Chapter 55 — OIL AND GAS

55-503. Charges for transportation. It shall be unlawful for any such person, firm, association or corporation to charge for the transportation of such crude oil through its line in excess of the following rates for each barrel of forty-two gallons transported: Six miles and less…

55-504. Supervision and control by state commission; rules; rates in excess of statutory provisions, when. The corporation commission shall have the general supervision and control over all such persons, firms, associations or corporations in the performance of said business, and…

55-505. History: L. 1905, ch. 315, § 5; R.S. 1923, 55-505; Repealed, L. 1947, ch. 309, § 1; June 30. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Penalty provisions held unconstitutional. Missouri Pacific Ry. Co. v. Tucker, 230 U.S. 340, 33 S. Ct. 961, 57 L. Ed. 1507. Reversed, Tucker v. Railway Co., 82 …

55-506. Transportation of liquid fuels over highways; purpose. This act is for the purpose of aiding in the administration and enforcement of the motor-fuel laws of this state, and shall be deemed to be supplemental to and a part of such laws. History: L. 1933, ch. 292, § 1; May …

55-507. Liquid-fuel carrier's license; certificates for vehicles. No person shall transport any liquid fuels or motor fuels from any refinery, place of manufacture or production, or pipeline terminal, or across the state line, in quantities of 120 gallons or more over any of the …

55-508. Liquid-fuel carrier's license; application, fee, certificates; suspension or revocation; notice and hearing. Any person who shall desire to transport any liquid fuels or motor fuels over the public highways of this state may make sworn application to the director of taxat…

55-509. History: L. 1933, ch. 292, § 4; L. 1977, ch. 304, § 24; L. 1995, ch. 262, § 16; Repealed, L. 2001, ch. 38, § 2; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Ordinance regulating use of streets by oil transport trucks held valid. Ash v. Gibson, 145 Kan. 825, 831, 832, 67 P.2d 1101. Modifie…

55-510. History: L. 1933, ch. 292, § 5; Repealed, L. 1955, ch. 266, § 2; May 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Ordinance regulating use of streets by oil transport trucks held valid. Ash v. Gibson, 145 Kan. 825, 831, 832, 837, 67 P.2d 1101. Modified: 146 Kan. 756, 74 P.2d 136. Previous | Ne…

55-511. Exhibit of certificate of license and bill of sale, bill of lading or manifest; required statement thereon. Every person in charge of any vehicle in which liquid fuels in quantities or lots of more than 120 gallons are transported over the public highways of this state sh…

55-512. Marking of vehicles; determinations of weight, measure or volume of tanks; rules and regulations. Every vehicle used in transporting motor fuels subject to the provisions of this act shall be marked in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the secretary of reve…

55-513. History: L. 1933, ch. 292, § 8; Repealed, L. 1977, ch. 304, § 27; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents U…

55-514. History: L. 1933, ch 292, § 9; L. 1955, ch. 266, § 1; Repealed, L. 1977, ch. 304, § 26; January 1, 1978. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Arch…

55-515. Deputies, inspectors, agents and employees; powers and duties; stopping of vehicles; prosecution. The director of taxation is hereby empowered and directed to appoint and employ such deputies, inspectors, agents and employees as the director shall deem necessary to admini…

55-516. Violations; vehicles and fuels declared nuisances and contraband; confiscation; liens. All motor fuels and other liquid fuels which are transported or carried on the public highways into, within or across this state in violation of any of the motor-fuel tax or liquid-fuel…

55-517. Duties of county and district attorneys and law enforcement officers; fees. All county or district attorneys and law enforcement officers of this state are hereby charged with the same duties in respect of motor fuels and other liquid fuels so unlawfully transported, and …

55-518. Proceeds of sales to state highway fund. All proceeds of sale of such confiscated property, after payment of costs and the necessary charges of storing and preserving such property prior to sale, shall be paid by the officer conducting such sale to the director of taxatio…

55-519. History: L. 1933, ch. 292, § 14; L. 1975, ch. 287, § 1; Repealed, L. 1995, ch. 262, § 48; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Sc…

55-522. History: L. 1937, ch. 373, § 3; L. 1939, ch. 226, § 1; L. 1953, ch. 442, § 15; Repealed, L. 1955, ch. 267, § 10; January 1, 1956. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archiv…

55-523. History: L. 1937, ch. 373, § 4; Repealed, L. 1955, ch. 267, § 10; January 1, 1956. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Do…

55-524. History: L. 1937, ch. 373, § 5; L. 1953, ch. 442, § 16; Repealed, L. 1955, ch. 267, § 10; January 1, 1956. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Ar…

55-525. Motor fuels defined. As used in K.S.A. 55-506 et seq., and amendments thereto, "motor fuels" means any inflammable liquid by whatever name such liquid shall be known or sold, which is used, or practically or commercially useable, either alone or when mixed or combined in …

55-526. History: L. 1957, ch. 221, § 2; Repealed, L. 1975, ch. 287, § 2; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents US…

55-527. Limitation of MTBE in motor vehicle fuel; contingent on EPA waiver. (a) As used in this section, terms have the meanings provided by K.S.A. 79-3401, and amendments thereto. (b) Subject to the provisions of subsection (h), on and after July 1, 2004, no person shall sell or…

[Repealed or reserved.]

55-601. Waste prohibited. The production of crude oil or petroleum in the state of Kansas in such manner and under such conditions as to constitute waste is hereby prohibited and shall be unlawful. History: L. 1931, ch. 226, § 1; May 28. Law Review and Bar Journal References: App…

55-602. Waste defined; rules and regulations; person defined. The term "waste" as used herein, in addition to its ordinary meaning, shall include economic waste, underground waste, surface waste, waste of reservoir energy, and the production of crude oil or petroleum in excess of…

55-602a. History: L. 1939, ch. 227, § 6; Repealed, L. 1951, ch. 328, § 1; June 30. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. 1939 act and corporation commission's order thereunder held valid; due process; equal protection. Bay Petroleum Corporation v. Corporation Commission, 36 F. Supp. 66, 67, 71. Pr…

55-603. Production regulated; prevention of unreasonable discrimination. Whenever the full production from any common source of supply, herein called "pool", of crude oil in this state can be obtained only under conditions (a) constituting waste as defined by K.S.A. 55-602 and am…

55-604. Powers of commission; proration of production; approval of plan or distribution. (a) The commission shall have and is hereby given jurisdiction and authority: (1) Over all matters involving the application and enforcement of this act; (2) to make and enforce rules, regula…

55-604a. Severability of act. If any clause, sentence, section, subsection, provision, or part of this act shall be adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall not invalidate, impair, or affect the remainder of this act, …

55-605. Enforcement of act; jurisdiction of commission over proceedings and hearings; notice; emergency rule, regulation or order; punishment for contempt; conduct of investigations and hearings by certain officers or employees; findings and recommendations; application of Kansas…

55-606. Rehearing; judicial review. (a) Any action of the commission pursuant to K.S.A. 55-601 through 55-609, and amendments thereto, is subject to review in accordance with the Kansas judicial review act. The action for review shall be brought in the district court having venue…

55-607. Penalty for violations of K.S.A. 55-601 through 55-609. In addition to any penalty that may be imposed by the corporation commission, any person, firm or corporation, or any officer, agent or employee thereof, directly or indirectly, violating the provisions of this act s…

55-608. Injunction and other remedies. The corporation commission, the attorney general, or any county attorney in this state, shall have the right to maintain an action in any court of competent jurisdiction in this state to enforce by injunction, mandatory injunction, and any o…

55-609. Assessment of costs of administering K.S.A. 55-601 through 55-613; disposition of moneys. (a) Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 55-143, and amendments thereto, the state corporation commission is hereby authorized and directed to tax and assess against the parties invol…

55-609a. Invalidity of K.S.A. 55-601 through 55-609. If any section, subsection, paragraph or provision of this act shall be held to be invalid by any court for any reason, it shall be presumed that this act would have been passed by the legislature without such invalid section, …

55-609b. Invalidity of K.S.A. 55-602 through 55-606. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, provision, clause or phrase of this act shall be held to be unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, it shall be presumed that this act would have been passed by the legislatu…

55-609c. History: L. 1931, ch. 226, § 9; L. 1957, ch. 312, § 2; L. 1971, ch. 187, § 5; L. 1978, ch. 211, § 6; L. 1986, ch. 202, § 3; Repealed, L. 1987, ch. 206, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC…

55-610. Buying or selling of illegally produced crude oil or petroleum unlawful. It is hereby declared to be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to buy from or sell to any person, firm or corporation crude oil or petroleum produced from any oil well or wells in this stat…

55-611. Penalties for violation of K.S.A. 55-610. Any person, firm or the officials of any corporation violating the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction in any court having jurisdiction of the offense, be punished by a fine not exceeding $…

55-701. Waste of natural gas prohibited. The production of natural gas in the state of Kansas in such manner and under such conditions and for such purposes as to constitute waste is hereby prohibited. History: L. 1935, ch. 213, § 1; L. 1945, ch. 233, § 1; March 24. Law Review an…

55-702. Definitions. The term "waste", in addition to its ordinary meaning, shall include economic waste, underground waste and surface waste. Economic waste shall mean the use of natural gas in any manner or process except for efficient light, fuel, carbon black manufacturing an…

55-703. Regulation of production of natural gas by commission; considerations in determination of production from common sources of supply; exception for certain cities of second class. (a) Whenever the available production of natural gas from any common source of supply is in ex…

55-703a. Well spacing and orderly development. The drilling and completion of a gas well shall not of itself entitle said well to an allowable for production; and the commission may, in its discretion, provide for well spacing in any such common source of supply and provide for t…

55-704. Rules and regulations authorized; notice and hearings. The commission shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the prevention of waste as defined by this act, the protection of all water, oil or gas-bearing strata encountered in any well drilled…

55-704a. History: L. 1945, ch. 233, § 10; Repealed, L. 1951, ch. 328, § 1; June 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents…

55-705. History: L. 1935, ch. 213, § 5; Repealed, L. 1945, ch. 233, § 13; March 24. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents…

55-705a. History: L. 1945, ch. 233, § 6; L. 1988, ch. 356, § 171; Repealed, L. 1994, ch. 98, § 2; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Sc…

55-705b. Natural gas well allowable grants; procedure. An allowable may be granted by the commission for any gas well in such a manner and under such conditions as shall be prescribed by the commission in a basic proration order adopted for a common source of supply or otherwise …

55-706. Proceedings before commission upon petition; designation of certain officers or employees to conduct investigations and hearings; powers; findings and recommendations. (a) Proceedings may be instituted before the commission upon petition of any interested party, or by the…