Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-45a-17

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

Section 28-45a-17 - Well workovers

(a) Each permittee shall submit a workover plan to the secretary for review and consideration for approval to ensure the protection of public health, safety, and the environment. The following provisions shall apply:

(1) Each permittee shall submit the workover plan at least 10 days before performing any downhole or wellhead work that involves dismantling or removal of the wellhead.

(2) The permittee shall not be required to submit a workover plan for routine maintenance or replacement of gauges, sensors, or valves.

(3) Verbal authorization to initiate downhole or wellhead work may be issued by the secretary.

(b) Each permittee shall ensure that a blowout preventer with a pressure rating greater than the pressures to be encountered is used during each workover.

(c) Each permittee shall ensure that logging procedures are conducted through a lubricator unit with a pressure rating greater than the pressures anticipated to be encountered.

(d) Each permittee shall provide the person performing the logging or well workover with all relevant information concerning the status and condition of the well and storage cavern before initiating any work.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-45a-17

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.