Kansas § 55-191 Definitions

Kansas Statutes

§ 55-191 — Definitions

Kansas § 55-191

Ch. 55OIL AND GAS

Art. 1OIL AND GAS WELLS; REGULATORY PROVISIONS

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Kan. Stat. Ann. § 55-191 (2026).

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As used in this act:

(a)"Abandoned well" means any well that the commission has authority to plug, replug or repair under K.S.A. 55-179 and amendments thereto.

(b)"Commission" means the state corporation commission.

(c)"Contamination site" means any of:

(1)The 17 sites of pollution from oil and gas activities, identified as of March 1, 1996, over which jurisdiction was transferred from the department of health and environment to the commission by chapter 204 of the 1995 Session Laws of Kansas; or (2) the 92 sites of pollution from oil and gas activities identified by the commission as of March 1, 1996.

(d)"Abandoned well site" means the location of an abandoned well and any pollution from such well.

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As used in this act:
(a) "Abandoned well" means any well that the commission has authority to plug, replug or repair under K.S.A. 55-179 and amendments thereto.
(b) "Commission" means the state corporation commission.
(c) "Contamination site" means any of: (1) The 17 sites of pollution from oil and gas activities, identified as of March 1, 1996, over which jurisdiction was transferred from the department of health and environment to the commission by chapter 204 of the 1995 Session Laws of Kansas; or (2) the 92 sites of pollution from oil and gas activities identified by the commission as of March 1, 1996.
(d) "Abandoned well site" means the location of an abandoned well and any pollution from such well.