GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS - Kansas

1 GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS For the Conservation of Crude Oil and Natural Gas THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF Kansas DWIGHT D. KEEN CHAIR SUSAN K. DUFFY COMMISSIONER ANDREW J. FRENCH COMMISSIONER CONSERVATION DIVISION 266 N. MAIN, SUITE 220 WICHITA, KS 67202 TELEPHONE: 316-337-6200 FAX: 316-337-6211 NOT AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION i (1/22) DISCLAIMER This unofficial version of selected statutes and REGULATIONS concerning oil and gas activities in Kansas , is published by the Kansas Corporation Commission for the convenience of oil and gas operators, the Commission staff and the public. The Commission has made every effort to make sure that the statutes and REGULATIONS in this publication are accurate and that statutes and REGULATIONS directly governing oil and gas activities are included. However, there is the possibility that minor discrepancies exist between this publication and the official version of the statutes and REGULATIONS of Kansas , or that statutes or REGULATIONS not included in this book may apply to your oil or gas activities.

2 Neither the Commission nor the State of Kansas shall be liable for the effect of such errors or omissions. The official version of the Statutes of the State of Kansas is titled Kansas Statutes Annotated, and is published by the Office of Revisor of Statutes of Kansas . The official version of the Commission s REGULATIONS is titled Kansas Administrative REGULATIONS , and is published by the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Kansas . ii (01/22) FREQUENTLY CALLED TELEPHONE NUMBERS STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION TOPEKA, Kansas GENERAL Information (785) 271 - 3100 Chair Dwight D. Keen (785) 271 - 3350 Commissioner Susan K. Duffy (785) 271 - 3350 Commissioner Andrew J. French (785) 271 - 3350 GENERAL Counsel & Chief Appellate Counsel Brian Fedotin (785) 271 - 3105 Executive Director Lynn M. Retz (785) 271 - 3170 OIL & GAS CONSERVATION DIVISION, WICHITA, Kansas Director Ryan A.

3 Hoffman (316) 337 - 6200 Deputy Director Theresa Runnells (316) 337 - 6231 Legal Staff - Kelcey Marsh, Litigation Counsel (316) 337 - 6200 Tristan Kimbrell, Litigation Counsel (316) 337 - 6200 Paula Murray - Legal Assistant (316) 337 - 6208 Licensing Nancy Borst (316) 337 - 6194 Underground Injection Control Rene Stucky (316) 337 - 6223 Underground Porosity Gas Storage / Pipeline Safety Leo Haynos (785) 271 - 3278 Intent to Drill CeLena Peterson (316) 337 - 6035 Production Rene Stucky (316) 337 - 6223 Gas Gathering Jake Eastes (316) 337 - 6216 Gas Proration/Well Testing Jake Eastes (316) 337 - 6216 Hugoton, Panoma and Greenwood Proration Jake Eastes (316) 337 - 6216 New Pools Rene Stucky (316) 337 - 6223 Pit Permits and Environmental Protection/Remediation - Rick Hestermann (316) 337 - 6193 Library (316) 337 - 6200 FIELD OFFICES District 1 - Dodge City (620) 682 - 7933 Kenny Sullivan, District Supervisor District 2 - Wichita (316) 337 - 7400 Jeff Klock, District Supervisor District 3 - Chanute (620) 902 - 6450 Troy Russell, District Supervisor District 4 - Hays (785) 261 - 6250 Case Morris, District Supervisor iii (1/22) TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL CONSERVATION RULES : Page A-1 through A-9 (08/15) 82-3-100 Applicability; exception.

4 82-3-101 Definitions. 82-3-101a Procedures for determining location using global positioning system 82-3-102 Classification of wells; determining and naming common sources of supply; nomenclature committee. drilling AND CONSTRUCTION: Page B-1 through B-9 (08/15) 82-3-103 Notice of intention to drill; penalty. 82-3-103a Deviated holes; horizontal drilling ; notice and hearing required. 82-3-104 Pollution; prevention. 82-3-105 Well cementing. 82-3-106 Surface casing and cement. 82-3-107 Preservation of well samples, cores, and logs; penalty. 82-3-108 Well Location; exception. 82-3-109 Well spacing orders and basic proration orders. 82-3-110 Penalties for violations of well spacing, basic proration orders. PLUGGING AND ABANDONMENT: Page C-1 through C-8 (10/08) 82-3-111 Temporarily abandoned wells; penalty; plugging. 82-3-112 Shut-off test; when required. 82-3-113 Notice of intention to abandon well; supervision; penalty.

5 82-3-114 Plugging methods and procedures. 82-3-115 Plugging methods and procedure for core and other stratigraphic holes; fees 82-3-115a Intent to drill seismic shot holes; notification; penalty; exemption 82-3-115b Plugging methods and procedures for seismic shot holes; retention of logs; penalty; exception; fees. 82-3-116 Core and other stratigraphic holes to be plugged; affidavit. 82-3-117 Plugging report; penalty. 82-3-118 Costs. 82-3-119 Revoked. OPERATOR LICENSING: Page D-1 through D-3 (01/11) 82-3-120 Operator or contractor licenses: application; financial responsibility; denial of application; penalty. 82-3-120a Revoked 82-3-121 Designation of an agent. 82-3-122 Operators; complaints; hearing. OPERATIONS, REPORTS AND PERMITS: Page E-1 through E-11 (09/13) 82-3-123 Well bore; commingling of production. 82-3-123a Well bore; commingling of fluids. iv (1/22) TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) OPERATIONS, REPORTS AND PERMITS: (Continued) 82-3-124 Dual or multiple-completed wells.

6 82-3-125 Surface commingling of production. 82-3-126 Tank and truck identification; penalty. 82-3-127 Documentation required for transportation and storage. 82-3-128 Reports and permits; penalty. 82-3-129 Revoked. 82-3-130 Completion reports; penalty. 82-3-131 Vacuum and high volume pumps; application and approval. 82-3-132 Re-entry notification. 82-3-133 Penalties for unlawful production. 82-3-133a Balancing overages and underages in nonprorated areas; penalty. 82-3-134 Revoked. 82-3-135 Notice of hearings. 82-3-135a Notice of application. 82-3-135b Protesters. 82-3-136 Transfer of operator responsibility. 82-3-137 Change in purchasers. 82-3-138 New pool application. 82-3-139 Revoked. 82-3-140 Tertiary recovery project certification. 82-3-141 Revoked. 82-3-142 Revoked. 82-3-143 Revoked. 82-3-144 to 82-3-199 Reserved. OIL CONSERVATION RULES : Page F-1 through F-5 (06/18) 82-3-200 Prevention of waste, protection of correlative rights, and prevention of discrimination between pools.

7 82-3-201 Oil production in prorated areas; balancing of underages. 82-3-202 Productivities, methods of determining, when required. 82-3-203 Production allowable. 82-3-204 Reports by producers. 82-3-205 Revoked. 82-3-206 Oil conservation assessment. 82-3-207 Oil drilling unit. 82-3-208 Venting or flaring of casinghead gas. 82-3-209 Flaring of sour gas. 82-3-210 to 82-3-299 Reserved GAS CONSERVATION RULES : Page G-1 through G-12 (6/18) 82-3-300 Assignment of gas allowables in prorated pools; notice. 82-3-300a Reinstatement of cancelled underage. 82-3-301 Revoked. v (1/22) TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) GAS CONSERVATION RULES : (Continued) 82-3-302 Revoked. 82-3-303 Determination of open flow of a gas well. 82-3-304 Tests of gas wells. 82-3-305 Gas to be metered. 82-3-306 Reports of gas produced. 82-3-307 Gas conservation assessment. 82-3-308 Revoked. 82-3-309 Revoked. 82-3-310 Natural gas pipeline maps.

8 82-3-311 drilling through gas storage formations. 82-3-311a drilling through CO2 storage facility or CO2 enhanced oil recovery reservoirs. 82-3-312 Gas allowables and drilling unit. 82-3-313 Revoked. 82-3-314 Venting or flaring of gas other than casinghead gas. 82-3-315 to 82-3-399 Reserved. DISPOSAL AND ENHANCED RECOVERY WELL RULES : Page H-1 through H-13 (10/08) 82-3-400 Injection allowed only by permit; penalty. 82-3-401 Application for injection well; content. 82-3-401a Revoked. 82-3-401b Revoked. 82-3-402 Notice of application; objection. 82-3-403 Permitting factors; application approval. 82-3-404 Notice of commencement and discontinuance of injection operations; cessation of production from dually completed well; penalty. 82-3-405 Casing and cement. 82-3-406 Injection well tubing and packer requirements. 82-3-407 Mechanical integrity requirements; penalty.

9 82-3-408 Duration of injection well permits; modification penalty. 82-3-409 Record retention; annual report; penalty. 82-3-410 Transfer of authority to inject; penalty. 82-3-411 Authorization for existing injection wells. 82-3-412 Assessment of costs. 82-3-413 to 82-3-499 Reserved. NGPA RULES : Page I-1 (09/01) 82-3-500 Revoked. 82-3-501 Revoked. 82-3-502 Revoked. 82-3-503 Revoked. 82-3-504 Revoked. vi (1/22) TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) NGPA RULES : (Continued) 82-3-505 to 82-3-599 Reserved. PIT AND SPILL RULES : Page J-1 through J-8 (09/13) 82-3-600 Pit permits; penalty; application and approval. 82-3-600a Pit permit revocation. 82-3-600b Revoked. 82-3-601 Revoked. 82-3-601a Pit Construction; Sensitive Groundwater Areas; Reporting. 82-3-601b Sensitive Groundwater Areas; Exception Procedure.

10 82-3-602 Closure of Pits; Disposal of Pit Contents; Closure Form; drilling Fluid Management; Surface Restoration. 82-3-603 Spill notification and clean-up; penalty; lease maintenance. 82-3-603a Spill notification to landowner or representative; penalty. 82-3-604 Discharges into emergency pits and diked areas; removal of fluids; penalties. 82-3-605 Revoked. 82-3-606 Chemical dumping prohibited; penalty. 82-3-607 Disposal of dike and pit contents. 82-3-608 Transfer of refuse. CATHODIC PROTECTION: Page K-1 through K-13 (06/04) 82-3-700 Definitions. 82-3-701 Intent to drill cathodic protection boreholes; notification; penalty; exemption. 82-3-702 Construction of cathodic protection boreholes, measurements, logging, reports, penalty. 82-3-703 Surface construction requirements, appurtenances, vault and below-ground construction, penalty. 82-3-704 Plugging methods and procedures for cathodic protection boreholes, site restoration, submission of plugging report, penalty.