This regulation shall apply in Kansas except for groundwater
management districts #2 and #5. Each owner, operator, or person responsible for
the construction of a cathodic protection borehole located in groundwater
management district #2 or #5 shall be subject to
K.A.R.
82-3-706 through
K.A.R.
82-3-709.
(a) Each owner, operator, or person
responsible for the construction of a cathodic protection borehole shall use a
driller who is licensed by the commission under
K.S.A. 55-155, and amendments thereto, or a water
well contractor who is licensed by the Kansas department of health and
environment under
K.S.A. 82a-1201 et seq., and amendments thereto.
(b) The operator shall construct
each cathodic protection borehole in the following manner.
(1) The total depths of each borehole and the
bottom of the cathodic surface casing shall not exceed the depths permitted on
the approved intention to drill.
(2) The diameter of the borehole for cathodic
surface casing installation shall be at least six inches larger than the
nominal outside diameter (OD) of the cathodic surface casing.
(3) In aquifer completions, cathodic surface
casing shall extend from the surface to 20 feet below the top of the aquifer.
(4) In multiple aquifer
completions, the cathodic surface casing shall extend from the land surface
through the aquifers and 20 feet into shale or other impermeable bedrock.
(5) Exceptions to the surface
casing depth requirements may be granted by the director of the conservation
division upon written request.
Each operator requesting an exception shall be required to
demonstrate that the exception provides adequate protection of fresh and usable
waters.
(6) All cathodic
surface casing shall be nonmetallic and shall have a standard dimension ratio
(SDR) of 26 or less. The SDR shall be calculated by dividing the cathodic
surface casing's outside diameter (OD) by its minimum wall thickness (MWT): SDR
= OD/MWT.
(7) The operator shall
install centralizers along the entire length of the cathodic surface casing at
intervals of not greater than 40 feet, starting at the bottom of the casing.
(8) The operator shall grout the
annular space either by using a tremie pipe or by following the instructions of
individual grout manufacturers.
The grout shall be allowed to set undisturbed for at least 24
hours, or for the length of time recommended by individual grout manufacturer's
instructions. Exceptions to this requirement may be granted by the director of
the conservation division upon written request. Each operator requesting an
exception shall be required to demonstrate that the exception provides
equivalent or greater protection to fresh and usable waters. Bentonite clay
grout shall not be used where a mineralized aquifer or aquifers transect the
borehole.
(9) The operator
shall not make any openings through the cathodic surface casing, except for the
installation of a pitless casing adapter.
(10) The operator shall not use products
designed for drilling purposes that contain organic polymers as either drilling
mud or grout.
(11) The operator
shall install anodes and anode conductors in the borehole beginning at least
five feet below the bottom of the cathodic surface casing.
(c) The operator shall measure
each borehole to determine the cathodic surface casing depth and the total
depth of the borehole. The operator shall record each measurement.
(d) The operator shall log each cathodic
protection borehole as follows:
(1) The
operator shall collect and record drill cuttings at intervals not greater than
five feet or more frequently, if needed to produce an accurate lithologic or
driller's log of the entire borehole.
(2) The operator shall record any electrical
surveys, logs, or other geophysical readings of the borehole and make them a
part of the permanent record.
(e) The operator shall submit a final
completion report within 60 days of the start date to the production department
of the conservation division. The report shall include all electrical or
geophysical readings or logs, as required by the commission.
(f)
(1) Each
failure to construct a cathodic protection borehole in accordance with these
regulations shall be punishable by a penalty of up to $2,500.
(2) Each failure to submit the final report
in accordance with subsection (e) of this regulation shall be punishable by a
penalty of $100.
