Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-45-20

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section 28-45-20 - Workovers

(a) Each permittee shall submit a written workover plan to the department for the secretary's review and consideration for approval, at least 10 days before any workover begins. The workover plan shall include the following information:

(1) A description of any testing or log that will be performed as part of the workover; and

(2) a schedule of when the workover will be conducted.

(b) A permittee shall not be required to submit a work-over plan for routine logging or maintenance or for the replacement of gauges, sensors, or valves.

(c) Written authorization to initiate work may be issued by the department if the permittee has met the requirements of this article of the department's regulations.

(d) Each permittee shall ensure that a blowout preventer with a pressure rating of more than the pressures anticipated to be encountered is used during each workover.

(e) Each permittee shall ensure that a lubricator with a pressure rating of more than the pressures anticipated to be encountered is used when a lubricator unit is required.

(f) Each permittee shall provide to the person completing the log or initiating a workover all relevant information concerning the status and condition of the storage well and cavern before initiating any work.

(g) Each permittee shall submit a written summary report of the workover to the department for review, within 90 days of completion. The report shall include the following information:

(1) A summary page with all pertinent well data on a form provided by the department;

(2) a description of the objectives and goals for the workover;

(3) a written description of the work that was completed during the workover;

(4) preworkover and postworkover schematics;

(5) a written summary and conclusions regarding the workover;

(6) a copy of each associated log and each mechanical integrity test performed during the workover; and

(7) a written interpretation of each log and results for each mechanical integrity test.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-45-20

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 55-1,117; effective, T-28-4-1-03, April 1, 2003; effective Aug. 8, 2003; amended by Kansas Register Volume 43, No. 30; effective 8/9/2024.