{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-349.095","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 349.095","heading":"Procedure and requirements for drilling coalbed methane well.","body":"(1) A coalbed methane well penetrating one (1) or more workable coalbeds shall be\ndrilled in a manner that will exclude, if practicable, all coalbed methane or coalbed\nmethane pressure from the workable coalbed, except as is found in the workable\ncoalbed itself. Each string of casing that is run through a workable coalbed shall be\nseated at least thirty (30) feet below the workable coalbed in twenty (20) feet of\ncement, mud, clay, or other nonporous material that will make an effective seal. If a\nsecond workable coalbed is found less than thirty (30) feet below the first workable\ncoalbed, the casing shall be seated and mudded off as above provided at least thirty\n(30) feet below the second workable coalbed. If gas is found between the two (2)\nworkable coalbeds, it shall be treated as prescribed by this chapter. After any such\nstring of casing has been properly seated, drilling may proceed immediately.\n(2) When a coalbed methane well is drilled through the horizon of a workable coalbed\nwhere the coal has been remo ved, the hole shall be drilled at least thirty (30) feet\nbelow the workable coalbed, and shall be of a size sufficient to permit the placing of\na liner, which shall start not less than twenty (20) feet beneath the horizon of the\nworkable coalbed and extend  not less than twenty (20) feet above it. The largest\nsized casing to be used in the well shall be centrally placed within this liner. The\nliner may be welded to the casing to be used, and the space between the liner and\nthe casing shall be filled with cem ent as the liner and casing are lowered into the\nhole. Cement shall be placed in the bottom of the hole to a depth of twenty (20) feet\nto form a sealed seat for both liner and casing. Following the setting of the liner,\ndrilling may proceed. If it is neces sary to drill through the horizon of two (2) or\nmore workable coalbeds where the coal has been removed, the liner shall be started\nnot less than twenty (20) feet below the lowest horizon penetrated and shall extend\nto a point not less than twenty (20) feet above the highest horizon penetrated.","path":["KRS Chapter 349"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=32742","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:34Z","sha256":"5d3456415d7d777cc134bfb1717cb4eeb0ba17056742a3244e68fb9b8c112868","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-349.090","next":"us-ky/krs-349.100"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}