Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 55-150

• Commission: means the state corporation commission. See Kansas Statutes 55-150
• Contractor: means any person who acts as agent for an operator as a drilling, plugging, service rig or seismograph contractor in such operator's oil and gas, cathodic protection, gas gathering or underground natural gas storage operations. See Kansas Statutes 55-150
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Gas gathering system: means a natural gas pipeline system used primarily for transporting natural gas from a wellhead, or a metering point for natural gas produced by one or more wells, to a point of entry into a main transmission line, but shall not mean or include: (1) Lead lines from the wellhead to the connection with the gathering system which are owned by the producing person; or (2) gathering systems under the jurisdiction of the federal energy regulatory commission. See Kansas Statutes 55-150
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Operator: means a person who is responsible for the physical operation and control of a well, gas gathering system or underground porosity storage of natural gas. See Kansas Statutes 55-150
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person: means any natural person, partnership, governmental or political subdivision, firm, association, corporation or other legal entity. See Kansas Statutes 55-150
• Rig: means any crane machine used for drilling or plugging wells. See Kansas Statutes 55-150
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
• Underground porosity storage: has the meaning provided by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 55-150
• Well: means a hole or penetration of the surface of the earth, drilled or recompleted for the purpose of:

  (1) Producing oil or gas;

  (2) injecting fluid, air or gas in the ground in connection with the exploration for or production of oil or gas;

  (3) obtaining geological information in connection with the exploration for or production of oil or gas by taking cores or through seismic operations;

  (4) disposing of fluids produced in connection with the exploration for or production of oil or gas;

  (5) providing cathodic protection to prevent corrosion to lines, tanks or structures; or

  (6) injecting or withdrawing natural gas. See Kansas Statutes 55-150