Geology & Well Technology Unit

Carrie Ridley, P.G.
Unit Chief, Geology & Well Technology
1000 SW Jackson St., Suite 420
Topeka, KS 66612-1367
Office:  (785) 296-5560
Fax:  (785) 559-4258
Carrie.Ridley@ks.gov |
http://kdheks.gov/geo

Geology & Well Technology Unit Staff

• Underground Hydrocarbon Storage (UHS)
• Allie Lane, UHS Program Manager, 785-296-7254 Alexandria.Lane@ks.gov
   
• Field Operations, Permitting, and Compliance
• Vacant, Program Manager, 785-296-7265

• Underground Injection Control (UIC)
• Class I – Ken Brooks, UIC Program Manager, 785-296-5554 Ken.Brooks@ks.gov
• Class III – Lauren Haga, Class III Program Manager, 785-296-1544 Lauren.Haga@ks.gov
• Class V – Sue Ann Funk, Environmental Compliance Regulatory Specialist, 785-296-6803 Sue.Funk@ks.gov

• Water Well and Technical Support
• Pam Chaffee, Water Well Program Manager, 785-296-3565 Pam.Chaffee@ks.gov

• Administrative Assistance
• Deb Biester, Public Service Administrator, 785-296-5524 Debra.Biester@ks.gov

Geology Org Chart

General Information

Financial Assurance

• UIC and UHS Financial Assurance 2020 inflation factor: 0.99% based on the annual Oil and Gas Field Equipment Cost Index. Revised 2/5/2021

Directions to KDHE and Visitor Parking

Schedule of Office Closings for 2021:

New Year’s Day	Friday, January 1
Martin Luther King Day	Monday, January 18
Memorial Day	Monday, May 31
Fourth of July Day	Monday, July 5
Labor Day	Monday, September 6
Veterans Day	Thursday, November 11
Thanksgiving Day	Thursday, November 25
Thanksgiving	Friday, November 26
Christmas Day	Friday, December 24

Certified Laboratories

• KDHE Certified Laboratories Listing

Data Base Links

• Oil and Gas Well Data Base - Kansas Geological Survey
• Water Well Data Base - Kansas Geological Survey

Draft Permits - Bureau of Water - on Public Notice

• Draft Permits on Public Notice

Earthquakes

• Resources on Kansas Earthquakes from the Kansas Geological Survey
• Resources on Seismicity in Kansas from the Kansas Geological Survey
• Resources on Earthquake Hazards from the United States Geological Survey
• Minimizing and Managing Potential Impacts of Injection Induced Seismicity, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, November, 2014

Fracking Regulated by Kansas Corporation Commission

• Resources on Hydraulic Fracturing, Kansas Geological Survey
• Guidelines for Voluntary Baseline Groundwater Quality Sampling in the Vicinity of Hydraulic Fracture Operations, Kansas Geological Survey, Public Information Circular 34
• Press Release:  Draft Assessment on Potential Impacts to Drinking Water Resources from Hydraulic Fracturing Activities, U.S. EPA, June 2015

Links

• Kansas Corporation Commission
• Kansas Geological Survey (KGS)
• Kansas State Board of Technical Professions(KSBTP)
  • Registration as a Professional Geologist in Kansas (KSBTP)
• Kansas Water Office
• Governor's 50 Year Vision for the Future of Water in Kansas
• Kansas Drought Update - Kansas Water Office

Newsletters:   "Underground News"

• Winter Announcement 2020
• Fall 2020
• Spring 2020
• Fall 2019
• Spring 2019
• Fall 2018
• Spring 2018
• Fall 2017
• Spring 2017
• Fall 2016
• Spring 2016

Reports

• Geology & Well Technology Section
  • Annual Report 2020
  • Annual Report 2019
  • Annual Report 2017
  • Annual Report 2016

Sinkholes

• Brine Well Sinkhole Initial Response Checklist

Upcoming Seminars, Expos, Conferences, Workshops and Training Sessions - NONE AT THIS TIME

• KDHE Geology & Well Technology 25th Annual VIRTUAL Seminar 2020