Kan. Admin. Regs. § 82-3-103a

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 24, June 13, 2024

Section 82-3-103a - Deviated holes; horizontal drilling; notice and hearing required

(a) The owner, operator, or persons responsible for a drilling operation shall submit written notice of the intention to drill for approval by the conservation division before the commencement of drilling operations, for any hole where intended deviation from the surface to the top of the producing formation exceeds 7°.

(b) Any hole drilled horizontally into a formation for production or deviated in the manner stated in subsection (a) may be permitted by the commission only after application to the conservation division and notice pursuant to K.A.R. 82-3-135a. The application may be set for hearing by the commission.

Authorized by K.S.A. 55-152; implementing K.S.A. 55-151; effective May 8, 1989; amended April 23, 1990; amended Aug. 29, 1997.