Wellbore Diagram Submittals: Rules, Requirements, and Common Pitfalls
What Colorado operators need to know before the next filing By: Aubrey Wood (Noonan)|Last updated: September 17, 2026 A wellbore diagram is rarely the reason a filing gets approved. It is frequently the reason a filing gets returned — and the operator who assumes the diagram on file is still accurate is the one who […]
Understanding the Requirements Behind Accurate Federal OGOR Production Reporting (ONRR).
By: Rebecca Long (Trujillo) |Last updated: August 27, 2026 OGOR reporting is rarely a problem in the month it is filed. It becomes a problem months later, when a misplaced measurement point or a carried-forward inventory has quietly grown into a reporting history nobody has reviewed. The Oil and Gas Operations Report (OGOR) is the […]
Colorado Form 6 Well Abandonment: What Makes a P&A Filing Stand Up to ECMC Review.
By: Julie Gordon (Webb)|Last updated: August 24, 2026 Form 6 filings rarely get attention until one comes back with comments — but they quietly decide whether a P&A program runs on schedule and whether your team spends its time on the next well or the last one. ECMC Form 6 is the well abandonment report […]
Utah’s New Oil and Gas Bonding Rules Are Live. Here’s What Operators Should Be Checking Now.
Progressive Insights · Regulatory Analysis By: Ashley Noonan | Last updated: August 10, 2026 The first overhaul of Utah’s financial assurance program in more than two decades took effect July 8 — and the Division’s bonding assessment letters are going out now. On July 8, 2026, Utah’s updated oil and gas bonding require
Wyoming Sage-Grouse EO: 2026 Draft Changes
By: Ashley Noonan | Last updated: August 10, 2026 Greater sage-grouse in southwest Wyoming, Tom Koerner/USFWS, Public Domain, https://www.fws.gov/media/greater-sage-grouse-southwest-wyoming The short version: Wyoming’s draft 2026 Sage-Grouse Executive Order is not yet signed — the comment period closed July 31, and a final version is expected in rou