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2009 Kansas Code
Chapter 55 OIL AND GAS
Article 1 OIL AND GAS WELLS; REGULATORY PROVISIONS
- 55-101. Natural gas for residents of platted land outside city; laying and maintenance of pipes.
- 55-102. Control and management of oil and gas wells; unlawful acts, penalties; flaring, venting or use of gas permitted, when.
- 55-103. "Flambeau" lights; "jumbo" or similar burners.
- 55-104. Same; street lights to be turned off during day.
- 55-105. Same; penalty.
- 55-106. Interference with pipes for gas; permission.
- 55-107. Connections with gas mains, permission.
- 55-108. Setting fire to escaping gas; interference with wells.
- 55-109. Penalty for violating 55-106 to 55-108; civil damages.
- 55-110, 55-111
- 55-112. Transportation of gas; standards for.
- 55-113
- 55-114. Penalty for violation of 55-112.
- 55-115
- 55-116
- 55-117
- 55-118
- 55-119
- 55-120
- 55-121
- 55-122
- 55-123, 55-124
- 55-125 to 55-127
- 55-128
- 55-128a
- 55-128b
- 55-128c
- 55-128d
- 55-129
- 55-130
- 55-131
- 55-132
- 55-132a, 55-132b
- 55-133
- 55-134
- 55-135
- 55-136, 55-137
- 55-138
- 55-139
- 55-140
- 55-140a
- 55-140b
- 55-141
- 55-141a
- 55-142
- 55-143. Conservation fee fund; authorized expenditures; accounting procedures; reduction of fees and assessments, when.
- 55-144 to 55-149. Reserved.
- 55-150. Definitions.
- 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.
- 55-152. Rules and regulations; recommendations of advisory committee; annual review of drilling methods.
- 55-153. Advisory committee on regulation of oil and gas activities.
- 55-154. Certification of compliance with statutes and rules and regulations.
- 55-155. Licensure of operators and contractors; requirements; notification of surface owner.
- 55-156. Protection of water prior to abandoning of well; penalty for noncompliance.
- 55-157. Cementing in surface casing and additional pipe prior to testing, completion or abandonment of well; penalty for noncompliance.
- 55-158. Submission of bond logs and surveys; penalties.
- 55-159. Notification of commission prior to setting surface casing or plugging; inspections; penalty.
- 55-160. Notification of commission prior to reentering plugged well; inspections.
- 55-161. Investigation of abandoned wells, when; costs.
- 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.
- 55-163. Commission and secretary to enter into interagency agreement; submission to governor and legislature.
- 55-164. Administrative penalties; procedure; costs and attorney fees; disposition of moneys.
- 55-165. Maintenance of information on wells.
- 55-166. Well plugging assurance fund.
- 55-167. Same; transfers to fund.
- 55-168. Same; insufficient funds; affect.
- 55-169. Kansas surface owner notice act; citation.
- 55-169, 55-170. Reserved.
- 55-169a. Same; definitions.
- 55-169b. Same; authorization for rules and regulations.
- 55-171. Permit required for the storage or disposal of salt water, oil or refuse in surface ponds.
- 55-172. Salt water, oil or refuse from wells; prevention of escape.
- 55-173. Notice prior to abandonment and plugging of wells; notification of surface owner.
- 55-174. Penalty for failure to notify of intent to drill.
- 55-175. Appointment of agents by the commission.
- 55-176. Commission's costs assessed against operators and agents; disposition of moneys.
- 55-177. Removal of structures and abutments from lands after abandoning wells; exception.
- 55-178. Complaint concerning pollution from abandoned wells; contents.
- 55-179. Investigation of complaint by the commission; findings; responsibility for remedial action; costs; hearings; orders.
- 55-180. Testing and investigation of pollution; plugging expenses; liens.
- 55-181. Administration and enforcement of rules, regulations and orders.
- 55-182. Agents of commission; right of ingress and egress; restoration of premises.
- 55-183. Rules and regulations; publication; fees, taxes and other charges required to be fixed by rules and regulations.
- 55-184. Act supplemental.
- 55-185
- 55-186. Spill notification requirements.
- 55-187 to 55-190. Reserved.
- 55-191. Definitions.
- 55-192. Abandoned oil and gas well fund.
- 55-193. Same; transfers to fund.
- 55-194. Annual report.
- 55-195 to 55-1,100. Reserved.
- 55-1,101. Definitions.
- 55-1,102. Filing of rates and other information required; use of information; disclosure.
- 55-1,103. Limitations on manner of offering services and facilities.
- 55-1,104. Commission review of fees, terms, practices; complaint; procedure.
- 55-1,105. Rules and regulations.
- 55-1,106. Exemptions from rate averaging or pricing systems.
- 55-1,107. Issuance of more than one certificate of convenience and necessity; exit fees prohibited.
- 55-1,108. Contractual obligations, when amended.
- 55-1,109. Notice of lack of capacity to serve required.
- 55-1,110. Severability.
- 55-1,111. Commission review of exit tap on gathering system, access, service, abandonment; procedure.
- 55-1,112 to 55-1,114 Reserved.
- 55-1,115. Underground storage of hydrocarbons; corporation commission regulation of underground porosity storage of natural gas.
- 55-1,116. Same; fee fund.
- 55-1,117. Same; department of health and environment regulation of other underground storage.
- 55-1,117a. Same; department of health and environment regulation of underground crude oil storage.
- 55-1,118. Same; fee fund.
- 55-1,119. Same; penalties for violations of rules and regulations.
- 55-1,120. Same; salt solution mining wells; abandonment, legal responsibility for.
- 55-1,121. Same; fee fund.
- 55-1,122. Same; representatives of secretary; right of ingress and egress.
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