; (2) maximum surface pressure, formation pres- sure, pressure …

Notice of commencement and discontinuance of injection operations; ces- sation of production from dually completed well; penalty. (a) Immediately upon the com- mencement of injection operations, the applicant shall notify the conservation division of the date of commencement. (b)…

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 water resources. Steel surface casing shall be set and cemented in the following manner: (a) In existing wells to be converted to…

A packer run on the tubing shall be set in casing opposite a cemented interval at a point immediately above the uppermost perforation or open-hole interval. (g) Design approval. If the application requests design approval, approval of the design of the proposed well may be obtain…

Mechanical integrity require- ments; penalty. (a) Each injection well shall be completed, equipped, operated, and maintained in a manner that will prevent pollution of fresh and usable water, prevent damage to sources of oil or gas, and confine fluids to the interval or inter- va…

Duration of injection well per- mits; modification penalty. (a) Permits autho- rizing injection into wells shall remain valid for the life of the well, unless revoked by the commis- sion for just cause. (b) Modifications of any injection well permit may be made only upon applicat…

Record retention; annual re- port; penalty. (a) Each operator of an injection well shall perform the following: (1) Keep current, accurate records of the amount and kind of fluid injected into the injec- tion well; and (2) preserve the records required in paragraph (a)(1) above f…

Transfer of authority to inject; penalty. (a) Authority to operate an injection well shall not be transferred from one operator to an- other without the approval of the conservation division. The transferring operator shall notify the conservation division in writing, on a form p…

Authorization for existing in- jection wells. Each injection well authorized by order of the commission on or before December 8, 1982 shall be considered an existing injection well. Injection shall be prohibited in any existing well unless the operator had filed, on or before May…

Assessment of costs. An assess- ment to pay the costs incurred by the conservation division in reviewing, processing, and approving each injection application shall be payable upon the filing of an application as follows: (a) Enhanced recovery injection wells. (1) A fee of $200 s…

(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.)

(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.)

(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; amended, T-85-51, Dec. 19, 1984; amended May 1, 1988; revoked Aug. 29, 1997.)

(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.)

(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.)

Pit permits; penalty; applica- tion and approval. (a) Pits shall not be used to contain fluids resulting from oil and gas activities until approved by the commission. Pits shall be permitted only upon application to and approv- al by the commission. Use of a pit without a pit per…

Pit permit revocation. A pit permit may be revoked by the director of the conservation division if fresh or usable water re- sources are in danger of becoming polluted by the use of the pit or if the operator of a pit is not in compliance with the permit requirements. Each pit fo…

(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 23, 2004.)

(Authorized by K.S.A. 55-152, as amended by L. 1986, Ch. 201, Sec. 9; imple- menting K.S.A. 55-152, as amended by L. 1986, Ch. 201, Sec. 9; L. 1986, Ch. 201, new Sec. 1, 23; effective, T-87-46; effective May 1, 1987; re- voked July 29, 1991.)

Pit construction; sensitive groundwater areas; reporting. (a) Freeboard. All drilling, work-over, burn, and containment pits shall be constructed with a minimum of 12 inches of freeboard. All emergency and settling pits shall be constructed with a minimum of 30 inches of freeboar…

Sensitive groundwater ar- eas; exception procedure. (a) Each operator of an emergency pit in a sensitive groundwater area as designated by “table III: established sensi- tive groundwater areas for surface ponds,” dated March 2000 and hereby adopted by reference, may request an ex…

Closure of pits; disposal of pit contents; closure form; drilling fluid manage- ment; surface restoration. (a) Closure of pits. (1) Unless otherwise specified in writing by the commission, each operator shall close the following: (A) Drilling pits or haul-off pits within 365 cal-…

Spill notification and cleanup; penalty; lease maintenance. (a) Spill preven- tion. Each operator shall act with reasonable dil- igence to prevent spills and safely confine salt- water, oil, and refuse in tanks, pipelines, pits, or dikes. (b) Notification. (1) Each operator shall…

Spill notification to landown- er or representative; penalty. (a) Notification required. Each operator shall make good faith ef- forts to notify the landowner or the landowner’s representative of any spill or escape that is re- quired to be reported to the conservation division u…

Discharges into emergency pits and diked areas; removal of fluids; penal- ties. (a) Notification of discharge. Each operator shall notify the appropriate district office with- in 24 hours of discovery or knowledge of any oil field-related discharge of five or more barrels of salt…

(Authorized by and implement- ing K.S.A. 1993 Supp. 55-152, 55-164, 55-171, 55-172; effective July 29, 1991; amended June 6, 1994; revoked April 23, 2004.)

Chemical dumping prohibited; penalty. (a) The dumping or release of chemical substances and other nonexempt waste associated with any drilling or production operation, as listed in K.A.R. 28-31-3, into pits or diked areas shall be strictly prohibited. Nonexempt waste shall in- cl…

Disposal of dike and pit con- tents. (a) Each operator shall perform one of the following when disposing of dike or pit contents: (1) Remove the liquid contents to a disposal well or other oil and gas operation approved by the commission or to road maintenance or con- struction l…

Transfer of refuse. (a) Each operator shall file a form prescribed by the com- mission within 30 days after the operator transfers refuse from any pit or diked area or refuse relating to any remediation or cleanup activity. (b) The failure to timely submit the form spec- ified in…

Definitions. As used in these regulations for cathodic protection facilities, the following terms shall have the meanings specified: (a) “Annular space” means the space between the surface casing and the borewall or the space between two or more strings of surface casing in a cat…

Intent to drill cathodic pro- tection boreholes; notification; penalty; ex- emption. This regulation shall apply in Kansas except for groundwater management districts #2 and #5. Each owner, operator, or person respon- sible for drilling a cathodic protection borehole in groundwat…

Construction of cathodic pro- tection boreholes, measurements, logging, reports, penalty. This regulation shall apply in Kansas except for groundwater management districts #2 and #5. Each owner, operator, or per- son responsible for the construction of a cathod- ic protection bor…

Surface construction require- ments, appurtenances, vault and below- ground construction, penalty. This regulation shall apply in Kansas except for groundwater man- agement districts #2 and #5. Each owner, opera- tor, or person responsible for the construction of a cathodic prote…

Plugging methods and proce- dures for cathodic protection boreholes, site restoration, submission of plugging report, penalty. This regulation shall apply in Kansas except for groundwater management districts #2 and #5. Each owner, operator, or person responsi- ble for the pluggi…

(a) Except as set forth in subsection (e) of this regulation, each owner, operator, or per- son responsible for drilling a cathodic protection borehole shall submit written notice of the inten- tion to drill to the conservation division for permit approval before the commencement…

Groundwater management districts #2 and #5: drilling contractor; log- ging; construction; reports. This regulation shall apply only within the boundaries of ground- water management districts #2 and #5. (a) Only a driller or water well contractor licensed with the Kansas departme…

Groundwater management districts #2 and #5: anode, anode conductor, and anode conductor grout requirements for cased and uncased boreholes. This reg- ulation shall apply only within the boundaries of groundwater management districts #2 and #5. (a) Each operator, owner, or person …

Groundwater management districts #2 and #5: surface construction requirements for cased cathodic protec- tion boreholes. This regulation shall apply only within the boundaries of groundwater manage- ment districts #2 and #5. (a) Each operator, own- er, or person responsible shall…

Groundwater management districts #2 and #5: construction specifica- tions for uncased cathodic boreholes. This regulation shall apply only within the boundar- ies of groundwater management districts #2 and #5. Each operator, owner, or person responsible shall ensure that the requ…

Groundwater management districts #2 and #5: abandonment, plugging methods, and procedures for cathodic pro- tection boreholes, reports, and restoration. This regulation shall apply only within the bound- aries of groundwater management districts #2 and #5. (a) A cathodic protecti…

Licensing. Each person operat- ing any gas-gathering system within the state of Kansas shall be licensed by the commission. Any person claiming an exemption from reporting un- der L. 1997, Ch. 132, § 22 shall be licensed. (Au- thorized by and implementing K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 55-155…