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2013 Kansas Statutes
Chapter 55 OIL AND GAS
Article 1 OIL AND GAS WELLS; REGULATORY PROVISIONS
- Section 55-101 Natural gas for residents of platted land outside city; laying and maintenance of pipes.
- Section 55-102 Control and management of oil and gas wells; unlawful acts, penalties; flaring, venting or use of gas permitted, when.
- Section 55-112 Transportation of gas; standards for.
- Section 55-114 Penalty for violation of 55-112.
- Section 55-143 Conservation fee fund; authorized expenditures; accounting procedures; reduction of fees and assessments, when.
- Section 55-150 Definitions.
- Section 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.
- Section 55-152 Rules and regulations; recommendations of advisory committee; annual review of drilling methods.
- Section 55-153 Advisory committee on regulation of oil and gas activities.
- Section 55-154 Certification of compliance with statutes and rules and regulations.
- Section 55-155 Licensure of operators and contractors; requirements; notification of surface owner.
- Section 55-156 Protection of water prior to abandoning of well; penalty for noncompliance.
- Section 55-157 Cementing in surface casing and additional pipe prior to testing, completion or abandonment of well; penalty for noncompliance.
- Section 55-158 Submission of bond logs and surveys; penalties.
- Section 55-159 Notification of commission prior to setting surface casing or plugging; inspections; penalty.
- Section 55-160 Notification of commission prior to reentering plugged well; inspections.
- Section 55-161 Investigation of abandoned wells, when; costs.
- Section 55-162 Finding reasonable cause to believe that person has violated act or rules and regulations; hearing; procedure; order; immediate remedial action; reconsideration and judicial review; investigations; sealing of well; removal of seal, penalty.
- Section 55-163 Commission and secretary to enter into interagency agreement; submission to governor and legislature.
- Section 55-164 Administrative penalties; procedure; costs and attorney fees; disposition of moneys.
- Section 55-165 Maintenance of information on wells.
- Section 55-166 Well plugging assurance fund.
- Section 55-167 Same; transfers to fund.
- Section 55-168 Same; insufficient funds; affect.
- Section 55-169 Kansas surface owner notice act; citation.
- Section 55-169a Same; definitions.
- Section 55-169b Same; authorization for rules and regulations.
- Section 55-171 Permit required for the storage or disposal of salt water, oil or refuse in surface ponds.
- Section 55-172 Salt water, oil or refuse from wells; prevention of escape.
- Section 55-173 Notice prior to abandonment and plugging of wells; notification of surface owner.
- Section 55-174 Penalty for failure to notify of intent to drill.
- Section 55-175 Appointment of agents by the commission.
- Section 55-176 Commission's costs assessed against operators and agents; disposition of moneys.
- Section 55-177 Removal of structures and abutments from lands after abandoning wells; exception.
- Section 55-178 Complaint concerning pollution from abandoned wells; contents.
- Section 55-179 Investigation of complaint by the commission; findings; responsibility for remedial action; costs; hearings; orders.
- Section 55-180 Testing and investigation of pollution; plugging expenses; liens.
- Section 55-181 Administration and enforcement of rules, regulations and orders.
- Section 55-182 Agents of commission; right of ingress and egress; restoration of premises.
- Section 55-183 Rules and regulations; publication; fees, taxes and other charges required to be fixed by rules and regulations.
- Section 55-184 Act supplemental.
- Section 55-186 Spill notification requirements.
- Section 55-191 Definitions.
- Section 55-192 Abandoned oil and gas well fund.
- Section 55-193 Same; transfers to fund.
- Section 55-194 Annual report.
- Section 55-1,101 Definitions.
- Section 55-1,102 Filing of rates and other information required; use of information; disclosure.
- Section 55-1,103 Limitations on manner of offering services and facilities.
- Section 55-1,104 Commission review of fees, terms, practices; complaint; procedure.
- Section 55-1,105 Rules and regulations.
- Section 55-1,106 Exemptions from rate averaging or pricing systems.
- Section 55-1,107 Issuance of more than one certificate of convenience and necessity; exit fees prohibited.
- Section 55-1,108 Contractual obligations, when amended.
- Section 55-1,109 Notice of lack of capacity to serve required.
- Section 55-1,110 Severability.
- Section 55-1,111 Commission review of exit tap on gathering system, access, service, abandonment; procedure.
- Section 55-1,115 Underground storage of hydrocarbons; corporation commission regulation of underground porosity storage of natural gas.
- Section 55-1,116 Same; fee fund.
- Section 55-1,117 Same; department of health and environment regulation of other underground storage.
- Section 55-1,117a Same; department of health and environment regulation of underground crude oil storage.
- Section 55-1,118 Same; fee fund.
- Section 55-1,119 Same; penalties for violations of rules and regulations.
- Section 55-1,120 Same; salt solution mining wells; abandonment, legal responsibility for.
- Section 55-1,121 Same; fee fund.
- Section 55-1,122 Same; representatives of secretary; right of ingress and egress.
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