55-192. Abandoned oil and gas well fund established; well plugging assurance fund abolished. (a) There is hereby established in the state treasury the abandoned oil and gas well fund.
(b) Moneys in the abandoned oil and gas well fund shall be used only for the purpose of paying the costs of: (1) Investigation and remediation of contamination sites; (2) investigation of abandoned wells, and their well sites; (3) plugging, replugging or repairing abandoned wells and remediation of the well sites in accordance with a prioritization schedule adopted by the commission and based on the degree of threat to public health or the environment; and (4) any reimbursement authorized by the commission pursuant to K.S.A. 55-180, and amendments thereto. No moneys credited to the fund shall be used to pay administrative expenses of the commission or to pay compensation or other expenses of employing personnel to carry out the duties of the commission.
(c) On or before the 10th day of each month, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer from the state general fund to the abandoned oil and gas well fund interest earnings based on: (1) The average daily balance of moneys in the abandoned oil and gas well fund for the preceding month; and (2) the net earnings rate for the pooled money investment portfolio for the preceding month.
(d) All expenditures from the abandoned oil and gas well fund shall be made in accordance with appropriations acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the chairperson of the state corporation commission or a person designated by the chairperson.
(e) On July 1, 2021: (1) The director of accounts and reports shall transfer all moneys in the well plugging assurance fund established pursuant to K.S.A. 55-166, prior to its repeal, to the abandoned oil and gas well fund; (2) all liabilities of the well plugging assurance fund are hereby transferred to and imposed on the abandoned oil and gas well fund; and (3) the well plugging assurance fund is hereby abolished.
History: L. 1996, ch. 263, § 2; L. 1998, ch. 123, § 1; L. 2021, ch. 28, § 8; 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.