OCTOBER AGENDA
BEFORE THE BOARD OF OIL, GAS AND MINING
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
IN AND FOR THE STATE OF UTAH
A public meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 28, 2020
The meeting will be conducted electronically as directed by the Board Chair. A copy of the Board Chair’s written directive executed in accordance with Utah Code Ann. § 52-4-207(4) and (5) is attached. In the event the Chairman’s directive is lifted before the prescribed hearing date, the meeting will be held in the auditorium of the Department of Natural Resources, 1594 West North Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah.
The Division of Oil, Gas and Mining will conduct a Briefing Session at 9:00 a.m.:
1. Oil and Gas Program Legislative Audit Update
2. Board Hearing Schedule for 2021
3. Other
4. Next Month’s Agenda and Division Calendar
5. Opportunity for Public Comment
Public Comment for the Briefing Session may be provided by clicking on the following link: https://forms.gle/AkfWfRxSCK7jVULaA. Public Comment will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, October 27, 2020. There will be no Public Comment accepted during the electronically conducted hearing before Board hearing.
The Board will hear the following Matters at or around 10:00 a.m.:
1. Docket No. 2020-015 Cause No. 076-02
- PATMOS ENERGY LLC
(This matter was continued from the September 23, 2020 Hearing.)
2. Docket No. 2020-020 Cause No. RMNRL-2020-01
–Formal Rulemaking to Amend the Mineral Program Rules Pertaining to Small Mine Operations Resulting from Senate Bill 131.
and
Docket No. 2020-021 Cause No. RMNRL-2020-02
– Formal Rulemaking to Amend the Mineral Program Rules Pertaining to Mining Operations Resulting from House Bill 294.
(The rules were published in the State Bulletin on September 15, 2020. The public comment period closed on October 15, 2020. The Division will ask the Board to adopt the rules as submitted to the Office of Administrative Rules.)
3. Docket No. 2020-023 Cause No. S/057/0010A
–PINE RIDGE CAPITAL, LLC;
(This matter was continued from the September 23, 2020 Hearing.)
4. Docket No. 2020-027 Cause No. 196-52
–PACIFIC ENERGY & MINING COMPANY
(This matter has been continued to the December 9, 2020 Hearing.)
5. Docket No. 2020-031 Cause No. 130-05
–EP ENERGY E&P COMPANY, L.P.
(EP Energy’s three concurrently filed Request’s for Agency Action for Cause Nos. 130-02, 130-03, and 130-04, have been consolidated with Docket No. 2020-031 Cause No. 130-05.)
6. Docket No. 2020-032 Cause No. 600-03
–OVINTIV PRODUCTION INC.
7. Docket No. 2020-033 Cause No. RO&G-2020-02
– Rulemaking to Develop Procedures for Assessing Administrative Penalties Resulting from Senate Bill 148.
Copies of the agenda are available at www.ogm.utah.gov and at the administrative offices. Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons requiring auxiliary communicative aids and services to enable them to participate in this hearing should call Julie Ann Carter at (801) 538-5277, at least three working days prior to the hearing. One or more members of the Board may participate electronically pursuant to R641-100-600. The specified meeting location would serve as the anchor location for participation by the public.
Utah Division of Oil, Gas & Mining Briefing Session 10/28/2020
https://youtu.be/IMz-fYz2_FE
Utah Division of Oil, Gas & Mining Hearing 10/28/2020
https://youtu.be/bXDadKXbC18
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Transcripts of the formal items will be available for review at the Division offices approximately fifteen business days after the hearing date. Copies of individual transcripts may be purchased from Advanced Reporting Solutions, 159 West Broadway, Broadway Lofts, Suite 100, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101, ph.: 801-746-5080.
