Kentucky Statutes 353.741 – Survey required when requested for well drilled outside an active mining area
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Upon the request of a coal operator, a well operator shall perform or cause to be performed a directional survey on any well drilled outside an active mining area within sixty (60) days of the request. The coal operator shall pay all actual costs associated with the survey. The coal operator shall indemnify the well operator for any damages that are incurred as a result of the performance of the directional survey, but the coal operator shall not be liable for any loss of revenue incurred as a result of a reasonable shut-in period during which the directional survey is conducted.
Effective: June 25, 2009
History: Created 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 79, sec. 5, effective June 25, 2009.
Effective: June 25, 2009
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 353.741
- Active mining area: means the area within two hundred (200) feet surrounding current mine works under development, inclusive of the area of five (5) year projections, as indicated on the annually filed mine license map. See Kentucky Statutes 353.010
- Coal operator: means any person who proposes to or does operate a coal mine. See Kentucky Statutes 353.010
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Directional survey: means a survey performed while drilling using continuous measuring technology, a survey made through drilling tools, or other surveys at such intervals to accurately determine the location of the deviated wellbore. 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
History: Created 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 79, sec. 5, effective June 25, 2009.