Kentucky Statutes 353.654 – Drilling without consent of landowner prohibited
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Nothing contained in KRS § 353.510, 353.520, 353.565, 353.610, 353.651 to 353.654,
353.700, or 353.991 shall be construed as authorizing any operator, with or without an order of the commission, to drill upon, enter upon, or use in any manner the surface of any land without the consent of the owner thereof as evidenced by an oil or gas lease or otherwise. This section applies to deep well drilling units only.
Effective: July 13, 1990
History: Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 11, sec. 3, effective July 13, 1990. — Created
1974 Ky. Acts ch. 45, sec. 10.
Legislative Research Commission Note. The original House Bill 64, section 10 (Acts
1974, ch. 45, § 10) was amended by deletion of the words “as evidenced by an oil or gas lease or otherwise” from the end of the section; however, in the engrossed bill as signed by the Governor, the words were not stricken.
353.700, or 353.991 shall be construed as authorizing any operator, with or without an order of the commission, to drill upon, enter upon, or use in any manner the surface of any land without the consent of the owner thereof as evidenced by an oil or gas lease or otherwise. This section applies to deep well drilling units only.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 353.654
- Engrossed bill: The official copy of a bill or joint resolution passed by a chamber of the legislature.
- Gas: means natural gas. See Kentucky Statutes 353.010
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Oil: means petroleum. See Kentucky Statutes 353.010
- Owner: when applied to any animal, means any person having a property interest in such animal. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- 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
Effective: July 13, 1990
History: Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 11, sec. 3, effective July 13, 1990. — Created
1974 Ky. Acts ch. 45, sec. 10.
Legislative Research Commission Note. The original House Bill 64, section 10 (Acts
1974, ch. 45, § 10) was amended by deletion of the words “as evidenced by an oil or gas lease or otherwise” from the end of the section; however, in the engrossed bill as signed by the Governor, the words were not stricken.