Kentucky Statutes 353.737 – Location of well drilled through workable coal bed to be provided
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(1) In order to collect and provide accurate information regarding the location of a well drilled through a workable coal bed, the well operator shall, within thirty (30) days following the drilling of the well, provide to the division a plat which shows the well’s as-drilled location and elevation. The plat shall be certified as accurate by a professional land surveyor licensed in accordance with KRS Chapter 322 and shall be provided in addition to the plat accompanying the application for permit, which is required under KRS § 353.590(6). The as-drilled well location plat required by this section shall provide coordinates in feet units, using NAD 83, with Single Zone Projection as those terms are defined in KRS § 353.010.
(2) A well shall be deemed to be in compliance with applicable permit requirements if the as-drilled location of the well is:
(a) At the surface, within fifteen (15) feet of the location specified in the permit to drill; and
(b) Drilled through the base of the lowest workable coal bed within one hundred fifty (150) feet from the true vertical of the as-drilled surface location.
Effective: June 24, 2015
History: Amended 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 21, sec. 19, effective June 24, 2015. — Created
2009 Ky. Acts ch. 79, sec. 3, effective June 25, 2009.
(2) A well shall be deemed to be in compliance with applicable permit requirements if the as-drilled location of the well is:
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 353.737
- Plat: means a map, drawing, or print showing the location of a well. See Kentucky Statutes 353.010
- Single Zone Projection: means the Kentucky Single Zone State Plane Coordinate System of 1983, based on Lambert Conformal Conic map projection with double standard parallels on the North American Datum, 1983 version, as established in 10
KAR 5:010. See Kentucky Statutes 353.010 - True vertical: means the orientation of the well at ninety degrees (90°. 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
- Well operator: means any person who proposes to or does locate, drill, operate, or abandon any well. See Kentucky Statutes 353.010
(a) At the surface, within fifteen (15) feet of the location specified in the permit to drill; and
(b) Drilled through the base of the lowest workable coal bed within one hundred fifty (150) feet from the true vertical of the as-drilled surface location.
Effective: June 24, 2015
History: Amended 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 21, sec. 19, effective June 24, 2015. — Created
2009 Ky. Acts ch. 79, sec. 3, effective June 25, 2009.