Wyoming and Montana say rule is outside BLM’s authority, complicates development of resources At the request of Governor Matt Mead, the Wyoming Attorney General’s office has filed a petition for review of final agency action on the “Methane and Waste Reduction” rule promulgated by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The State of Wyoming asserts the rule is outside the
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) has released the results of its study into water quality issues in the Pavillion Gas Field Cistern Area east of Pavillion, Wyoming. This study was carried out from in response to a prior study which took place between 2009 and 2011, where the EPA conducted field investigations in response to complaints of taste
Contango Oil & Gas Company presents at EnerCom’s The Oil & Gas Conference® During Contango’s breakout session, management was asked the following questions: Your Southern Delaware Basin Asset well type curves (for 10,000 ft long lateral) were developed with your partner. Are there any other takeaways / things you are learning from your partner? What are your plans for your
Jonah Energy will present at EnerCom’s The Oil & Gas Conference® 21 on Aug. 18, 2016. Jonah Energy is a private acquisition and development company focused on the recovery of hydrocarbons from the Jonah field in western Wyoming. The Jonah field was one of the largest onshore natural gas discoveries in the early 1990’s, with estimated original resource of 19.2
A federal judge in Wyoming has issued a final ruling to refute the executive branch’s ban of hydraulic fracturing on public land. U.S. District Judge Scott Skavdahl issued the final ruling on June 21, 2016, upholding a preliminary injunction he had put in place last September. Skavdahl said the ban was ill conceived. “Congress‘ inability or unwillingness to pass a
Wyoming DEQ Announces Key Changes On May 12, 2016, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) released the 8th update to the Oil and Gas Production Facilities Permitting Guidance (O&G Guidance). DEQ’s most recent update to the O&G Guidance was in 2013. Key changes for this guidance include: Establish a new area that combines the previous Statewide Area and Concentrated Development Area. Require
The battle over oil and gas regulation heats up in Wyoming – states v. feds The Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management recently filed in the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals looking to end an injunction placed against the agency as it looks to regulate oil and gas on federally controlled lands. Many states feel that the BLM has
The Department of Interior’s fracing regulations paused by Wyoming judge A group including several states and Native American tribes filed their final briefs with a Wyoming judge today to stop new federal rules regarding hydraulic fracturing. The U.S. Department of Interior is appealing a preliminary injunction by filing their opening brief this week in the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of
Environmental concerns cause Wyoming to plug 316 producing oil wells A heated discussion over what to do with 316 producing wells took place last week in Wyoming. The Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission decided Tuesday to plug the wells, which once belonged to BW Oil LLC, and forfeit a $168,000 bond on the field, reports Casper Star Tribune. The
Lower severance taxes are severely squeezing budgets in oil producing states, some to “revenue failure” Severance taxes on oil and gas extraction make up a significant portion of the budgets of a number of states in the U.S., but the rapid decline of prices since November of 2014, has put several of those states in a bind as they prepare
Judge Scott Skavdahl Blocks Proposed Government Regulations The final day of September marked the end of Q3’15 for the majority of oil and gas companies. The same definitive timeframe doesn’t apply for hydraulic fracturing on Federal lands, which created a new chapter as corporations closed the books on their latest quarterly financial results. On September 30, 2105, U.S. District Court
Contango Oil & Gas (ticker: MCF) announced “the discovery and successful completion” of a well located in Weston County, Wyoming, according to a company press release. The Elliott #1H well (80% working interest) is the first to be drilled by Contango in the Muddy Sandstone formation of its North Cheyenne Prospect Area. Initially intended to be a vertical well drilled
