IPANM (Sept. 19, 2025) – Today, IPANM filed all of its witness rebuttal testimony to the Oil Conservation Commission regarding Western Environmental Law Center (WELC)’s Rulemaking Petition to raise financial assurance levels on state lands. These IPANM filings represent our strongest pushback against WELC’s Direct Testimony and OCD’s Direct Testimony calling for dramatic increases to financial assurance bonding.
Rebuttal Testimony of Clay Padgett
Rebuttal Testimony of John Nabors
Rebuttal Testimony of Mike Cantrell
Rebuttal Testimony of Mike Hannagan
Rebuttal Testimony of Robert Arscott PhD
Rebuttal Testimony of T. Calder Ezzell
Rebuttal Testimony of Trevor Gilstrap
Rebuttal Testimony of Jim Winchester
All other parties to this rulemaking hearing, including WELC, OCD, NMOGA, and Occidental Petroleum, also filed rebuttal testimony today.
IPANM is treating this rulemaking with the highest priority, and our direct testimony filed August 8th and today’s rebuttal testimony reflects our most vigorous opposition to this proposed rule. The proposed rule is being pushed administratively after the enviros and the OCD failed to get legislation passed in previous sessions.
IPANM’s Legal Team on the WELC Rulemaking has been led by Drew Cloutier and Ann Tripp of Hinkle Shanor LLP in Roswell.
