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Conservation division outlines proposed regulation to reimburse private well-pluggers from abandoned-well fund
Summary
Staff presented a proposed regulation to implement reimbursement procedures for plugging abandoned oil and gas wells under state law, including application steps, director approval, and post-plugging certification requirements; the item was informational and no commission action was required.
The Kansas Corporation Commission's Conservation Division presented an informational regulation package on Jan. 8 that would establish the process for reimbursing private parties who plug abandoned oil and gas wells and seek payment from the abandoned oil and gas well fund.
Tristan Kimbrell, conservation division staff, said: "As a bit of background under KSA 50 five-one 80, if a well has been abandoned for 5 or more years, a person with no obligation to plug the well can go ahead and plug the…
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