{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-353.739","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 353.739","heading":"Survey required for well drilled in an active mining area or through a","body":"workable coal bed.\n(1) Within ten (10) days of the drilling of the well, the well operator shall have\nperformed, at its expense, a directional survey for any well drilled in an act ive\nmining area or an inclination survey for any well drilled through a workable coal\nbed that is not in an active mining area.\n(2) If, as a result of the as -drilled well location plat prepared pursuant to KRS 353.735\nor the directional or inclination surv ey performed under subsection (1) of this\nsection, it is determined that a well or any portion of a well has been drilled at either\na surface location or a subsurface location at the base of the lowest workable coal\nbed that is not in compliance with the a llowable distances established in KRS\n353.737(2), as well as the spacing requirements of KRS 353.610, then the well\noperator shall promptly notify the Division of Oil and Gas of the noncompliance.\nThe division shall order the well operator to remediate the  noncompliance to bring\nthe well within the allowable distances that have been exceeded. If the division\ndetermines that the well's permit conditions cannot be satisfied by remediation or\nthat the well operator is unable to satisfactorily meet the ordered remediation, then\nthe division shall order the well to be plugged and abandoned.\n(3) No remediation shall be required under subsection (2) of this section if:\n(a) A directional survey indicates that the well is not in compliance with the\nallowable distance  established in KRS 353.737(2)(b), but the well is in\ncompliance with the spacing requirements of KRS 353.610; and\n(b) The well operator receives a waiver for the noncompliance from the coal\noperator or permittee.\n(4) No remediation shall be required under subsection (2) of this section if:\n(a) An inclination survey indicates that the well is not in compliance with the\nallowable distances established in KRS 353.737(2), but the well is in\ncompliance with the spacing requirements of KRS 353.610; and\n(b) The well operator performs or causes to be performed a directional survey to\nidentify the correct subsurface location of the wellbore.","path":["KRS Chapter 353"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=33145","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:40Z","sha256":"827a9a78dfaa190a51cea543c2038c6306cae82f2fd2969772babf8ad90c3757","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-353.737","next":"us-ky/krs-353.741"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}