Kansas Statutes 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; comp…
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 55-151
- Commission: means the state corporation commission. See Kansas Statutes 55-150
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- 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. See Kansas Statutes 55-150
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- Usable water: means water containing not more than 10,000 milligrams per liter, total dissolved solids. See Kansas Statutes 55-150
- 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. See Kansas Statutes 55-150
(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.