55-1,115. Underground storage of hydrocarbons; corporation commission regulation of underground porosity storage of natural gas. - Kansas Statutes

55-1,115

Chapter 55.--OIL AND GAS Article 1.--OIL AND GAS WELLS; REGULATORY PROVISIONS

      55-1,115.   Underground storage of hydrocarbons;corporation commission regulation of underground porosity storage of naturalgas.(a) On or before July 1, 2002, the state corporation commission shall adoptrules and regulations governing underground porosity storage of natural gas.Such rules and regulations shall include the permitting, monitoring andinspecting of underground porosity storage of natural gas and the closure andabandonment of such underground porosity storage of natural gas. Such rules andregulations may establish fees for permitting, monitoring, inspecting andclosing or abandoning underground porosity storage of natural gas.

      (b)   No hydrocarbon storage shall be allowed in any underground formation ifwater within the formation contains less than 5,000 milligrams per literchlorides, except that the provisions of this subsection shall not prohibitthe storage of hydrocarbons in an underground porosity storage facility if suchstorage facility was in use before July 1, 2001.

      (c)   The provisions of K.S.A. 55-162 and 55-164, and amendments thereto,shall apply to violations of the rules and regulations adopted pursuantto this section.

      (d)   As used in this section and K.S.A. 55-150, 55-155, 55-182 and 74-623, andamendments thereto, "underground porosity storage" means the storage ofhydrocarbons in underground, porous and permeable geological strata which havebeen converted to hydrocarbon storage.

      History:   L. 2001, ch. 191, § 17;L. 2003, ch. 77, § 1; July 1.