# 805 KAR 1:040: 805 KAR 1:040. Vacuums; use of > Kentucky · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_KAR_T805_C001_R040 ## Section - **Citation:** 805 KAR 1:040 - **Heading:** 805 KAR 1:040. Vacuums; use of - **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Kentucky Administrative Regulations / Title 805 (Energy and Environment Cabinet) / Chapter 001 / 805 KAR 1:040 ## Text Section 1. The unauthorized use of vacuum pumps or other devices for the purpose of putting a vacuum on any oil-bearing stratum is prohibited; however, the department shall, upon application and for good cause shown, permit the use of vacuum pumps subject to such restrictions or limitations as the department may prescribe. Section 2. On or before the date of filing written application for the use of vacuum on any property, the applicant shall notify, by registered mail, all operators of producing oil wells on premises within 1,000 feet of the well or wells where the use of vacuum is proposed, and shall set out in the notice the proposed strata or formation to which a vacuum is to be applied and the location of the well or wells on which vacuum pumps are to be installed. The applicant shall submit proof of such notice with the application, giving the names and addresses of all operators of oil interests. Section 3. Upon receipt of the application and proof of notice the department shall hold the same for ten (10) days pending the filing of objections, and if none is received at the end of such period, the application may be approved by the department. In event objection is made and the department deems a hearing shall be had, notice shall be given to each objector and the applicant of the time and place designated by the department for such hearing. Section 4. The department shall have authority after notice and hearing as specified in Section 3 of this administrative regulation to prohibit vacuum or to deny or revoke permission for the use of vacuum when, in its judgment, there is danger of underground waste or infringement on correlative rights. The department shall have authority to grant permission when it finds a further recovery of oil can be obtained by use of vacuum without danger of underground waste and without substantial injury to correlative rights. ## Nearby sections - [805 KAR 1:001 805 KAR 1:001. Definitions for 805 KAR Chapter 1](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_KAR_T805_C001_R001.md) - [805 KAR 1:010 805 KAR 1:010. General information associated with oil and gas permits](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_KAR_T805_C001_R010.md) - [805 KAR 1:020 805 KAR 1:020. Protection of fresh water zones](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_KAR_T805_C001_R020.md) - [805 KAR 1:030 805 KAR 1:030. Well location and as-drilled location plat, preparation, form and contents](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_KAR_T805_C001_R030.md) - [805 KAR 1:040 805 KAR 1:040. Vacuums; use of](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_KAR_T805_C001_R040.md) - [805 KAR 1:050 805 KAR 1:050. Bonds; requirements, cancellation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_KAR_T805_C001_R050.md) - [805 KAR 1:060 805 KAR 1:060. Plugging wells](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_KAR_T805_C001_R060.md) - [805 KAR 1:080 805 KAR 1:080. Gas storage reservoirs; drilling, plugging in vicinity](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_KAR_T805_C001_R080.md) - [805 KAR 1:100 805 KAR 1:100. Commission's rules of procedure, spacing of deep well drilling, wildcat wells, and pooling of interests](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_KAR_T805_C001_R100.md) - [805 KAR 1:110 805 KAR 1:110. Underground injection control](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_KAR_T805_C001_R110.md) - [805 KAR 1:120 805 KAR 1:120. Operating or deepening existing wells and drilling deeper than the permitted depth](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_KAR_T805_C001_R120.md) - [805 KAR 1:130 805 KAR 1:130. Casing, cementing, plugging, gas detection, and blow-out prevention in oil and gas wells](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_KAR_T805_C001_R130.md) - [805 KAR 1:140 805 KAR 1:140. Directional and horizontal wells](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_KAR_T805_C001_R140.md) - [805 KAR 1:160 805 KAR 1:160. Posting of an identification sign and a danger sign on a crude oil tank battery site](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_KAR_T805_C001_R160.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_KAR_T805_C001_R040. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.