The Kentucky Division of Oil and Gas (Division) is soliciting bids under the Kentucky Abandoned Storage Tank and Orphan Well Reclamation Program (KASTOW) to plug and reclaim orphan well sites; Contractor shall properly plug, site remediate, and reclaim the orphan wells identified above in compliance with KRS Chapter 353.562-564 and 805 KAR 1:060. Contractor shall remove associated aboveground flowlines and production infrastructure at the wellsite (storage tanks are excluded from this contract scope, to be addressed separately). Any flowlines extending underground and not removed shall be properly plugged and cut off below grade as required in 805 KAR 1:190 (Section 13). Disturbed areas shall be reclaimed by implementing best management practices to achieve approved vegetative cover and proper site drainage with erosion control. Sites must exhibit a permanent vegetative cover with effective drainage for one year before sites will receive final acceptance and payment. Any trees to be cut down during this project shall be less than 3 inches diameter at breast height (DBH). Plugging may be completed at any time during the year, however, if trees greater than 3 inches DBH are to be cut/trimmed, they must be approved by the division biologist and USFWS and worked on during the winter months only (November 16 to March 15). No work shall be completed past sunset to minimize light pollution.
