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WOGCC Supervisor presents at Joint Minerals and Economic Development Interim Committee
WOGCC Supervisor presents at Joint Minerals and Economic Development Interim CommitteeWOGCC Supervisor Mark Watson recently presented before the Joint Minerals and Economic Development Interim Committee on oil and gas development in Wyoming and state primacy. In his presentation, Watson said the WOGCC has seen a notable increase in applications for permits to drill (APDs) during 2017. The increase is more about companies seeking to secure operatorship of a well versus actual drilling activity. In Wyoming, when a company receives approval for a drilling and spacing unit (DSU), it is not a guarantee that it will be the operator of the wells in that DSU. The company that receives the first approved permit for each well in that DSU will ...
Posted Jul 6, 2017, 2:53 PM by Kimberly Mazza -
WOGCC Participates in the Energy & Natural Resources Section Summit
WOGCC Participates in the Energy & Natural Resources Section SummitRepresentatives from the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission served on a panel at the second annual Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Section Summit in Casper, Wyoming. The event included a half day of CLE programming and offered an array of informative speakers. The WOGCC panel consisted of Director Mark Watson who discussed Wyoming’s operatorship issues, WOGCC’s orphan well program, the agency’s outreach and education to surface owners that live near areas that have oil and gas activity, and an update of recent federal regulations. WOGCC’s engineers Sabrina Hamner, Tracye Rauscher and Frank Ingham gave an overview of examiner hearings and what they entail including uncontested spacing ...
Posted Jun 15, 2017, 3:48 PM by Kimberly Mazza -
WOGCC Job Posting
Engineer II Vacancy
Posted Jun 6, 2017, 12:33 PM by Kimberly Mazza -
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AMEND/ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE WOGCC
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AMEND/ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE WYOMING OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION Pursuant to Wyo. Stat. 16-3-103 et seq., the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (WOGCC) is proposing to adopt, update and amend procedural rules found in Chapter 1 and 5, for the purpose of adopting as much of the Office of Administrative Hearings Uniform Rules for Contested Cases (OAH Rules) as is consistent with the specific and distinct requirements of the agency, pursuant to W.S. 16-3-103(j)(i). The WOGCC is also proposing to adopt rules and regulations related to Uniform Procedures, Fees, Costs and Charges for Inspecting, Copying, and Producing Public Records, promulgated by the Department of ...
Posted Jul 6, 2017, 1:29 PM by Kimberly Mazza -
NOTICE TO OPERATORS
The Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission rules require that oil and gas operators perform operations and maintain well locations at all times in a safe and workmanlike manner, having due regard for the preservation and conservation of the property and for the health and safety of employees and people residing in close proximity to those operations (Chpt. 4, Sec. 4). In lieu of the recent Colorado flowline incident, the WOGCC is reminding operators to carefully adhere to the following flowline procedures as oultlined in the WOGCC Rules, Chpt. 4, Sec. 15.Section 15. Production Facilities and Natural Gas Facility Equipment and Flowline Abandonment. (a) An Owner/Operator of a well or wells shall notify the Supervisor of all above ...
Posted May 12, 2017, 9:27 AM by Kimberly Mazza
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