Download or read book Attorney General Opinion No. 1982-012 written by Robert T. Stephan and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: K.S.A. 55-136 e̲t̲ s̲e̲q̲. require the surface pipe of any oil or gas well to be cemented below the fresh water strata, in order to protect such strata from pollution, and apply both to wells drilled with rotary equipment or cable tools. The act is supplemented by rules and regulations adopted by the Kansas Corporation Commission, and contains criminal penalties for any person, firm, association or corporation who violates any of the sections thereof. While responsibility for the enforcement of such criminal penalties lies with district and county attorneys, insofar as the act is uniformly applicable to all counties, a county may not employ its home rule authority to enact a resolution on this same subject. Cited herein: K.S.A. 55-136, 55-137, 55-138, K.A.R. 82-2-123, Kansas Constitution, Article 12, Section 5.