Kan. Admin. Regs. § 82-3-123a

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

Section 82-3-123a - Well bore; commingling of fluids

(a) When applicable. Well bore commingling of fluids from one or more intervals with fluids from a production interval shall be permitted after application and approval by the conservation division.

(b) Application. Each original application for commingling and one copy shall be filed with the conservation division. The application shall contain the following information:

(1) A plat map showing the location of the subject well, the location of other wells on the lease, the location of offset wells within a 12-mile radius of the subject well, and, for each well, the name of the lessee of record or the operator;

(2) the intervals to be commingled, with proposed perforations or open holes noted;

(3) a well construction diagram of the subject well;

(4) any available water chemistry data demonstrating the compatibility of the fluids to be commingled; and

(5) an estimate of the amount of fluids to be commingled.

(c) Notice; protest. The applicant shall provide notice of the application as required in K.A.R. 82-3-135a. If a protest is filed in accordance with K.A.R. 82-3-135a, the application shall be set for hearing by the commission. Commingling shall be prohibited if the commission finds that waste or a violation of correlative rights is likely to result.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 82-3-123a

Authorized by K.S.A. 55-604; implementing K.S.A. 55-603, K.S.A. 55-605; effective May 8, 1989; amended April 23, 1990; amended Jan. 14, 2005; amended Nov. 2, 2007.