(a) Each permittee shall submit a written workover plan to the department for the secretary's review and consideration for approval, at least 10 days before any workover begins. The workover plan shall include the following information:
- (1) A description of any testing or log that will be performed as part of the workover; and
- (2) a schedule of when the workover will be conducted.
- (b) A permittee shall not be required to submit a workover plan for routine logging or maintenance or for the replacement of gauges, sensors, or valves.
- (c) Written authorization to initiate work may be issued by the department if the permittee has met the requirements of this article of the department's regulations.
- (d) Each permittee shall ensure that a blowout preventer with a pressure rating of more than the pressures anticipated to be encountered is used during each workover.
- (e) Each permittee shall ensure that a lubricator with a pressure rating of more than the pressures anticipated to be encountered is used when a lubricator unit is required.
- (f) Each permittee shall provide to the person completing the log or initiating a workover all relevant information concerning the status and condition of the storage well and cavern before initiating any work.
(g) Each permittee shall submit a written summary report of the workover to the department for review, within 90 days of completion. The report shall include the following information:
- (1) A summary page with all pertinent well data on a form provided by the department;
- (2) a description of the objectives and goals for the workover;
- (3) a written description of the work that was completed during the workover;
- (4) preworkover and postworkover schematics;
- (5) a written summary and conclusions regarding the workover;
- (6) a copy of each associated log and each mechanical integrity test performed during the workover; and
- (7) a written interpretation of each log and results for each mechanical integrity test.
(Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 55-1,117; effective, T-28-4-1-03, April 1, 2003; effective Aug. 8, 2003; amended Aug. 9, 2024.)