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SF0166 • 2007

Drilling reports-confidentiality.

AN ACT relating to minerals; providing for the confidentiality of drilling reports as specified; requiring notice of the provisions; and providing for an effective date.

Energy
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Senator Hines
Last action
2007-02-28
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2007

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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SF0166H2001

2nd reading • THRONE

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by THRONE

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SF0166H3001

3rd reading • MILLER

Withdrawn

Plain English: Withdrawn 3rd reading by MILLER

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SF0166H3002

3rd reading • MILLER

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 3rd reading by MILLER

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SF0166SS001

Standing Committee • LARSON

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by LARSON

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Bill History

  1. 2007-02-28 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 145

  2. 2007-02-28 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA0058

  3. 2007-02-26 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 58

  4. 2007-02-23 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0058

  5. 2007-02-23 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA0058

  6. 2007-02-23 Senate

    S Did Concur

  7. 2007-02-22 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  8. 2007-02-22 House

    Amendment Adopted

  9. 2007-02-21 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  10. 2007-02-21 House

    Amendment Adopted

  11. 2007-02-21 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  12. 2007-02-20 House

    H Passed CoW

  13. 2007-02-16 House

    H Placed on General File

  14. 2007-02-16 House

    H09 Recommended Do Pass

  15. 2007-02-09 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H09

  16. 2007-02-09 House

    H Received for Introduction

  17. 2007-02-07 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  18. 2007-02-06 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  19. 2007-02-05 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  20. 2007-02-05 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  21. 2007-02-05 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  22. 2007-01-29 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  23. 2007-01-29 Senate

    S09 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  24. 2007-01-24 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S09

  25. 2007-01-24 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  26. 2007-01-23 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2007 General Session Summary for SF0166

Bill No.:
SF0166
Drafter:

MQ

LSO No.:
07LSO-0655
Effective Date:

7/1/2007

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0058

Chapter No.:

Prime Sponsor:
Senator
Hines

Catch Title:
Drilling
reports-confidentiality.

Subject:
Provides for
the confidentiality of drilling reports following completion and abandonment of
an oil and gas well.

Summary/Major Elements:

Current law requires that a
drilling report be filed with DEQ Land Quality Division within 12 months
after the completion and proper abandonment of any oil and gas well. Report
includes the location of the hole and the depth of each hole drilled.

Prior law provided that the
reports were confidential indefinitely.

This bill provides that the
reports are confidential 5 years from the date of filing, which period may be
extended for additional 5 year periods upon the request of the person filing
the report.

Bill also provides that if
the Land Quality Division receives a request for the release of any old report
filed prior to the effective date of the act, the Division is to notify the
person filing the report of the request for the release of the report. If no
objection is made, then the report is released. If an objection is made, then
the report is not to be released.

Also requires the Division to
publish the provisions of the act in a statewide newspaper.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0166

ENROLLED ACT NO. 58, SENATE

FIFTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2007 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to minerals; providing for the confidentiality of drilling reports as specified; modifying report requirements; requiring notice of the provisions; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

W.S. 35
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11
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404(e) is amended to read:

35
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11
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404.

Drill holes to be capped, sealed or plugged.

(e)

Within twelve (12) months after the completion and proper abandonment of any hole drilled any person shall file with the administrator, land quality division and the state engineer a report which shall include the location of each hole
,

to the nearest forty (40) acre legal subdivision
utilizing Wyoming state plane coordinates,
and the depth of each hole drilled.
Such
The
reports
are
shall be
confidential
for a period of five (5) years from the date of filing
.
The period may be extended for additional five (5) year periods upon request of the person filing the report.
When a report is no longer confidential pursuant to this subsection, the provisions of W.S. 35
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11
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1101 shall apply.

Section 2.

(a)

If the division receives a request for a release of any report filed prior to the effective date of this act, the division shall notify the person filing the report of the request for the release of the report at his last known address on file with the division. If no objection is received by the division within thirty (30) days from the date of notification, the report shall be released.
If an objection is received by the division within thirty (30) days from the date of notification, the report shall not be released.

(b)

Not later than ninety (90) days following the effective date of this act, the division shall file notice of the provisions of this act in a newspaper of statewide distribution. The notice shall contain provisions for any person who filed a report prior to the effective date of this act to request that the report be kept confidential according to the provisions of this act.

Section 3.

This act is effective July 1, 2007.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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