Kentucky Statutes 353.588 – Investigation of abandoned wells — Application — Report — Bond
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(1) Any person may investigate an abandoned well upon receipt of approval from the department. The person shall submit to the department:
(a) An application requesting approval to investigate and stating the planned methods for the investigation. In all cases where there has been a complete severance of the ownership of the oil and gas from the ownership of the surface to be disturbed, the application shall include a plan to prevent erosion and sedimentation;
(b) A twenty-five dollar ($25) fee; and
(c) A certification by the applicant that he has the authority to enter the property upon which the well is located and to conduct the investigation.
(2) The department shall review all applications for investigation. If the department approves the request for investigation, the applicant shall be allowed to produce the well without a permit as required by KRS § 353.570, and the applicant shall submit a report of investigation to the department on forms provided by the department. In order to produce the well for more than sixty (60) days, the applicant must obtain a bond as required by KRS § 353.590(7) or (12). Notwithstanding the provisions of KRS § 353.590(2), no fee shall be required for any such well.
Effective: June 27, 2019
History: Repealed and reenacted as KRS § 353.588, 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 21, sec. 12, effective June 27, 2019. — Amended 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 21, sec. 18, effective June 24,
2015. — Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 160, sec. 4, effective July 12, 2006. — Created
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 359, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1998.
Formerly codified as KRS § 353.730
(a) An application requesting approval to investigate and stating the planned methods for the investigation. In all cases where there has been a complete severance of the ownership of the oil and gas from the ownership of the surface to be disturbed, the application shall include a plan to prevent erosion and sedimentation;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 353.588
- Department: means the Department for Natural Resources. See Kentucky Statutes 353.010
- Gas: means natural gas. See Kentucky Statutes 353.010
- Oil: means petroleum. See Kentucky Statutes 353.010
- Well: means a borehole drilled or proposed to be drilled for the purpose of producing natural gas or petroleum, or one through which natural gas or petroleum is being produced. See Kentucky Statutes 353.010
(b) A twenty-five dollar ($25) fee; and
(c) A certification by the applicant that he has the authority to enter the property upon which the well is located and to conduct the investigation.
(2) The department shall review all applications for investigation. If the department approves the request for investigation, the applicant shall be allowed to produce the well without a permit as required by KRS § 353.570, and the applicant shall submit a report of investigation to the department on forms provided by the department. In order to produce the well for more than sixty (60) days, the applicant must obtain a bond as required by KRS § 353.590(7) or (12). Notwithstanding the provisions of KRS § 353.590(2), no fee shall be required for any such well.
Effective: June 27, 2019
History: Repealed and reenacted as KRS § 353.588, 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 21, sec. 12, effective June 27, 2019. — Amended 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 21, sec. 18, effective June 24,
2015. — Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 160, sec. 4, effective July 12, 2006. — Created
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 359, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1998.
Formerly codified as KRS § 353.730