Kan. Admin. Regs. § 82-3-1006 - Storage facility monitoring and reporting
(a) Monthly
wellhead pressure monitoring; record retention. At the time the application for
a provisional or fully authorized permit is submitted, the operator shall begin
monitoring and recording the wellhead pressure of each gas storage well,
including each annulus of the well, on a monthly basis. However, if the
operator has provided sufficient evidence to the conservation division that the
annulus has been cemented to the surface, no monitoring and reporting shall be
required for that annular space.
These records shall be retained by the operator for five years.
(b) Annual report of
wellhead pressures. Each operator shall annually report information regarding
wellhead pressures for each gas storage well to the commission. This report
shall be submitted on a form furnished by the commission.
(c) Report of potential leak. The operator of
an underground porosity gas storage facility shall report any pressure changes
or other monitoring data that indicate the presence of leaks in the well or the
lack of confinement of the injected gases and any associated fluids to the gas
storage reservoir. This report shall be made orally as soon as practicable to
the appropriate conservation district field office following the occurrence of
the leak and shall be confirmed in writing to the conservation division office
within three working days.
(d) Gas
metering; record retention. The total volume of gas injected into and withdrawn
from a storage facility shall be metered through a master meter. The gas
volumes shall be metered with a meter that has sufficient capacity and is
approved by the conservation division. The operator of the storage facility
shall keep the original field record consisting of magnetic tapes, digital
electronic data, meter charts, or records of gas injected or withdrawn for at
least five years. This information shall be made available to the conservation
division upon request.
(e) Monthly
volume report. The operator of an underground porosity gas storage facility
shall, on or before the last day of each month, file with the conservation
division a report showing the volume of gas placed into storage and the volume
of gas removed from storage at the storage facility during the preceding month.
The report shall also state the total volume of gas stored on the first and
last days of the preceding month.
(f) Penalties.
(1) The failure to file or timely file the
annual pressure report required under subsection (b) shall be punishable by a
$100 penalty.
(2) The failure to
file or timely file the monthly gas volume report required under subsection (e)
shall be punishable by a $100 penalty.
(3) The failure to comply with the reporting
requirements of subsection (c) of this regulation shall be punishable by a
penalty of up to $5,000 per occurrence.
(4) Each day that a violation of this
regulation continues may be considered a separate violation.
The penalties specified in this subsection may be increased by the commission if it finds that aggravating factors exist.
This regulation shall be effective on and after October 29, 2002.
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