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Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XXVIII. Mines and Minerals § 353.737.Location of well drilled through workable coal bed to be provided

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

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

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