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Officials developing rules on oil and gas exploration to meet in March
Story Date: 2/27/2013
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Source: NCDENR, 2/26/13
The North Carolina Mining and Energy Commission and several of its study groups are scheduled to meet in March to continue developing a modern regulatory program for oil and gas exploration.
The March meetings are on the following schedule:
· The Compulsory Pooling Study Group meets from 9 a.m.-noon Friday at the Multi-purpose Room (Building 42) at Central Carolina Community College, 764 West St. in Pittsboro. The study group was developed to explore the issues surrounding compulsory pooling, which refers to joining leased and unleased tracts of land so there is sufficient acreage to form a drilling unit for natural gas extraction.
· Committees of the North Carolina Mining and Energy Commission meet from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. March 7 in the Ground Floor Hearing Room of the Archdale Building, 512 North Salisbury St., Raleigh. The committees were created and staffed by members of the full commission to address specific issues such as handling wastewater during natural gas extraction and the establishment of rules to protect the environment and property rights.
· The full North Carolina Mining and Energy Commission meets at 9 a.m. March 8 in the Ground Floor Hearing Room of the Archdale Building, 512 North Salisbury St., Raleigh. An agenda should be posted soon at http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/mining-and-energy-commission/meeting-schedule.
· The Funding Levels and Potential Funding Sources Study Group meets from 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. March 22 in Room 504-Q of the Archdale Building, 512 North Salisbury St., Raleigh. The group is gathering information on the possible costs needed to support local governments impacted by oil and gas operations. They are also addressing expected impacts to roads and bridges due to those operations, and how to offset costs to the state for administering oil and gas operations.
· The Local Government Regulations Study Group meets from 1:30-3:30 p.m. March 22 at the McSwain Agricultural Center, 2420 Tramway Road, Sanford. The study group is required to make recommendations to the full N.C. Mining and Energy Commission on local government regulations for oil and gas exploration and development.
To see a schedule of meetings for the rest of the year, go to http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/mining-and-energy-commission/meeting-schedule.
Please check the North Carolina Mining and Energy Commission’s meeting schedule at this website for any changes in meeting dates, times and location. Also, please continue to check the meeting schedule website for the posting of any new upcoming meetings.
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