Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-45a-10 - Operations and maintenance plan

(a) Each permittee of an existing underground natural gas storage facility and each applicant for a permit for a new underground natural gas storage facility shall submit a plan for the long-term operation and maintenance of the facility with the permit application.

(b) Each operation and maintenance plan shall include the following:

(1) A description of the methods to be used to prevent the overpressuring of wells and storage caverns;

(2) a plan map view of the location of any disposal wells or corrosion control wells; and

(3) the location, depth, and construction details for all shallow and deep groundwater monitoring wells.

(c) Each permittee shall maintain at the facility and make available for inspection by the secretary the following information:

(1) A location map of all wells within the facility's boundaries and a listing of the global positioning system coordinates for each well;

(2) a schematic of the gathering line system that connects all wells within the underground storage facility to a central distribution point; and

(3) a schematic of the product lines for each cavern.

(d) Each permittee shall utilize a blanket pad to prevent the uncontrolled leaching of the storage cavern roof during solutioning or washing. Each permittee shall submit the description of a procedure for solutioning or washing the cavern, with the operations and maintenance plan, to the secretary for review and consideration for approval. The procedure description shall include the following:

(1) A list of acceptable blanket pad materials;

(2) the methods for monitoring the solutioning or washing process; and

(3) a monitoring schedule.

(e) The criteria for determining the maximum allowable operating pressure shall be as follows:

(1) The maximum allowable operating pressure and test pressure shall not exceed 0.75 pounds per square inch per foot of depth measured at the higher elevation of either the casing seat or the highest interior elevation of the storage cavern roof.

(2) The storage cavern shall not be subjected to pressures in excess of the maximum allowable operating pressure, including pressure pulsations and abnormal operating conditions.

(f) Each permittee shall maintain a minimum operating pressure that is protective of cavern integrity at each underground natural gas cavern.

(g) Each permittee shall meet the notification requirements in the facility's emergency response plan, give oral notification to the department within two hours, and submit written notification within one week to the department if any of the following events occurs:

(1) The overpressuring of a storage cavern;

(2) the loss of integrity for the underground natural gas storage well;

(3) the release of product or any other parameter that poses a threat to public health, safety, or the environment;

(4) any other condition that could pose a risk to public health, safety, or the environment;

(5) the establishment of communication between caverns;

(6) the triggering of any alarms verifying that permit safety requirements have been exceeded; or

(7) any equipment malfunction or failure that could result in potential harm to public health, safety, or the environment.

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Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-45a-10

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2002 Supp. 55-1,117; effective, T-28-4-1-03, April 1, 2003; effective Aug. 8, 2003.