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Targeting Earthquakes, Oklahoma Limiting Wastewater Well Volumes

Oklahoma oil and natural gas regulators have instructed the operators of 23 wastewater disposal wells to reduce their disposal volumes due to recent earthquakes in Garfield County. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission issued the directive in response to earthquake activity around …

Oklahoma Bill Would Confirm Oil & Gas Regulators’ Authority

A proposal that would confirm state regulators’ authority to bind companies to their directives has passed the state House and heads to the Senate. The state House of Representatives passed the bill that would explicitly confirm the Oklahoma Corporation Commission …