Kan. Admin. Regs. § 82-3-1305 - Venting and flaring
(a) The
venting and flaring requirements in K.A.R. 82-3-208 and K.A.R. 82-3-314 shall
not apply to any horizontal well .
(b) The following venting and flaring
requirements shall apply to each horizontal well :
(1) No operator shall vent gas from any
horizontal well.
(2) Each operator
flaring gas from a horizontal well shall meet the following requirements:
(A) The operator shall ensure that the site
is inspected and approved by the appropriate district office before the
commencement of flaring.
(B) The
operator shall file an affidavit on a form supplied by the commission within
five days after commencement of flaring.
(C) The operator may flare gas for a maximum
of 30 producing days following the initial horizontal completion or
recompletion.
(i) A "producing day " shall mean
any day in which fluid is produced at the well.
(ii) When counting the producing days for
flaring purposes, the producing days may be consecutive or intermittent, or
both.
(D) The operator
may submit a written request to flare for an additional 30 producing days. The
request shall be granted by the director if the operator demonstrates that
additional flaring is necessary to prevent waste and will not violate
correlative rights . Only one additional flaring period of 30 producing days may
be authorized by the director.
(E)
No operator shall flare gas for more than 60 producing days without commission
approval of an application for an exception according to K.A.R. 82-3-100
.
(F) The operator shall
continuously meter, measure, or monitor the flared gas and shall retain the
chart or record for at least two years. The operator shall provide the
conservation division with a copy of the chart or record within five business
days of receipt of any request.
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