Welcome...
The state of Utah is ranked 12th in the country in crude oil production and
10th in natural gas production (Energy Information Administration; rankings based on 2006
production, not including Federal Offshore production areas). There are approximately 7,500 wells currently in production within
the state.
The Oil and Gas Program of the Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining (part of the
Department of Natural Resources) was established
in 1955 to prevent the waste of oil and natural gas, encourage conservation and protect correlative
rights of oil and natural gas owners.
Our Mission today is to promote the exploration, development
and conservation of oil and natural gas resources in Utah, to foster a fair economic return
to the general public for such resources, and to maintain sound regulatory practices
to ensure environmentally acceptable activities.
News and Announcements...
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Notice to Operators - Paleontological Inventory Now Required
In accordance with a memorandum of agreement signed by the Division of Oil,
Gas and Mining (DOGM), the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA),
and the Utah Geological Survey (UGS), all Applications for Permit to Drill (APD)
that are submitted for areas located within sensitive paleontological areas must
include either a paleontological inventory or evidence of a completed
paleontological review of the drill site and/or other trust lands to be
disturbed by the proposed drilling operation. Before approving the APD,
DOGM will require written clearance from SITLA or a lapse of the
agreed-upon comment period.
Click here to obtain more information from SITLA's web
site and to view a map of the applicable areas.
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Electronic permitting is now available!
Utah oil and gas operators can now submit Applications for Permit to Drill (APDs)
through the Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining's ePermit system (NOTE: Prior to
filing for permits electronically, companies must first submit an ePermit
registration form to the division).
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Welcome to the new Utah Oil and Gas Web Site!
Click here to see WHAT'S NEW AND WHAT'S CHANGED.
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Proposed Oil Drilling on Great Salt Lake Under Review
The Division of Oil, Gas and Mining is analyzing two applications for permits to
drill for oil in the north arm of Great Salt Lake. The proposals have generated
a great amount of public interest due to the site's proximity to the Spiral Jetty.
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Drilling Technique Damaging Less Land (Deseret Morning News; 12/17/2007)
Texas-based Anadarko is drilling 17 wells from a single location in Utah.
Energy companies are using increasingly sophisticated drilling equipment and methods
to work more efficiently, decrease environmental
disturbance and, in some cases, find new sources of fuel in unconventional
geologic formations once too costly to tap.
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Study Concludes Oil and Gas Wastewater Injection Does Not Effect Water
Quality
A 15-year scientific investigation has concluded that wastewater from the
production of oil and gas that is injected into underground disposal wells
in the Altamont-Bluebell oil field in northeastern Utah does not effect
water quality in the area.
Click
here to read the full USGS report.
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Our Price Field Office has moved to:
Division of Oil, Gas and Mining
319 N Carbonville Rd #C
Price, Utah 84501-2351
