Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION
Article 3 - PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION OF OIL AND GAS
Section 82-3-704 - Plugging methods and procedures for cathodic protection boreholes, site restoration, submission of plugging report, penalty
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 12, March 20, 2024
This regulation shall apply in Kansas except for groundwater management districts #2 and #5. Each owner, operator, or person responsible for the plugging of a cathodic protection borehole located in groundwater management district #2 or #5 shall be subject to K.A.R. 82-3-710.
(a) The operator, owner, or agent of the owner shall plug each cathodic protection borehole in accordance with the following procedures:
(b) The operator shall restore each former cathodic protection borehole site, as close as practical to predrilling condition.
(c) The operator shall submit a final plugging report to the production department of the conservation division within 60 days after plugging has been completed, on forms prescribed by the commission.
(d) Exceptions to this regulation may be granted by the director of the conservation division upon written request. Each operator requesting an exception shall be required to demonstrate that the exception provides adequate protection of fresh and usable waters.
(e) A cathodic protection borehole shall be considered abandoned if either of the following conditions is met:
(f) Each failure to comply with the provisions of this regulation shall be punishable by a penalty of up to $1,000.