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IPANM is not afraid to take strong stances on many current issues threatening our industry. We have to! Seemingly minor changes to regulations or rules can have a major impact on the financial solvency of our small oil & gas producers. While we will never compromise on our duties to protect human health, fresh water and the environment in our daily activities, we will fight unnecessary government overreach when new regulatory proposals are not based on sound science and do little to protect the environment.

Below, we’ve identified serious issues facing our producers. Please click on the corresponding button to learn more about each issue and IPANM’s stance on the issue. (Note: Some of this content may be restricted for members only. To access this exclusive content, please join our association!)

Methane
Infrastructure
Hydraulic Fracturing
Produced Water
Cultural Properties
Royalties
Industry Benefits
Setbacks & Chaco Canyon
Administrative Penalties
Injection Wells
Endangered Species
Horizontal Drilling Rule
Drilling & Leasing
Spill Rule
Financial Assurance
Seismicity
Endangered Plants
Anti-Industry Politics

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IPANM Breaking News from Santa Fe
This morning Representative Tom Taylor announced that after 16 years of public service he is resigning from the New Mexico
San Miguel Asking for Oil and Gas Comments & Participation
On January 16, 2014, the San Miguel County Commission received a copy of the proposed Oil and Gas Ordinance from
ONRR Unbundling Update
On January 21, 2014, the Asset Valuation Unbundling Team (AVUT) added an example on how to apply the Unbundling Cost
2014 Legislative Session
2014 Legislative Session
BLM to Hold Rotational Lease Sales
This week the BLM placed an announcement on their website stating that starting in April 2014 the agency will be
IPANM Joins Marketable Condition Lawsuit
Yesterday, IPANM filed amicus briefs with the New Mexico Supreme Court on a very important case here in New Mexico.
2013 Legislative Weekly Reports
2013 Legislative Weekly Reports
Reminder: CID Meeting Tomorrow in Artesia
The NM Construction Industries Division will be holding a meeting tomorrow, Thursday, December 5, from 9 to 11 a.m. at
Fighting Back Against the Fracking Fighters
IPANM recently filed a lawsuit against the County of Mora and its Commissioners for passing an ordinance in that county
KUNM Article on Mora County Lawsuit
The move by Mora County Commissioners to ban oil and gas development within the county this Spring has prompted the
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This morning Representative Tom Taylor announced that after 16 years of public service he is resigning from the New Mexico Legislature. Tom was also on the city council in Farmington for 16 years prior. Tom was always a leader, a supporter and most importantly an unbelievably strong friend to our industry. Tom will be missed.

Yesterday evening Rep. Strickler and Rep. Bratton presented a bill to the House Business & Industry Committee that would allow operators of marginal natural gas wells on SLO lands to ask for a royalty rate reduction from 12.5% to 5%. The bill was drafted at the request of IPANM, and we testified as the expert witness for the bill. The bill was well received by the committee and it passed 9 to 3. I look forward to continuing our work on this bill during the interim and next sessions.

The Session ends tomorrow at noon. The bills we were concerned about are dead. Thank you for the opportunity to represent our industry as the voice of the independent oil and gas producer in New Mexico.

On January 16, 2014, the San Miguel County Commission received a copy of the proposed Oil and Gas Ordinance from their consultant, Dr. Robert Freilich. The Ordinance is now available on their website and the County Manager and Planning and Zoning Manager are accepting comments. www.smcounty.net. We have also linked it here.

This week, I had several communications with the Planning and Zoning Director of San Miguel County and the Chairman of the County Commission. The Chair, P&Z and the County Attorney are working on comments received to their proposed ordinance. It was heavily stressed that the oil and gas industry needs to comment on their ordinance. They are seeking comments by February 11, 2014. You can either red line the proposal, which is attached to this email, or send a letter with specific concerns and constructive alternatives. Please send the comments to:

Les Montoya
County Manager
or
Alex Tafoya
Planning & Zoning Director, Suite 203
San Miguel County
500 National Street
Las Vegas, NM 87701

If you send comments, I would also appreciate a copy so that I can include an overall industry view in the IPANM comments and my verbal comments at the meetings.

In addition, The Planning & Zoning Board will meet on March 7th from 3 to 7pm to accept comments to the proposed ordinance. Again, it was stressed that representatives from the industry, businesses and agriculture need to be present to comment. After the Planning & Zoning Meeting, the matter will go before the full County Commission. However, if there is not industry comment at the P&Z level, the Board may not have a full meeting allowing repetitive comments from those presented at the P&Z meeting and the many meetings the Commission has already had on this issue.

The San Miguel Planning & Zoning meeting will be held at:
500 National Street,
County Commission Hearing Room
Las Vegas, NM

On January 21, 2014, the Asset Valuation Unbundling Team (AVUT) added an example on how to apply the Unbundling Cost Allocations (UCAs) for the San Juan Conventional Transportation System and Ignacio Processing Plant for 2006-2010. According to the ONRR informational email, the UCAs have not changed. The UCAs and example are available on the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) website, www.onrr.gov/unbundling. If you have any questions, please direct these inquiries to mail box onrrunbundling@onrr.gov

This week the BLM placed an announcement on their website stating that starting in April 2014 the agency will be holding rotational lease sales, meaning that instead of holding sales for the entire state four times per year, the agency is going to rotate the sales. Thus in April, the leases will only pertain to Oklahoma. In July 2014 SENM properties will be leased. The next lease sale for SENM will be July 2015. The rationale for limiting the number of parcels offered at a lease sale is based on personnel issues. The limitation of leases, particularly SENM, is very disappointing. We are seeking a meeting with State Director Juen to discuss the issue.

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The NM Construction Industries Division will be holding a meeting tomorrow, Thursday, December 5, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Devon facility in Artesia, located at 6488 Seven Rivers Hwy. The meeting is to address the information on oil and gas locations that have come on line since January 1, 2011. The Division is concerned about the lack of information provided and questions that have arisen. Kelly Hunt, Head Electrician for CID, will be conducting the meeting. For more information, see “NM Operators to Provide Electrical Info” below.

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