by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Oct 27, 2025 | A FEATURED STORY, Administrative Authority, Anti-Industry Politics, Financial Assurance, ISSUES, News (Public Access), Rules & Regulations
By George Sharpe Oct 26, 2025 In 2000, Merrion Oil & Gas acquired 20 low producing wells from ConocoPhillips. Today, those wells have generated 25 years of jobs, royalties and tax revenue. However, under a new bonding rule being considered in the state, those...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Oct 20, 2025 | A FEATURED STORY, Administrative Authority, Anti-Industry Politics, Financial Assurance, ISSUES, News (Public Access), Rules & Regulations
IPANM (October 20, 2025) – IPANM would like to thank Sen. Larry Scott and all of the many state legislators who have submitted oral and written comments AGAINST the WELC Rulemaking for new Financial Assurance Bonding Levels and new OCD Authority to reject...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Oct 19, 2025 | A FEATURED STORY, Administrative Authority, Anti-Industry Politics, Financial Assurance, ISSUES, News (Public Access)
Industry Plugs Its Wells; Enviros Simply Want To Kill Off Independent Producers Beginning October 20th, the New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission will stage a rulemaking to consider proposals by radical environmental groups to impose significant new costs on...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Oct 3, 2025 | A FEATURED STORY, Administrative Authority, Anti-Industry Politics, Financial Assurance, ISSUES, News (Public Access), Royalties, Rules & Regulations
IPANM & SLO (October 3, 2025) – Prior to the 2025 Legislative Session, the State Land Commissioner threatened to raise state lease bonds if her Royalty Rate Increase bill bill wasn’t passed. Well, the Royalty Rate Increase Bill did pass, and apparently...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Sep 19, 2025 | A FEATURED STORY, Administrative Authority, Anti-Industry Politics, Financial Assurance, ISSUES, Legal Matters, News (Public Access), Rules & Regulations
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...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Sep 15, 2025 | A FEATURED STORY, Administrative Authority, Anti-Industry Politics, Financial Assurance, ISSUES, Legal Matters, News (Public Access), Rules & Regulations
IPANM (Sept. 15, 2025) IPANM and NMOGA have filed a motion to dismiss the entire WELC Rulemaking Hearing regarding new proposed Financial Assurance Bonding levels and new authority to cancel well acquisitions. The Motion to Dismiss is based on many factors, including...
