55-153. Advisory committee on regulation of oil and gas activities. There is hereby established the advisory committee on regulation of oil and gas activities to be composed of 12 members. One member shall be appointed by each of the following associations: Kansas petroleum council, Kansas independent oil and gas association and eastern Kansas oil and gas association. One member shall be appointed jointly by the Kansas farm bureau and Kansas livestock association and such person shall be an owner of a surface interest. One member shall be appointed jointly by the southwest Kansas royalty owners association and the eastern Kansas royalty owners association and such person shall be an owner of a mineral interest. One member shall be appointed by the governor from the general public. One member shall represent groundwater management districts and shall be appointed jointly by the presidents of each groundwater management district. All such appointees shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. The following state agencies shall designate a person as a member of such committee: The commission, the department of health and environment, the Kansas geological survey, the Kansas water office and the division of water resources of the Kansas department of agriculture. The designated person of the commission shall be the chairperson of the advisory committee. The committee shall meet at least once each quarter calendar year and upon the call of the chairperson. The committee shall review and make recommendations on oil and gas activities, including but not limited to current drilling methods, geologic formation standards, plugging techniques, casing and cementing standards and materials and all matters pertaining to the protection of waters of the state from pollution relating to oil and gas activities.
History: L. 1982, ch. 228, § 4; L. 1993, ch. 83, § 1; L. 2004, ch. 101, § 88; L. 2008, ch. 106, § 2; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 1 - Oil And Gas Wells; Regulatory Provisions
55-101 Natural gas for residents of platted land outside city; laying and maintenance of pipes.
55-112 Transportation of gas; standards for.
55-114 Penalty for violation of 55-112.
55-153 Advisory committee on regulation of oil and gas activities.
55-154 Certification of compliance with statutes and rules and regulations.
55-156 Protection of water prior to abandoning of well; penalty for noncompliance.
55-158 Submission of bond logs and surveys; penalties.
55-159 Notification of commission prior to setting surface casing or plugging; inspections; penalty.
55-160 Notification of commission prior to reentering plugged well; inspections.
55-161 Investigation of abandoned wells; integrity tests; costs.
55-164 Administrative penalties; procedure; costs and attorney fees; disposition of moneys.
55-165 Maintenance of information on wells.
55-169 Kansas surface owner notice act; citation.
55-169b Same; authorization for rules and regulations.
55-171 Permit required for the storage or disposal of salt water, oil or refuse in surface ponds.
55-172 Salt water, oil or refuse from wells; prevention of escape.
55-173 Notice prior to abandonment and plugging of wells; notification of surface owner.
55-174 Penalty for failure to notify of intent to drill.
55-175 Appointment of agents by the commission.
55-176 Commission's costs assessed against operators and agents; disposition of moneys.
55-177 Removal of structures and abutments from lands after abandoning wells; exception.
55-178 Abandoned wells; complaint concerning pollution or water loss; commission investigation.
55-179 Same; responsibility for remedial actions; hearings; orders; plugging.
55-181 Administration and enforcement of rules, regulations and orders.
55-182 Agents of commission; right of ingress and egress; restoration of premises.
55-186 Spill notification requirements.
55-192 Abandoned oil and gas well fund established; well plugging assurance fund abolished.
55-193 Abandoned oil and gas well fund; certain transfers thereto.
55-1,102 Filing of rates and other information required; use of information; disclosure.
55-1,103 Limitations on manner of offering services and facilities.
55-1,104 Commission review of fees, terms, practices; complaint; procedure.
55-1,105 Rules and regulations.
55-1,106 Exemptions from rate averaging or pricing systems.
55-1,107 Issuance of more than one certificate of convenience and necessity; exit fees prohibited.
55-1,108 Contractual obligations, when amended.
55-1,109 Notice of lack of capacity to serve required.
55-1,111 Commission review of exit tap on gathering system, access, service, abandonment; procedure.
55-1,117 Same; department of health and environment regulation of other underground storage.
55-1,117a Same; department of health and environment regulation of underground crude oil storage.
55-1,119 Same; penalties for violations of rules and regulations.
55-1,120 Same; salt solution mining wells; abandonment, legal responsibility for.
55-1,122 Same; representatives of secretary; right of ingress and egress.