010. Definitions for chapter.

020. Oil and gas lease or contract, when lessor may avoid.

030. Nonproductive well, when lease or contract satisfied by.

040. When offset wells to be drilled.

050. Plat, showing well, to be filed if well is to extend through coal-bearing strata -- Copies to certain persons.

060. Objections to location of well -- Hearing.

070. Index of plats -- Agreement permitting well operator to select location.

080. Drilling through coal bed.

090. Gas found beneath or between coal beds.

100. Casings to remain in place during life of productive well.

110. Abandonment of well drilled through coal strata -- Plugging of well.

120. Method of plugging well drilled through coal-bearing strata.

130. Alternative methods that may be used when strata shot.

140. Gas escape pipe, when to be used.

150. Unused oil, gas or salt water well to be closed to prevent waste.

160. Gas waste to be prevented -- Presumption of negligence.

170. Putting pressure on strata -- Wells may remain open if conforming to Federal Safe Drinking Water Act.

180. Requirements for plugging abandoned well -- Bids -- Remedy for possessor of adjacent land or for department.

190. Salt and saltpetre works to be inclosed -- Liability.

200. Department for Natural Resources to enforce oil and gas law -- Hearings.

205. Department to release production data on crude oil and natural gas.

210. Agreement consolidating oil and gas leases may be executed by trustee representing contingent future interests.

220. Nature of agreement.

230. Petition for court approval -- Affidavits -- Guardian ad litem -- Order of approval.

240. Agreement consolidating oil and gas leases may be executed by guardian.

250. Nature of agreement.

260. Petition for court approval -- Affidavits -- Guardian ad litem -- Order of approval.

270. Repealed, 1986. [Repealed]

280. Repealed, 1986 [Repealed]

290. Repealed, 1986 [Repealed]

300. Appointment of trustee to execute mineral lease where contingent future interests are involved.

310. Jurisdiction of court.

320. Who may institute proceedings.

330. Parties -- Representation of minors, mentally disabled, and persons not in being.

340. Alignment of parties -- Process.

350. Bond of trustee -- Terms of sale of lease.

360. Execution of sale of lease -- Report -- Confirmation.

370. Separate lease by guardian or conservator unnecessary.

380. Disposition of proceeds.

Natural Gas Acquisition Authority Act

400. Legislative declarations concerning availability and reliability of natural gas supplies -- Construction of KRS 353.400 to 353.410.

402. Definitions for KRS 353.400 to 353.410.

404. Creation of natural gas acquisition authority -- Components of agreement -- Public agency status -- Election of authority formation method.

406. Powers of natural gas acquisition authority -- Scope of project capacity.

408. Issuance of bonds for benefit of authority.

410. Gas sale contracts by gas acquisition authority.

Severed Mineral Interests of Unknown or Missing Owners

460. Definitions.

462. Jurisdiction in Circuit Court.

464. When court may declare trust and appoint trustee -- Persons authorized to institute proceedings.

466. Persons to be joined as defendants -- Verified petition showing effort to locate owners -- Advertisement and lis pendens notice, contents -- Trustee ad litem.

468. If advantageous to unknown or missing owner, court may declare trust -- Bond of trustee -- Sale of lease -- Trustee's report -- When court not to authorize trustee's lease -- Trustee to use percentage of funds to search for owner -- Period during which unknown or missing owner may establish identity and title.

470. When trustee may convey title in mineral interest to surface owner -- Payment to surface owner -- Final report of trustee -- Termination of trust.

472. Payment to surface owner when leased mineral never produced commercially.

474. Payment of attorneys' fees, expenses, and court costs.

476. When action by unknown or missing owner is barred.

Oil and Gas Conservation

500. Declaration of policy of KRS 353.500 to 353.720.

510. Definitions for KRS 353.500 to 353.720.

520. Territorial application of KRS 353.500 to 353.720 -- Waste of oil and gas prohibited.

530. Director of Division of Oil and Gas -- Qualifications -- Duties -- Oath.

540. Authority of department -- Jurisdiction.

550. Specific authority over oil and gas operators.

560. Further authority.

565. Kentucky Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.

570. Permit required -- May authorize operation prior to issuance of permit.

575. Duty of applicant to meet and confer with permittee if drilling will disturb permitted area.

580. Expiration of permit -- Extensions.

590. Application for permit -- Fees -- Plat -- Bond to insure plugging -- Schedule -- Blanket bonds -- Corporate guarantee -- Use of forfeited funds -- Oil and gas well plugging fund -- Wells not included in "water supply well."

5901. Operations and reclamation proposal for land with complete severance -- Contents, distribution, and agreement or mediation -- Mediation report.

591. Purpose and application of KRS 353.592 and 353.593.

592. Powers of the department.

593. Appeals.

595. Notice to surface owner of intent to drill oil or gas well -- Compensation for damage to surface -- Restoration of surface.

597. Replacement of disrupted water supply by well operator.

600. Repealed, 1992. [Repealed]

610. Conditions under which permits may be issued -- Exceptions.

620. Variance from requirements of KRS 353.610.

630. Pooling of oil and gas interests -- Conditions.

640. Pooling order -- Notice -- Provisions -- Surrender or sharing of interest -- Limited participation.

645. Operation and development as a unit of oil and gas interests in a pool or pools -- Application for unit -- Hearing -- Unitization order.

650. Exclusion of royalty interest in computing share of production -- Limitation.

651. Deep wells -- Establishment and regulation of drilling units -- Pooling of interests -- Exceptions.

652. Unit operation of pool -- Procedure.

653. Share of production from drilling unit or unitized pool.

654. Drilling without consent of landowner prohibited.

655. Use of shackle rods or related cables.

656. Display of danger signs on oil storage facilities.

660. Report required after termination of operations -- Contents -- Confidentiality of information -- Exceptions.

670. Promulgation of regulations -- Hearing -- Written record of hearing.

680. Repealed, 1996. [Repealed]

690. Production of evidence -- Failure to comply.

700. Review of order of department by civil action -- Appeal.

710. Suit to enjoin violation -- By department, person adversely affected, Attorney General.

720. Construction of KRS 353.500 to 353.720.

730. Investigation of abandoned wells -- Application -- Report -- Bond.

Underground Coal Mining Adjacent to Oil and Gas Exploration

735. Public policy concerning underground coal mining adjacent to oil and gas exploration activities.

737. Location of well drilled through workable coal bed to be provided.

739. Survey required for well drilled in an active mining area or through a workable coal bed.

741. Survey required when requested for well drilled outside an active mining area.

743. Copy of survey to be provided to Division of Oil and Gas.

745. Location of well's gathering lines to be marked.

747. KRS 353.735 to 353.747 not to affect well spacing requirements.

Kentucky Gas Pipeline Authority

750. Definitions for KRS 353.750 to 353.776.

752. Kentucky Gas Pipeline Authority established -- Membership.

754. Procedure and organization -- Regulations.

756. Purpose of authority -- Powers of the authority.

758. Issuance of revenue bonds -- Proceeds of bonds -- Notes or temporary bonds.

760. Bonds of authority not debts of Commonwealth.

762. Discretionary securing of bonds by trust indentures.

764. Enforcement of rights by bond holder or trustee of trust indenture.

766. Status of authority bonds as securities.

768. Issuance of revenue refunding bonds.

770. Treatment of moneys received.

772. Exemptions from taxation.

774. KRS 45A.045 not applicable to authority projects.

776. Reporting of activities.

Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide

800. Definitions for KRS 353.800 to 353.812.

802. Legislative findings and declarations relating to geologic storage of carbon dioxide.

804. Jurisdiction and authority over geologic storage of carbon dioxide -- Application for and approval of demonstration projects -- Cabinet to testify annually on program's development.

806. Negotiations between storage operators and pore space owners -- Hearings and findings preceding pooling of pore space -- Carbon dioxide wells exempt.

808. Pooling orders -- Requirements for contents of order and notice -- Fees -- Recording of pooling orders with county clerks.

810. Carbon injection wells to be closed and plugged after completion of active injection -- Monitoring for leaking and migration -- Transfer of ownership and liability of storage facilities -- Finance and Administration Cabinet to effect transfer.

812. Cabinet and bordering states to discuss and develop unified approach to subsurface migration -- Reports to Governor and Legislative Research Commission.

Penalties

990. Penalties.

991. Penalties for violation of KRS 353.500 to 353.720.

992. Penalties.