Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-45a-16

Current through Register Vol. 44, No. 2, January 9, 2025

Section 28-45a-16 - Record requirements and retention

(a) Each permittee shall complete and submit an annual report, on a form furnished by the department, on or before April 1 of each year. The annual report shall include the following:

(1) A description of any incident of uncontrolled or unanticipated product loss;

(2) the well number and date of any logs or sonar surveys conducted;

(3) the estimated storage capacity for all unplugged caverns;

(4) a list of any caverns being washed;

(5) a list of the product volume injected and withdrawn for each well; and

(6) a list, by well number, of the maximum and minimum product storage pressures encountered during the report year.

(b) Each permittee shall retain and maintain the following records at the facility for the following time periods:

(1) For 10 years, the following records:

(A) The maximum and minimum operating pressures for each well; and

(B) the annual inspections required by the secretary;

(2) for the life of the underground natural gas storage well, the following records:

(A) The casing records for each well;

(B) the cementing records for each well; and

(C) all workover records; and

(3) for the life of the facility, the following records:

(A) All logging events;

(B) all mechanical integrity tests and other testing;

(C) all groundwater monitoring data; and

(D) all correspondence relating to the permit, including electronic mail.

(c) Surface elevation surveys shall be maintained and retained for the life of facility plus 20 years after the facility's closure.

(d) All required facility records, reports, and documents shall be transferred to the new permittee with the transfer of the permit.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-45a-16

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2002 Supp. 55-1,117; effective, T-28-4-1-03, April 1, 2003; effective Aug. 8, 2003.