Kansas Statutes 55-1309. Employment of consultant to advise commission
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 55-1309
- Appraisal: A determination of property value.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Pool: means an underground accumulation of oil and gas in one or more natural reservoirs in communication so as to constitute a single pressure system so that production from one part of the pool affects the pressure throughout its extent. See Kansas Statutes 55-1302
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
Whenever in any contested proceeding before the commission for the unitization and unit operation of a pool or a part of a pool, the commission determines that the engineering, geological, or other technical issues are such that it is in need of additional engineering, geological or other technical evidence as an aid to a proper understanding and appraisal of the issues and evidence, it may employ a qualified disinterested technical consultant for that purpose. All opinions, conclusions, evidence and testimony of such consultant shall be presented in an open hearing subject to examination by any interested party as well as the commission. The cost and expense of the employment of such a consultant shall be payable out of the funds of the commission.