Kentucky Statutes 353.745 – Location of well’s gathering lines to be marked
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(1) For gathering lines installed across terrain with a slope of greater than twenty degrees (20°), the well operator shall mark the location of the gathering lines with line markers at interval distances not to exceed two hundred fifty (250) feet.
(2) The Division of Oil and Gas shall make available on its Web site maps or other relevant information showing the location of gathering lines, as filed by the well operator, within thirty (30) days of the information being filed.
(3) Prior to the issuance of a permit to drill, the division shall determine whether the proposed well will intersect an active mining area by reviewing the pertinent mine maps filed with the Division of Mine Safety. If the proposed well will intersect with an active mining area, the Division of Oil and Gas shall:
(a) Determine whether the coal mine permittee has been properly notified pursuant to KRS § 353.050; and
(b) Issue the permit to drill on the condition that a directional survey be performed pursuant to KRS § 353.739(1).
(4) In order to perform the duties under this section, the Division of Oil and Gas shall create and adequately staff the positions required to perform the duties. The division may charge an administrative fee not to exceed fifty dollars ($50) per permit application to perform its duties under this section.
Effective: June 24, 2015
History: Amended 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 87, sec. 38, effective June 24, 2015. — Amended
2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 1914, effective July 15, 2010. — Created 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 79, sec. 7, effective June 25, 2009.
(2) The Division of Oil and Gas shall make available on its Web site maps or other relevant information showing the location of gathering lines, as filed by the well operator, within thirty (30) days of the information being filed.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 353.745
- Active mining area: means the area within two hundred (200) feet surrounding current mine works under development, inclusive of the area of five (5) year projections, as indicated on the annually filed mine license map. See Kentucky Statutes 353.010
- Gas: means natural gas. See Kentucky Statutes 353.010
- Oil: means petroleum. See Kentucky Statutes 353.010
- Well: means a borehole drilled or proposed to be drilled for the purpose of producing natural gas or petroleum, or one through which natural gas or petroleum is being produced. See Kentucky Statutes 353.010
- Well operator: means any person who proposes to or does locate, drill, operate, or abandon any well. See Kentucky Statutes 353.010
(3) Prior to the issuance of a permit to drill, the division shall determine whether the proposed well will intersect an active mining area by reviewing the pertinent mine maps filed with the Division of Mine Safety. If the proposed well will intersect with an active mining area, the Division of Oil and Gas shall:
(a) Determine whether the coal mine permittee has been properly notified pursuant to KRS § 353.050; and
(b) Issue the permit to drill on the condition that a directional survey be performed pursuant to KRS § 353.739(1).
(4) In order to perform the duties under this section, the Division of Oil and Gas shall create and adequately staff the positions required to perform the duties. The division may charge an administrative fee not to exceed fifty dollars ($50) per permit application to perform its duties under this section.
Effective: June 24, 2015
History: Amended 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 87, sec. 38, effective June 24, 2015. — Amended
2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 1914, effective July 15, 2010. — Created 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 79, sec. 7, effective June 25, 2009.