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K.S.A. § 55-1201 (2026)

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55-1201. Definitions. As used in this act

(a) "underground storage" shall mean storage in a subsurface stratum or formation of the earth;

(b) "natural gas" shall mean gas either while in its original state or after the same has been processed by removal therefrom of component parts not essential to its use for light and fuel;

(c) "native gas" shall mean gas which has not been previously withdrawn from the earth;

(d) "natural gas public utility" shall mean any person, firm or corporation authorized to do business in this state and engaged in the business of transporting or distributing natural gas by means of pipelines into, within or through this state for ultimate public use;

(e) "commission" shall mean the state corporation commission.

History: L. 1951, ch. 268, § 1; June 30.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 1985–2019 · leading case: N. Nat. Gas Co. v. ONEOK Field Servs. Co., 296 P.3d 1106 (Kan. 2013).
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N. Nat. Gas Co. v. ONEOK Field Servs. Co., 296 P.3d 1106 (Kan. 2013). · cites it 3× “jointly moved for summary judgment on ONEOK and Lumen’s third-party indemnification claims, citing the Underground Storage of Natural Gas Act, K.S.A. 55-1201 et seq. In particular, Nash and L.”
Anderson v. Beech Aircraft Corp., 699 P.2d 1023 (Kan. 1985). · cites it 6× “After the decision in Strain , there was nothing to change the law of Kansas until 1951 when the legislature enacted K.S.A. 55-1201 et seq., which regulates the underground storage of gas.”
Union Gas Sys., Inc. v. Carnahan, 774 P.2d 962 (Kan. 1989). · cites it 4× “On August 21, 1985, the trial court refused to grant a temporary injunction against further production from the DeTar wells, holding Union had an adequate remedy at law through condemnation pursuant to K.S.A. 55-1201 et seq. and K.S.A. 26-501 et seq.”
N. Nat. Gas Co. v. Approximately 9117 Acres in Pratt, 2 F. Supp. 3d 1174 (D. Kan. 2014). · cites it 4× “Northern argues the Kansas Underground Gas Storage Act, K.S.A. § 55-1201 et seq. (hereinafter the “Storage Act”), requires it to pay only for native gas in the 2010 Extension Area.”
Colorado Interstate Gas Co. v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 802 P.2d 584 (Kan. 1990). “Such storage facilities are authorized by the Underground Storage of Natural Gas Act, K.S.A. 55-1201 et seq. Such facilities, as pertinent herein, exist as follows: 1.”
N. Nat. Gas Co. v. L.D. Drilling, Inc., 618 F. Supp. 2d 1280 (D. Kan. 2009). · cites it 4× “K.S.A. § 55-1201, et seq. Northern owns and operates an underground natural gas storage facility in Pratt and Kingman counties, Kansas, known as the Cunningham Storage Field.”
Reese Expl., Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Williams Nat. Gas Co., Defendant-Appellee/cross-Appellant, 983 F.2d 1514 (10th Cir. 1993). “Anderson can also be distinguished on grounds that WNG is a “natural gas public utility,” as that term is defined in Kan.Stat.Ann. § 55-1201(d) (1983), and is permitted by FERC.”
Williams Nat. Gas Co. v. Supra Energy, Inc., 931 P.2d 7 (Kan. 1997). “55-1210(c) specifically indicates that it applies regardless of whether other statutes of the Underground Storage of Natural Gas Act, K.S.A. 55-1201 et seq., have been complied with.”
N. Nat. Gas Co. v. ONEOK Field Servs. Co. (Kan. 2019). · cites it 6× “They noted the Underground Storage of Natural Gas 5 Act, K.S.A. 55-1201 et seq., sets out circumstances when natural gas public utilities can acquire property rights through condemnation for underground natural gas storage and addresses ownership of storage gas migrating outside…”
— K.S.A. § 55-1201(c) — 3 cases
N. Nat. Gas Co. v. Approximately 9117 Acres in Pratt, 2 F. Supp. 3d 1174 (D. Kan. 2014). “Northern argues the Kansas Underground Gas Storage Act, K.S.A. § 55-1201 et seq. (hereinafter the “Storage Act”), requires it to pay only for native gas in the 2010 Extension Area.”
Union Gas Sys., Inc. v. Carnahan, 774 P.2d 962 (Kan. 1989). “On August 21, 1985, the trial court refused to grant a temporary injunction against further production from the DeTar wells, holding Union had an adequate remedy at law through condemnation pursuant to K.S.A. 55-1201 et seq. and K.S.A. 26-501 et seq.”
N. Nat. Gas Co. v. ONEOK Field Servs. Co. (Kan. 2019). “They noted the Underground Storage of Natural Gas 5 Act, K.S.A. 55-1201 et seq., sets out circumstances when natural gas public utilities can acquire property rights through condemnation for underground natural gas storage and addresses ownership of storage gas migrating outside…”
— K.S.A. § 55-1201(d) — 1 case
Reese Expl., Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Williams Nat. Gas Co., Defendant-Appellee/cross-Appellant, 983 F.2d 1514 (10th Cir. 1993). “Anderson can also be distinguished on grounds that WNG is a “natural gas public utility,” as that term is defined in Kan.Stat.Ann. § 55-1201(d) (1983), and is permitted by FERC.”
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