353.610 Conditions under which permits may be issued -- Exceptions.
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(1)Except as provided in KRS 353.500 to 353.720, no permits shall be issued for the
drilling, deepening, or reopening of any shallow well for the production of oil,
unless the proposed location of the well shall be at least three hundred thirty
feet from the nearest mineral boundary of the premises upon which the well is to be
drilled, deepened or reopened; and, the proposed location must be at least six
hundred sixty
(660)feet from the nearest oil producing well. This subsection shall
not be construed to regulate the distance between wells which do not produce oil
from the same pool.
(2)Except as provided in KRS 353.500 to 353.720, no permit shall be issued for the
drilling, deepening or reopening of any shallow well for the production of gas
unless the proposed location of the well shall be at least five hundred
(500)feet
from the nearest mineral boundary of the premises upon which such well is to be
drilled, deepened or reopened; and, the proposed location must be at least one
thousand (1,000) feet from the nearest gas producing well. This subsection shall not
be construed to regulate the distance between wells which do not produce gas from
the same pool.
(3)This section shall not apply:
(a)To wells drilled, deepened, or reopened for the injection of water, gas or other
fluids into an oil or gas producing formation.
(b)To any well drilled, deepened or reopened in a pool or portion thereof, which
is included in a secondary recovery program commenced or proposed, if the
location or proposed location of the well conforms to a geometric pattern
already established on all premises which will be offset and affected by the
well.
(c)To wells drilled or deepened as water supply wells and geological or structure
test holes; or
(d)To premises within the limits of any incorporated city which has enacted or
enacts hereafter an ordinance regulating the location or spacing of wells for
the production of oil and gas at distances of not less than the distances
prescribed in this section.
(e)To wells for the production of oil to be drilled, deepened, or reopened and
completed at a depth of less than two thousand (2,000) feet where there are no
workable beds of coal at lesser depths and the formation from which the oil is
expected to be extracted is not appreciably affected by factors, as determined
by the commissioner, other than natural drainage. The location of wells for the
production of oil coming within this exception shall be at least two hundred
(200)feet from the nearest boundary of the premises upon which the well is to
be drilled, deepened or reopened; and the proposed location must be at least
four hundred
(400)feet from the nearest oil producing well. This subsection
shall not be construed to regulate the distance between wells which do not
produce from the same pool.