Oil & Gas

N​otices to In​​dustry​​

• ​​​KDOG ​​will reopen the operator well nomination period on April 1, 2025 for the Methane Emissions Reduction Program (MERP). This program is primarily designed to assist small operators in plugging marginal conventional wells (MCWs). MCWs are idle or producing onshore vertical or slightly deviated oil or natural gas wells with a known owner/operator producing less than or equal to 15 barrels of oil equivalent per day and/or 90 thousand cubic feet (Mcf) gas per day. Only 3 nominations allowed per operator. The nomination period will run through May 31, 2025.​​

• ​​Clas​s II well operators must submit the ANNUAL DISPOSAL OR INJECTION WELL MONITORING REPORT (OG-18) before January 28th, 2025 for 2024 injection activities. ​
  

• The annual renew​​al of GATHERING LINE OPERATORS LICENSES is due on or before February 15, 2025. The annual fee for the Gathering Line Operator's License is $100 for commercial use, $25 for domestic use, and $100 if you have both commercial and domestic use wells. Please make checks payable to The Kentucky State Treasurer. Include your operator number on the memo line.

• THE ANNUAL REPORT OF MONTHLY PRODUCTION FOR OIL AND NATURAL GAS (OG-17) is due on or before April 15, 2025 for the​ year 2024. Any operators having more than ten (10) wells must contact our office (502-573-0147, DOG.OPERATORREPORT@ky.gov) for an electronic spreadsheet. Please remember to also submit the Tank Battery Information form (Attachment A), including your operator name.

• Any checks submitted to the Division of Oil & Gas must be made payable to the KENTUCKY STATE TREASURER.  Under ne​w guidelines issued by the Finance Cabinet, any checks made out incorrectly must be returned.  This will result in a delay of processing permit applications, well transfers or funding of cash bonds.

• Procedures for releasing bonds hav​​e been updated September 10, 2021 on the Bonds and Transfers page.
  

• Fillable forms are available as of Septem​​ber 10, 2021 in our Forms Library under the Resources tab.

• The Division of Oil and Gas has u​​pdated its forms. As of January 1, 2021, the new forms will be required for submittal and any previous versions of the forms will no longer be accepted. The new forms are available in our Forms Library.