Laws

This section includes links to federal, state and local statutes, regulations, guidelines, and policies related to oil and gas surface operations.

Sample entries:

FEDERAL

Federal Statutes

Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
Public Law 94-579, 43 U.S.C. sections 1701 to 1785. http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode43/usc_sup_01_43_10_35.html

Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Reform Act of 1987
Pub. L. 100–203, Title V, subtitle B (§5101 et seq.), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1330–256. Short title, see 30 U.S.C. 181 note (Amends Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920). See http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode30/usc_sec_30_00000181----000-notes.html and click on sections of interest under P.L. 100-203.

Federal Regulations

Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior, Oil and Gas Leasing. 43 CFR Part 3100. http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_05/43cfr3100_05.html

Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior, Onshore Oil and Gas Operations. Onshore Oil and Gas Order Number 1. 43 CFR Parts 3160, revised May 2007.
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/07-934.pdf

U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, Minerals, Subpart E, Oil and Gas Resources. 36 CFR Part 228.
(provides rules and procedures for issuance of Federal oil and gas leases and management of subsequent oil and gas operations on National Forest System lands, including approval and modification of surface use plans, monitoring, enforcement and reclamation standards.)
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_07/36cfr228_07.html

Federal Policy and Guidance

Statement of Policy Regarding Sage-Grouse Definitions And Use of Protective Stipulations and Conditions of Approval
BLM Wyoming Office. Instruction Memorandum No. WY-2004-057, August 16, 2004. (expired in 2005, but an example of an outlines or how BLM intended to include Sage-Grouse stipulations in permitting process) Link to .pdf

Instruction Memorandum, IM 2004-057
(Includes a strategy for protecting sage grouse. Biodiversity Conservation Alliance, et al., 174 IBLA 1, March 3, 2008 required that this IM be included in an ROD authorizing drilling in the Desolation Flats Natural Gas Field in Wyoming.) Link to .pdf

WYOMING

Wyoming Statutes

Wyoming Code

Title 30 Mines and Minerals
Chapter 5 Oil and Gas
§ 30-5-101 to 410
http://michie.lexisnexis.com/wyoming/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=main-h.htm

Wyoming Regulations

Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Rules
Chapters 1 – 5
Wyoming rules are downloadable by chapter and searchable by keyword at
http://wogcc.state.wy.us/ Click on “Rules/Statutes”

Wyoming Policy and Guidance

Guideline for Reclamation of Surface Areas Disturbed by Oil and Gas Drilling or Production Operations, Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. (December 10, 2002) (clarifying commissions rules for reclamation) http://wogcc.state.wy.us/craig/RECLAMATION2A.htm

Jonah Interagency Office Charter
Wyoming Department of Agriculture, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Wyoming Departmentof Environmental Quality, United States Department of the Interior/Bureau of Land Management. (established to ensure effectivness of land management recommendations, reclamation actions, and mitigation) http://www.wy.blm.gov/jonah_office/charter.htm

Memorandum of Agreement between the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, and the Wyoming State Engineers Office (August 5th, 1994) (defines responsibilities of the parties regarding water resources related to oil and gas development) http://wogcc.state.wy.us/craig/mou.htm

Memorandum of Understanding to participate in Powder River Basin Interagency Working Group on Coal Bed Natural Gas Development (June 15, 2004). (forms a group with the intent of establishing environmentally sound energy development practices) http://www.wy.blm.gov/prbgroup/pdfs/mou061504.pdf

Wyoming Model for Performance-based development, BMPs, and habitat protection, Wyoming Game and Fish Department. July 2007 (outlining a decision-making model and process for full-field development; available from WG&F)

Oil and Gas Production Facilities Chapter 6, Section 2 Permitting Guidance, Wyoming Department Of Environmental Quality, Air Quality Division (2007)
http://deq.state.wy.us/aqd/Oil%20and%20Gas/AUGUST%202007%20O&G%20GUIDANCE%20-%20FINAL.pdf