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SF0015

Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Rules for Pits

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In one sentence

This law changes how the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission can regulate noncommercial reserve pits, produced water retention pits, and emergency overflow pits that are not on a lease or unit area.

What it does

  • Amends the authority of the commission to regulate noncommercial reserve pits, produced water retention pits, and emergency overflow pits used solely for storage, treatment, and disposal of drilling fluids, produced waters, emergency overflow wastes, or other oil field wastes associated with maintenance and operation of oil and gas exploration and production wells.
  • Expands regulation to include these pits that are not located on a lease, unit, or communitized area.

Who it affects

  • The Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
  • Oil and gas companies operating in Wyoming

Limits and unknowns

  • The law does not specify how the commission will enforce these new regulations.
  • It is unclear what penalties oil and gas companies might face for non-compliance with the new rules.

Plain language

Terms to know

noncommercial reserve pits
Pits used for storing oil field waste that are not meant for commercial use.
produced water retention pits
Pits designed to hold wastewater from oil and gas production.
emergency overflow pits
Temporary storage areas used during emergencies when other containment methods are overwhelmed.

Official record

Sources

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Read the official summary

Bill Summary - 25LSO-0039 Bill No.: SF0015 Effective: 7/1/2025 LSO No.: 25LSO-0039 Enrolled Act No.: SEA No. 0001 Chapter No.: 17 Prime Sponsor: Joint Minerals, Business & Economic Development Interim Committee Catch Title: Oil and gas conservation commission-regulation of pits. Has Report: No Subject: Amending the authority of the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to regulate reserve pits. Summary/Major Elements: Current law grants the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission the authority to regulate noncommercial reserve pits, produced water retention pits, and emergency overflow pits that are located on a lease, unit or communitized area. This act authorizes the Commission to regulate noncommercial reserve pits, produced water retention pits, and emergency overflow pits that are not located on a lease, unit, or communitized area. The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 5, 2:52 AM

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker supports the bill to provide operators with flexibility in managing and potentially reusing produced water across multiple nearby leases, rather than being restricted to a single lease unit.

Public statementFloor statement at 44:03 Watch the statement

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Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

4 roll calls

H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-1-1-0-02025-02-18 · House60 yes 1 no
H09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-2-0-02025-02-12 · House7 yes 0 no
S 3rd Reading:Passed 23-7-1-0-02025-01-17 · Senate23 yes 7 no
S09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-02025-01-15 · Senate5 yes 0 no

Official activity

Bill history

  1. Assigned Chapter Number 17LSO
  2. Governor Signed SEA No. 0001 Governor
  3. H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0001House
  4. S President Signed SEA No. 0001Senate
  5. Assigned Number SEA No. 0001LSO
  6. H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-1-1-0-0House
  7. H 2nd Reading:PassedHouse
  8. H COW:PassedHouse
  9. H Placed on General FileHouse
  10. H09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-2-0-0House
  11. H Introduced and Referred to H09 - MineralsHouse
  12. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  13. S 3rd Reading:Passed 23-7-1-0-0Senate
  14. S 2nd Reading:PassedSenate
  15. S COW:PassedSenate
  16. S Placed on General FileSenate
  17. S09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0Senate
  18. S Introduced and Referred to S09 - MineralsSenate
  19. S Received for IntroductionSenate
  20. Bill Number AssignedLSO