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Kansas - Oilfield Lease Sign Requirements

Kansas - Oilfield Lease Sign Requirements

82-3-126. TANK AND TRUCK IDENTIFICATION; PENALTY.

(a) Tanks. All oil tanks, tank batteries, tanks used for salt water collection or disposal, and tanks used for sediment oil treatment or storage shall be identified by a sign posted on, or not more than 50 feet from the tank or tank battery. The sign shall be of durable construction and shall be large enough to be legible under normal conditions at a distance of 50 feet. The sign shall identify:

(1) the name and license number of the operator;

(2) the name of the lease being served by the tank; and

(3) the location of the tank by unit name, section, township, range, and county.

(b) The failure to post an identification sign shall be punishable by a $100 penalty.

(c) Trucks. Every truck, tank wagon or other vehicle transporting crude petroleum oil, sediment oil, water or brine produced in association with the production of oil or gas shall have the name and address of the owner or lessee painted or otherwise durably marked on both sides of the vehicle.

(Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 55-1503, 55-1504, K.S.A. 1989 Supp. 55-164; effective, T-83-44, Dec. 8, 1982; effective May 1, 1983; amended April 23, 1990.)

82-3-1007. IDENTIFICATION SIGNS.

(a) Identification signs required. Each operator shall identify each gas storage well and associated compressor site by posting a sign immediately adjacent to the wellhead or compressor site. The sign shall be durable and shall be large enough to be legible under normal daytime conditions at a distance of 50 feet. The sign shall include all of the following information:

(1) The name and license number of the operator;

(2) the name of the storage facility and the gas storage well number or compressor site name or number;

(3) the location of the gas storage well or compressor site by quarter section, section, township, range, and county; and

(4) the emergency contact phone number or numbers for the operator of the storage facility.

(b) Penalty. The failure to comply with the requirements of subsection (a) of this regulation shall be punishable by a $100 penalty per occurrence. Each day that a violation of this regulation continues may be considered a separate violation. The penalties specified in this subsection may be increased by the commission if it finds that aggravating factors exist.

(Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 55-152, K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 55-1,115 and 74-623; effective, T-82-6-27-02, July 1, 2002; effective Oct. 29, 2002.)

82-3-1209. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF STORAGE WELL.

(s) Each operator shall post at each storage well a sign large enough to be legible under normal daytime conditions at a distance of 50 feet, which shall include the following:

(1) The operator’s name and license number;

(2) the storage facility’s name and the storage well number;

(3) the location of the storage well by quarter section, section, township, range, and county; and

(4) the operator’s emergency contact phone number.

82-3-1210. STORAGE FACILITY CONSTRUCTION AND INTEGRITY.

(j) Each operator shall ensure that the storage facility is equipped with security measures to prevent access by individuals without authorization or a legal right to enter the storage facility, including the following:

(1) Each operator shall post a sign at each entrance to the storage facility large enough to be legible at 50 feet during normal daytime conditions that states the following: the storage facility name; the operator name and license number; the storage facility location by quarter section, section, township, range, and county; and the operator emergency contact phone number.

Source: https://kcc.ks.gov/oil-gas/rules-and-regulations