RFP-179-26 KASTOW - ORPHAN WELL PACKAGE - LARUE #001

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, through the Finance and Administration Cabinet, Division of Engineering and Contract Administration, is issuing this Request for Proposal (RFP) on behalf of the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, specifically the Division of Oil and Gas. This RFP seeks a contractor for orphan well plugging and remediation services as part of the KASTOW program. The work is to be performed in Larue County, Kentucky, with a response deadline of February 10, 2026.

Abandoned storage tank and orphan well reclamation program. Scope of work includes: 1. Prior to commencing site preparation or working access road to wellsite, contractor must contact landowner, as identified by the Division, to discuss the work plan and address any areas of owner concern regarding ingress/egress of equipment or other impacts. (If any orphan well site is in a cropland area, contractor site work must plan to work around their crop planting and harvest schedules to avoid damage.) 2. Contractor is encouraged to make reasonable accommodations to the landowner during site work/access road construction. 3. Attachment L provides project requirements for site preparation, revegetation, reclamation, and Best Management Practices for stable site drainage with erosion prevention and sedimentation controls. 4. Construction of access road should include water bars, ditches or culverts (as necessary) and any other best management practice deemed necessary by the Inspector. (Any cleared brush shall be windrowed, legally burned, or hauled away for proper disposal – depending upon landowner preference.) 5. Site preparation shall include identifying surface waterways and potential conduits to groundwater (i.e. sinkholes) and then implementing best management practices to prevent groundwater degradation. 6. Contractor shall construct a temporary pit, and install a minimum 6-mil liner for fluids containment. 7. Contractor shall disconnect all wellhead connections to flowlines, meters, separators or tanks (without creating leakage or spillage) and permanently secure all buried lines 24 inches below ground level by placement of bull plugs. 8. If the wellhead is equipped with a pump jack and connected to tubing/rods assembly downhole, the extracted tubing and rods from the wellbore shall be scanned with a Ludlum Model 19 Micro R meter (or equivalent) for TENORM (Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material) which typically is deposited as scale.

The Commonwealth of Kentucky (through the Finance & Administration Cabinet / Division of Engineering and Contract Administration) issued an RFP to solicit contractors for orphan well plugging and site remediation services under the Kentucky Abandoned Storage Tank and Orphan Well Reclamation Program (KASTOW) for work in Knox County. The contract will begin upon award (aggregator lists award date March 3, 2026) and requires substantial completion within 365 calendar days from award, with final completion one year after substantial completion. Bidders must submit required forms and an uploaded cost proposal in the Commonwealth’s eProcurement system and meet bidder qualification and bonding requirements.

The Commonwealth of Kentucky is issuing this Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Kentucky Abandoned Storage Tank and Orphan Well Reclamation Program (KASTOW). The purpose of this RFP is to solicit proposals for competitive negotiations to establish a contract for the reclamation of orphan wells in Barren County. Bidders must submit a signed face of solicitation, latest addendum, proposed cost proposal, and technical solution via the Commonwealth’s eProcurement system.