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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) A vendor or service provider performing any part of a high-volume horizontal fracturing treatment shall furnish the operator with the information required by subsection (2) of this section, as applicable, and with any information as needed for the operators to comply with this section. The information shall be provided as soon as possible and in no case later than forty-five (45) days after the completion of a high-volume horizontal fracturing treatment.
(2) Within ninety (90) days of concluding a high-volume horizontal fracturing treatment, the operator of the horizontal well shall complete the chemical disclosure registry form and post the form on the chemical disclosure registry. The following information shall be required to be furnished:
(a) Operator's name;
(b) The date of the high-volume horizontal fracturing treatment;
(c) The county in which the well is located;
(d) The API number for the well;
(e) The well name and number;
(f) The longitude and latitude of the wellhead;
(g) The true vertical depth of the well;
(h) The total water volume used;
(i) Each chemical additive used in the fracturing treatment, including the chemical abstract service number added, if applicable;
(j) The maximum concentration, in percent by mass, of each chemical intentionally added to the base fluid, if applicable; and
(k) The total amount of proppant used, if applicable.
(3) A vendor, service provider, or operator shall not be required to:
(a) Disclose any trade secrets under subsection (2)(j) of this section to the chemical disclosure registry;
(b) Disclose chemicals that are not disclosed to it by a third-party manufacturer of the chemicals; or
(c) Disclose chemicals that:
1. Occur incidentally or are otherwise unintentionally present in trace amounts;
2. May be the incidental result of a chemical reaction or chemical process; or
3. May be constituents of naturally occurring materials that become part of a high-volume horizontal fracturing treatment, where the chemicals are unknown to the vendor, service provider, or operator.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XXVIII. Mines and Minerals § 353.6603.Completion of chemical disclosure registry form - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-xxviii-mines-and-minerals/ky-rev-st-sect-353-6603/
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