KRS 353.737: Location of well drilled through workable coal bed to be provided.

(1) In order to collect and provide accurate information regarding the location of a well

drilled through a workable coal bed, the well operator shall, within thirty (30) days

following the drilling of the well, provide to the division a plat which shows the

well's as-drilled location and elevation. The plat shall be certified as accurate by a

professional land surveyor licensed in accordance with KRS Chapter 322 and shall

be provided in addition to the plat accompanying the application for permit, which

is required under KRS 353.590(6). The as -drilled well location plat required by this

section shall provide coordinates in feet units, using NAD 83, with Single Zone

Projection as those terms are defined in KRS 353.010.

(2) A well shall be deemed to be in complia nce with applicable permit requirements if

the as-drilled location of the well is:

(a) At the surface, within fifteen (15) feet of the location specified in the permit to

drill; and

(b) Drilled through the base of the lowest workable coal bed within one hu ndred

fifty (150) feet from the true vertical of the as-drilled surface location.