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353.130 Alternative methods that may be used when strata shot.
If any of the strata in the well have been shot, creating cavities that cannot readily be
filled in the manner described in KRS 353.120, the well operator shall follow either of
the following methods:
(1) If the stratum that has been shot is the lowest one in the well, there shall be
placed, at the nearest suitable point but not less than twenty (20) feet above
the stratum, a plug of cement or other suitable material that will completely seal
the hole; but if the shooting has been done above one (1) or more oil or
gas-bearing strata in the well, plugging in the manner specified shall be done at
the nearest suitable point, but not less than twenty (20) feet below and above
the stratum shot.
(2) When the cavity is in the lowest oil or gas-bearing stratum in the well, a liner
shall be placed which shall extend from below the stratum to a suitable point,
but not less than twenty (20) feet above the stratum in which the shooting has
been done; but if the shooting has been done above one (1) or more oil or
gas-bearing strata in the well, the liner shall be so placed that it will extend not
less than twenty (20) feet above or less than twenty (20) feet below the stratum
in which shooting has been done. After the liner is placed, it shall be compactly
filled with cement, clay or other nonporous sealing material.
Effective:October 1, 1942
History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from
Ky. Stat. sec. 3766b-13.
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