805 KAR 1:030. Well location and as-drilled location plat,
preparation, form and contents.
RELATES TO: KRS 353.550, 353.590, 353.737
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 353.540,
353.550, 353.590(4)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS
353.540 authorizes the department to promulgate administrative regulations to
administer KRS 353.500 to 353.720. KRS 353.550 and 353.590(4) authorize the
department to promulgate administrative regulations concerning the preparation
and filing of reports and plats. This administrative regulation establishes
requirements for uniformity and clarity in well locations and identity.
Section 1. Applicability. This
administrative regulation shall apply only to the oil- and gas-producing
industry and shall not apply to transmission and distribution systems or to
product storage facilities.
Section 2. General Information. Location
plats for wells proposed to be drilled pursuant to the provisions of KRS
Chapter 353 and the as-drilled location plat to be submitted after a well is
drilled shall be prepared and certified in accordance with KRS 353.737. If the
location of the well is known to be underlain by coal bearing stratum, the location
plat for well proposed to be drilled pursuant to the provisions of KRS
353.590(4) shall be prepared in accordance with KRS 353.737 and certified by an
engineer, as defined in KRS 322.010(2) registered in Kentucky. If any plat
submitted by an applicant is determined by the department to be materially
inaccurate or incomplete, the department shall require that a new plat be
prepared and submitted.
Section 3. Waiver. (1) A
person shall not drill a well for oil or gas within 150 feet of any building,
unless:
(a) A waiver of
objection to the drilling is secured in the manner established below; or
(b) The department,
after notice and hearing, determines that the drilling and production of the
well is not violative of the public policy set out in KRS 353.500.
(2) The surveyor
preparing the plat for a permit shall indicate the location of a proposed well
site relative to all buildings within 150 feet of the well site.
(3) If an owner of
a building located within 150 feet of a proposed well site waives objection to
locating a well closer than 150 feet to the building, then a copy of the
executed agreement of waiver shall accompany the application for permit.
Section 4. (1) A separate location plat
shall be submitted with each application to drill, deepen, or reopen a well.
(2) To ensure the division has accurate
information regarding the location of a well drilled through a workable coal
bed, a plat with the as-drilled location and elevation of the well shall be
provided to the division pursuant to KRS 353.737 in addition to the well
location plat submitted to drill a proposed well.
Section 5. Plat Preparation. Location
plats for wells proposed to be drilled pursuant to the provisions of KRS
Chapter 353 shall be prepared in the following manner:
(1) All plats shall be clearly legible
and submitted on a sheet eight and one-half (8 1/2) by fourteen (14) inches.
This sheet may be:
(a) Bond paper;
(b) Tracing cloth;
or
(c) Tracing paper.
(2) The well
location plat shall:
(a) Show the
location of the proposed well relative to the two (2) nearest boundaries of oil
and gas ownership, including any subdivision of the lease;
(b) Indicate all
producing wells and permitted well sites within 1,000 feet of the proposed well
site; and
(c) Clearly display
all distances in feet.
(3) The location of the proposed well
shall be shown on the plat, by bearing and distance, relative to two (2)
permanent points/monuments that appear on the applicable USGS. seven and
one-half (7 1/2) minute; topographic quadrangle map, which permanent
points/monuments include though are not limited to road intersections, bench
marks, and buildings. A photocopy of a portion of the topographic quadrangle
map showing the proposed well site shall be acceptable in lieu of identifying the
points/monuments on the plat.
(4) The location of the well site shall
be prepared with reference to either the Carter coordinate system, latitude and
longitude, or the Kentucky coordinate system.
(5) The elevation of the well site shall
be determined by instrument and calculation. Estimated topographic elevations
shall not be acceptable.
(6) The plat shall be prepared to a scale
of one (1) inch equals 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, or 800 feet.
Section 6. As-Drilled Plat
Location. Location plats for as-drilled wells shall be prepared in the
following manner:
(1) All plats shall
be clearly legible and submitted on a sheet eight and one-half (8 1/2) by
fourteen (14) inches. This sheet may be:
(a) Bond paper;
(b) Tracing cloth;
or
(c) Tracing paper.
(2) The well
location plat shall:
(a) Show the
location of the as-drilled well relative to the two (2) nearest boundaries of
oil and gas ownership, including any subdivision of the lease;
(b) Indicate all
producing wells and permitted well sites within 1,000 feet of the as-drilled
well site; and
(c) Clearly display
all distances in feet.
(3) The as-drilled
well location plat shall provide coordinates in feet, using the NAD 83, with
Single Zone Projection as the terms are defined in KRS 353.010.
(4) The location of
the as-drilled well shall be shown on the as-drilled well location plat, by
bearing and distance, relative to two (2) permanent points or monuments that
appear on the applicable USGS seven and one-half (7 1/2) minute; topographic quadrangle
map, which permanent points or monuments include though are not limited to road
intersections, bench marks, and buildings. A photocopy of a portion of the
topographic quadrangle map showing the proposed well site shall be acceptable
in lieu of identifying the points or monuments on the plat.
(5) In addition to
the requirements of subsection (3) of this section, the location of the well
site shall be prepared with reference to either the Carter coordinate system,
latitude and longitude, or the Kentucky coordinate system.
(6) The elevation
of the well site shall be determined by instrument and calculation. Estimated
topographic elevations shall not be acceptable.
(7) The plat shall
be prepared to a scale of one (1) inch equals 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, or
800 feet.
Section 7. In addition to the data
required in Section 5 of this administrative regulation, well location plats
shall include the following information:
(1) Operator;
(2) Farm or lease
name;
(3) Well number;
(4) County;
(5) Scale at which
the plat is drawn;
(6) North
direction;
(7) Legend:
∘ -
Proposed well site;
● - Oil well;
☼ - Gas
well;
⊚ -
Injection well;
¤ - Plugged well;
and
ø - Abandoned well,
not plugged;
(8) Date of
preparation of plat;
(9) Name of the
topographic quadrangle map on which the well site may be located;
(10) Owners,
lessors and lessees of oil and gas on tracts that are offset by the proposed
well;
(11) Certification
in the following form: "I hereby certify that the above plat is accurate
and correct and satisfies the requirements of 805 KAR 1:030 to the best of my
knowledge and belief"; and
(12) Certification
shall be followed by the written signature of the person preparing the plat,
the preparer's mailing address, registration number, and telephone number. (OAG-Rg-1;
1 Ky.R. 89; eff. 11-13-1975; Am. 11 Ky.R. 1894; eff. 7-9-1985; 36 Ky.R. 186;
624; 784; eff. 10-23-2009.)