Kan. Admin. Regs. § 82-3-600 - Pit permits; penalty; application and approval
(a) Pits shall not
be used to contain fluids resulting from oil and gas activities until approved
by the commission. Pits shall be permitted only upon application to and
approval by the commission. Use of a pit without a pit permit shall be
punishable by a $500 penalty. Pit permits shall be considered granted unless
denied within 10 days after the commission's receipt of the application.
The following types of pits may be authorized by the commission:
(1) Drilling pit, which
shall include reserve pits and working pits;
(2) work-over pit;
(3) emergency pit;
(4) settling pit;
(5) burn pit; and
(6) haul-off pit.
(b) Each application shall be verified and
filed with the conservation division upon the form prescribed by the
commission.
(c) In reviewing
applications for pit permit approval, the protection of soil and water
resources from pollution shall be considered by the commission. The chloride
concentration of drilling fluids and produced waters to be contained in pits
and the geohydrologic characteristics of the pit location shall be considered
in determining the pollution risk that a particular pit poses to water
resources.
(d) Work-over pits may
be permitted through verbal authorization from the appropriate district office
supervisor or a designated staff member, subject to the filing of a pit
application within five days after the verbal authorization.
(1) Requests for verbal authorization shall
be made no less than 24 hours before the intended work-over operation. However,
if emergency circumstances require immediate work-over operations, requests for
verbal authorization may be made less than 24 hours before the intended
operation.
(2) The operator
requesting verbal authorization shall provide the information required on the
application form to the appropriate district office at the time of the request.
(e) Each operator shall
notify the appropriate district office, as specified in K.A.R. 82-3-603, that a
temporary containment pit was constructed. A permit shall not be required for a
containment pit constructed and used in accordance with this subsection.
(f) Each operator of a pit shall
perform the following:
(1) Install
observation trenches, holes, or wells if required by the commission;
(2) seal any pit, except burn pits, with
liners as specified in K.A.R. 82-3-601a(b)(1) through (6) if the commission
determines that an unsealed condition will present a pollution threat to soil
or water resources; and
(3)
prevent surface drainage from entering the pit.
(g) A pit permit shall not be required for
the construction of a dike at an oil and gas facility.
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