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KS Stat § 55-150 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 1 - Oil And Gas Wells; Regulatory Provisions|55-150 Definitions.

55-150. Definitions. As used in this act unless the context requires a different meaning:(a) "Commission" means the state corporation commission.(b) "Contractor" means any person who acts as agent for an operator as a drilling, plugging, service rig or seismograph contractor in such operator's oil and gas, cathodic protection, gas gathering or underground natural gas storage operations.(c) "Fresh water" means water containing not more than 1,000 milligrams per liter, total dissolved solids.(d) "Gas gathering system" means a natural gas pipeline system used primarily for transporting natural gas from a wellhead, or a metering point for natural gas produced by one or more wells, to a point of entry into a main transmission line, but shall not mean or include: (1) Lead lines from the wellhead to the connection with the gathering system which are owned by the producing person; or (2) gathering systems under the jurisdiction of the federal energy regulatory commission.(e) "Operator" means a person who is responsible for the physical operation and control of a well, gas gathering system or underground porosity storage of natural gas.(f) "Person" means any natural person, partnership, governmental or political subdivision, firm, association, corporation or other legal entity.(g) "Rig" means any crane machine used for drilling or plugging wells.(h) "Underground porosity storage" has the meaning provided by K.S.A. 55-1,115, and amendments thereto.(i) "Usable water" means water containing not more than 10,000 milligrams per liter, total dissolved solids.(j) "Well" means a hole or penetration of the surface of the earth, drilled or recompleted for the purpose of:(1) Producing oil or gas;(2) injecting fluid, air or gas in the ground in connection with the exploration for or production of oil or gas;(3) obtaining geological information in connection with the exploration for or production of oil or gas by taking cores or through seismic operations;(4) disposing of fluids produced in connection with the exploration for or production of oil or gas;(5) providing cathodic protection to prevent corrosion to lines, tanks or structures; or(6) injecting or withdrawing natural gas.History: L. 1982, ch. 228, § 1; L. 1986, ch. 201, § 7; L. 1992, ch. 68, § 1; L. 1996, ch. 147, § 1; L. 1997, ch. 132, § 20; L. 2001, ch. 191, § 19; L. 2021, ch. 28, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 55-151 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 1 - Oil And Gas Wells; Regulatory Provisions|55-151 Application of intent to drill wells, required information; notification of surface owner; fee and contents; information to department of health and environment and county clerk; approval of application, when; conditions; compliance with rules and regulations.

55-151. Application of intent to drill wells, required information; notification of surface owner; fee and contents; information to department of health and environment and county clerk; approval of application, when; conditions; compliance with rules and regulations. (a) Prior to the drilling of any well, every operator shall file an application of intent to drill with the commission. Such application shall include such information as required by the commission, including the name and address of the surface owner, and shall be on a form prescribed by the commission. Such application shall also include non-binding preliminary estimates of the location of roads of ingress or egress, any tank battery and any pipeline or electrical line. The commission shall, upon receipt of such application, send a copy of such application to the named surface owner, as well as the contact information, including name, address, phone number, fax or email address, for a designated representative of the applicant. The commission need not send such information if the operator verifies that the application filed with the commission has been delivered to the surface owner.(b) No change in the use of a well shall be made without express approval of the commission. The state corporation commission shall have the authority to adopt rules and regulations to fix, charge and collect a fee for an application of intent to drill a well, except that such fee for an application of intent to drill a well shall not exceed $300. No drilling shall be commenced until the authorized agents of the commission have approved the application. The agent, in giving approval, shall determine that the proposed construction of the well will protect all usable waters. Such approval shall include the amount of pipe necessary to protect all usable water, plugging requirements upon abandonment and such other requirements deemed appropriate by the commission. The commission may refuse to process any application submitted pursuant to this section unless the applicant has been in compliance with all rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this act.(c) The commission shall make available to the secretary of the department of health and environment information related to all notifications of intents to drill. The commission shall make available to the clerk of any county in which a well will be drilled information related to the intent to drill for such well.History: L. 1982, ch. 228, § 2; L. 1986, ch. 201, § 8; L. 1986, ch. 203, § 2; L. 2007, ch. 119, § 1; L. 2009, ch. 127, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 55-152 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 1 - Oil And Gas Wells; Regulatory Provisions|55-152 Rules and regulations; recommendations of advisory committee; annual review of drilling methods.

55-152. Rules and regulations; recommendations of advisory committee; annual review of drilling methods. (a) The commission shall adopt such rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of this act including provisions for the construction, operation and abandonment of any well and the protection of the usable water of this state from any actual or potential pollution from any well. The commission may also promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the supervision and disclosure of any well on which a hydraulic fracturing treatment is performed. Any such rules and regulations relating to wells providing cathodic protection to prevent corrosion to lines shall not preempt existing standards and policies adopted by the board of directors of a groundwater management district if such standards and policies provide protection of fresh water to a degree equal to or greater than that provided by such rules and regulations. No rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this section shall be adopted by the commission until recommendations have been received from the advisory committee established by K.S.A. 55-153, and amendments thereto.(b) The commission annually shall review current drilling methods, geologic formation standards, plugging techniques and casing and cementing standards and materials. Based on such review, the commission, if necessary, shall amend its rules and regulations to reflect any changes to be made in such methods, standards, techniques and materials from the previous year.History: L. 1982, ch. 228, § 3; L. 1986, ch. 201, § 9; L. 1992, ch. 68, § 2; L. 2012, ch. 101, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 55-153 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 1 - Oil And Gas Wells; Regulatory Provisions|55-153 Advisory committee on regulation of oil and gas activities.

55-153. Advisory committee on regulation of oil and gas activities. There is hereby established the advisory committee on regulation of oil and gas activities to be composed of 12 members. One member shall be appointed by each of the following associations: Kansas petroleum council, Kansas independent oil and gas association and eastern Kansas oil and gas association. One member shall be appointed jointly by the Kansas farm bureau and Kansas livestock association and such person shall be an owner of a surface interest. One member shall be appointed jointly by the southwest Kansas royalty owners association and the eastern Kansas royalty owners association and such person shall be an owner of a mineral interest. One member shall be appointed by the governor from the general public. One member shall represent groundwater management districts and shall be appointed jointly by the presidents of each groundwater management district. All such appointees shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. The following state agencies shall designate a person as a member of such committee: The commission, the department of health and environment, the Kansas geological survey, the Kansas water office and the division of water resources of the Kansas department of agriculture. The designated person of the commission shall be the chairperson of the advisory committee. The committee shall meet at least once each quarter calendar year and upon the call of the chairperson. The committee shall review and make recommendations on oil and gas activities, including but not limited to current drilling methods, geologic formation standards, plugging techniques, casing and cementing standards and materials and all matters pertaining to the protection of waters of the state from pollution relating to oil and gas activities.History: L. 1982, ch. 228, § 4; L. 1993, ch. 83, § 1; L. 2004, ch. 101, § 88; L. 2008, ch. 106, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 55-154 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 1 - Oil And Gas Wells; Regulatory Provisions|55-154 Certification of compliance with statutes and rules and regulations.

55-154. Certification of compliance with statutes and rules and regulations. The operator or the operator's designated agent shall certify in writing to the commission that all requirements of K.S.A. 55-151 and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to K.S.A. 55-152 have been complied with. The commission shall adopt rules and regulations to prescribe the procedure for the designation by an operator of an agent.History: L. 1982, ch. 228, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 55-156 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 1 - Oil And Gas Wells; Regulatory Provisions|55-156 Protection of water prior to abandoning of well; penalty for noncompliance.

55-156. Protection of water prior to abandoning of well; penalty for noncompliance. Prior to the abandonment of any well which has been drilled, is being drilled or may hereafter be drilled, the operator shall protect usable groundwater or surface water from pollution and from loss through downward drainage by plugging the well, in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted by the commission. Failure to comply with such rules and regulations shall be a severity level 10, nonperson felony.History: L. 1982, ch. 228, § 9; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 228; July 1.
KS Stat § 55-157 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 1 - Oil And Gas Wells; Regulatory Provisions|55-157 Cementing in surface casing and additional pipe prior to testing, completion or abandonment of well; penalty for noncompliance.

55-157. Cementing in surface casing and additional pipe prior to testing, completion or abandonment of well; penalty for noncompliance. Prior to the testing, completion or abandonment of any well, an operator shall cement in the surface casing below the fresh water strata and shall cement in additional pipe as is necessary to protect from pollution and from loss through downward drainage any usable water in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the commission. Failure to comply with such rules and regulations shall be a severity level 10, nonperson felony.History: L. 1982, ch. 228, § 10; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 229; July 1.
KS Stat § 55-158 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 1 - Oil And Gas Wells; Regulatory Provisions|55-158 Submission of bond logs and surveys; penalties.

55-158. Submission of bond logs and surveys; penalties. Operators, upon request of the commission, shall submit cement bond logs or other surveys for surface casing. Failure to submit such logs or surveys within a reasonable period of time as prescribed by the rules and regulations of the commission shall be a class C misdemeanor.History: L. 1982, ch. 228, § 11; L. 1986, ch. 201, § 11; L. 1995, ch. 204, § 10; July 1.
KS Stat § 55-159 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 1 - Oil And Gas Wells; Regulatory Provisions|55-159 Notification of commission prior to setting surface casing or plugging; inspections; penalty.

55-159. Notification of commission prior to setting surface casing or plugging; inspections; penalty. Operators shall notify the commission prior to setting surface casing on or plugging of any well, in conformance with the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this act. An agent of the commission may conduct on-site inspection of such drilling or plugging operations. Failure to notify shall be a class C misdemeanor.History: L. 1982, ch. 228, § 12; L. 1986, ch. 201, § 12; July 1.
KS Stat § 55-160 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 1 - Oil And Gas Wells; Regulatory Provisions|55-160 Notification of commission prior to reentering plugged well; inspections.

55-160. Notification of commission prior to reentering plugged well; inspections. Every operator shall notify the commission at least 48 hours prior to the commencement of reentering or washing down any abandoned or plugged well. An agent of the commission may conduct on-site inspection of such drilling operations.History: L. 1982, ch. 228, § 13; L. 1986, ch. 201, § 13; July 1.
KS Stat § 55-161 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 1 - Oil And Gas Wells; Regulatory Provisions|55-161 Investigation of abandoned wells; integrity tests; costs.

55-161. Investigation of abandoned wells; integrity tests; costs. The commission shall investigate abandoned wells, and, based on actual or potential pollution problems, may select abandoned wells to be drilled out by the commission in order to test the integrity of the plugs. The cost of such testing shall be paid from the abandoned oil and gas well fund established pursuant to K.S.A. 55-192, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1982, ch. 228, § 14; L. 1986, ch. 201, § 14; L. 1996, ch. 263, § 6; L. 2001, ch. 191, § 5; L. 2021, ch. 28, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 55-164 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 1 - Oil And Gas Wells; Regulatory Provisions|55-164 Administrative penalties; procedure; costs and attorney fees; disposition of moneys.

55-164. Administrative penalties; procedure; costs and attorney fees; disposition of moneys. (a) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, the commission, upon finding that an operator or contractor has violated the provisions of this act or any rule and regulation or order of the commission, may impose a penalty not to exceed $10,000, which shall constitute an actual and substantial economic deterrent to the violation for which the penalty is assessed. In the case of a continuing violation, every day such violation continues shall be deemed a separate violation.(b) No penalty shall be imposed pursuant to this section except upon the written order of the commission to the person who committed the violation. The order shall state the violation, the penalty imposed and the right to appeal to the order issuing agency. Any such person, within 30 days after service of such order, may make written request to the commission for a hearing thereon. The commission shall conduct a hearing in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act within 30 days after receipt of such request.(c) Any person aggrieved by any order issued pursuant to this section may appeal therefrom in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas judicial review act.(d) The commission may order an operator or contractor to pay any costs and reasonable attorney fees incurred by the commission in imposing and collecting any penalty pursuant to this section and may collect interest on any portion of such penalty, costs and attorney fees which remains unpaid more than 30 days after imposition, at the rate provided by K.S.A. 16-204, and amendments thereto, for interest on judgments.(e) All moneys received from penalties imposed and costs and attorney fees assessed pursuant to this section shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the conservation fee fund.History: L. 1982, ch. 228, § 25; L. 1986, ch. 201, § 16; L. 1988, ch. 356, § 164; L. 1995, ch. 95, § 2; L. 2000, ch. 14, § 1; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 191; L. 2010, ch. 17, § 97; July 1.
KS Stat § 55-165 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 1 - Oil And Gas Wells; Regulatory Provisions|55-165 Maintenance of information on wells.

55-165. Maintenance of information on wells. The state corporation commission shall create and maintain a data base of all oil or gas wells in existence in this state. The data base shall include the location of each well and name, address and other information relevant to the identity of the operator of the well.History: L. 1996, ch. 263, § 10; July 1.
KS Stat § 55-168 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 1 - Oil And Gas Wells; Regulatory Provisions|55-168 Insufficient moneys in abandoned oil and gas well fund; liabilities imposed on the conservation fee fund.

55-168. Insufficient moneys in abandoned oil and gas well fund; liabilities imposed on the conservation fee fund. Whenever there are insufficient moneys in the abandoned oil and gas well fund established pursuant to K.S.A. 55-192, and amendments thereto, to pay the liabilities of such fund, such liabilities shall be and are hereby imposed on the conservation fee fund, established pursuant to K.S.A. 55-143, and amendments thereto, provided such liabilities were incurred in accordance with the prioritization schedule established pursuant to K.S.A. 55-192, and amendments thereto.History: L. 2001, ch. 191, § 3; L. 2021, ch. 28, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 55-169 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 1 - Oil And Gas Wells; Regulatory Provisions|55-169 Kansas surface owner notice act; citation.

55-169. Kansas surface owner notice act; citation. K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 55-169 through 55-169b, and amendments thereto, may be cited as the Kansas surface owner notice act.History: L. 2009, ch. 127, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 55-169a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 1 - Oil And Gas Wells; Regulatory Provisions|55-169a Same; definitions.

55-169a. Same; definitions. As used in this act and in K.S.A. 55-155, 55-173 and K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 55-151, and amendments thereto:(a) "Surface" or "surface estate" means a specific tract of land and improvements thereon created by and held in fee or other legal title under a deed or other instrument of conveyance, or equitable title under a recorded contract for deed, by a person other than the United States, a state, an Indian tribal organization or any agency, instrumentality or subdivision of any of the foregoing, regardless of whether such person also owns or otherwise holds interest in the mineral estate underlying the surface estate; and(b) "surface owner" means a person or a designee of such person who holds or owns legal title to the surface estate or an interest therein, as shown on the records of the register of deeds for the county where the surface estate is located, and who is assessed real estate property taxes in accordance with the records of the county treasurer, except that surface owner shall not include a tenant or persons whose only rights to use that surface estate are based upon an easement, right-of-way, license, mortgage lien, severed mineral interest or any non-possessory interest in the surface.History: L. 2009, ch. 127, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 55-169b (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 1 - Oil And Gas Wells; Regulatory Provisions|55-169b Same; authorization for rules and regulations.

55-169b. Same; authorization for rules and regulations. The state corporation commission, with input from the advisory committee on the regulation of oil and gas activities authorized under K.S.A. 55-153, and amendments thereto, shall adopt or amend such forms and rules and regulations deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. Such rules and regulations shall be promulgated on or before July 1, 2010.History: L. 2009, ch. 127, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 55-171 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 1 - Oil And Gas Wells; Regulatory Provisions|55-171 Permit required for the storage or disposal of salt water, oil or refuse in surface ponds.

55-171. Permit required for the storage or disposal of salt water, oil or refuse in surface ponds. The storage or disposal of salt water, oil or refuse in surface ponds resulting from oil and gas activities shall be prohibited unless a permit for such storage or disposal shall first be obtained from the commission. Such permit shall be considered as granted unless denied within 10 days. The commission is authorized to deny or revoke a permit for such storage or disposal in any case where the commission finds such storage is causing or likely to cause pollution.History: L. 1986, ch. 201, § 23; July 1.
KS Stat § 55-172 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 1 - Oil And Gas Wells; Regulatory Provisions|55-172 Salt water, oil or refuse from wells; prevention of escape.

55-172. Salt water, oil or refuse from wells; prevention of escape. It shall be unlawful for any person having possession or control of any well drilled or being drilled for oil or gas, either as contractor, owner, lessee, agent or manager, or in any other capacity, to permit salt water, oil or refuse from any such well to escape by overflow, seepage or otherwise from the vicinity of such well, and it shall be the duty of any such person to keep such salt water, oil or refuse safely confined in tanks, pipelines or ponds, so as to prevent the escape thereof.History: L. 1986, ch. 201, § 24; July 1.
KS Stat § 55-173 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 1 - Oil And Gas Wells; Regulatory Provisions|55-173 Notice prior to abandonment and plugging of wells; notification of surface owner.

55-173. Notice prior to abandonment and plugging of wells; notification of surface owner. Before any work or procedure is commenced to abandon and plug any producing oil or gas well in this state, an oil and gas operator shall file a notice of intention to plug and abandon a well with the commission, in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to K.S.A. 55-152, and amendments thereto. The commission shall, upon receipt of such notice, send a copy of such notice to the surface owner, as well as the contact information, including name, address, phone number, fax or email address, for a designated representative of the operator. The commission need not send such information if the operator verifies that the notice filed with the commission has been delivered to the surface owner. The surface owner upon whose land such well is located may file with the commission a desire to be notified when any such well is abandoned.History: L. 1986, ch. 201, § 25; L. 2009, ch. 127, § 6; July 1.