55-602. Waste defined; rules and regulations; person defined. The term "waste" as used herein, in addition to its ordinary meaning, shall include economic waste, underground waste, surface waste, waste of reservoir energy, and the production of crude oil or petroleum in excess of transportation or marketing facilities or reasonable market demands. The state corporation commission shall have authority to make rules and regulations for the prevention of such waste and for the protection of all fresh-water strata, and oil- and gas-bearing strata encountered in any well drilled for, or producing, oil. "Person" as herein used shall mean any natural person, corporation, association, partnership, receiver, trustee, guardian, executor, administrator and a fiduciary of any kind.
History: L. 1931, ch. 226, § 2; L. 1933, ch. 214, § 1; L. 1939, ch. 227, § 1; March 30.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 6 - Crude Oil Or Petroleum; Production And Sale
55-602 Waste defined; rules and regulations; person defined.
55-603 Production regulated; prevention of unreasonable discrimination.
55-604 Powers of commission; proration of production; approval of plan or distribution.
55-606 Rehearing; judicial review.
55-607 Penalty for violations of 55-601 to 55-609.
55-608 Injunction and other remedies.
55-609 Assessment of costs of administering 55-601 to 55-613; disposition of moneys.
55-609a Invalidity of 55-601 to 55-609.
55-609b Invalidity of 55-602 to 55-606.
55-610 Buying or selling of illegally produced crude oil or petroleum unlawful.