Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
Article 45b - UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE WELLS AND ASSOCIATED BRINE PONDS
Section 28-45b-18 - Plugging and plugging-monitoring requirements

Universal Citation: KS Admin Regs 28-45b-18

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 12, March 20, 2024

(a) Each permittee shall submit a plugging plan, including monitoring and testing requirements, to the secretary for review and consideration for approval at least 60 days before each plugging event.

(b) Each permittee shall follow the plugging procedure for a plugging event specified in the department's document titled "procedure for the plugging and abandonment of a crude oil storage well," procedure #UICLPG-29, dated October 2008, which is hereby adopted by reference.

(c) Each permittee wishing to place a storage well and cavern into plugging-monitoring status shall submit a plugging-monitoring plan to the secretary for review and consideration for approval at least 60 days before the plugging-monitoring event. The plan shall include the following:

(1) A schematic of the storage well configuration;

(2) the most recent results from the gamma-density log, the casing inspection log, the cement bond log, and the sonar survey; and

(3) the procedure for placing the cavern into plugging-monitoring status.

(d) Each permittee of a crude oil storage well to be placed into plugging-monitoring status may be required to perform additional testing or logging before placing the cavern into plugging-monitoring status if either of the following conditions exists:

(1) The required logging and testing are not current.

(2) A lack of storage well or cavern integrity poses a threat to public health, safety, or the environment.

(e) Each permittee of a storage well and cavern placed into plugging-monitoring status shall monitor the cavern pressure with a gauge on a weekly basis or continue to monitor pressures with a pressure transducer connected to a supervisory control and data acquisition system.

(f) Each permittee shall report any unexpected increase or decrease in pressure at a well in plugging-monitoring status to the secretary within 24 hours. Testing, logging, or any other necessary measures may be required by the secretary to determine if a threat to public health, safety, or the environment exists.

(g) Each permittee shall restore and preserve the integrity of the site as follows:

(1) Dispose of all liquid waste in an environmentally safe manner;

(2) clear the area of debris;

(3) drain and fill all excavations;

(4) remove all unused concrete bases, machinery, and materials; and

(5) level and restore the site.

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