Kan. Admin. Regs. § 82-3-131

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section 82-3-131 - Vacuum and high volume pumps; application and approval

(a) Upon application, the installation and use of vacuum pumps in fields that are nearly depleted and the installation and use of high volume pumps may be permitted by the commission. A high volume pump shall mean one that is capable of producing total fluids in excess of 2,500 barrels per day. No application for commission approval shall be required for the installation and use of vacuum or high volume pumps in a field that is unitized for secondary recovery operations.

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

(1) The applicant's license number;

(2) the name, location, and producing formation of the well or wells to be pumped;

(3) a plat map showing the subject well or wells, the location of all oil and gas wells on the lease, and the location of all offset wells within a 12-mile radius of the subject well or wells and their operators' names;

(4) the anticipated maximum daily production of oil, water, and gas;

(5) for vacuum pump applications, an estimate of the remaining recoverable hydrocarbon reserves underlying the subject lease;

(6) for high volume pump applications, the size and capacity of the pump to be used and the estimated oilwater ratio; and

(7) any additional relevant information that the commission may require.

(c) Each applicant shall provide notice of the application pursuant to K.A.R. 82-3-135a.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 82-3-131

Authorized by K.S.A 55-152; implementing K.S.A. 55-604; effective, T-83-44, Dec. 8, 1982; effective May 1, 1983; amended May 1, 1987; amended May 1, 1988; amended April 23, 1990; amended Nov. 2, 2007.