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Daisy Wang

From: Tom Kropatsch [tom.kropatsch@wyo.gov]

Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2015 12:02 PM

To: Daisy Wang

Subject: Re: Copyright data clarification for US EPA (WYOGCC)

Hi Daisy, 

Sorry, had to get confirmation from our IT folks that they didn't have any concerns. You

can use the files you downloaded there is no specific copyright issues related to those. 

Thanks, 

Tom Kropatsch

Deputy Oil and Gas Supervisor

Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission

2211 King Blvd

PO Box 2640

Casper, WY 82602

Office: (307) 234-7147 

Cell: (307) 274-7487

On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 9:08 AM, Daisy Wang <Daisy.Wang@erg.com> wrote: 

Hi Tom,

I’m just following up on this request – could you please let us know if this data is copyrighted or not?

Thanks,

Daisy

Sincerely,

Daisy Wang

Environmental Engineer

Eastern Research Group, Inc.

(848) 209-9675

daisy.wang@erg.com
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From: Daisy Wang 

Sent: Friday, February 13, 2015 5:50 PM 

To: 'Tom Kropatsch' 

Subject: RE: Copyright data clarification for US EPA (WYOGCC)

 

Hi Tom,

Below is a list of the files we have downloaded that are in question. 

- Well Header Data 111412 (Available at: 

http://wogcc.state.wy.us/urecordsMenu.cfm?Skip='Y'&oops=ID24928)

- Production Data (Available at: http://wogcc.state.wy.us/WebUpFileapis.cfm?oops=1) 

For this, we uploaded a file of well API numbers and downloaded the resulting excel file. 

We would like to publish the excel file with production data and the whole well header database in the public 

record. It would be greatly appreciated if you could respond to this email specifying whether or not these data 

files are copyrighted or not. If not, these files will be made available to the public on www.regulations.gov at 

the time of proposal. If the data is copyrighted, it will only be made available to the public at a read only 

computer station in Washington D.C..

Please let me know if you have any questions!

Sincerely,

Daisy Wang

Environmental Engineer

Eastern Research Group, Inc.

(848) 209-9675

daisy.wang@erg.com
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From: Tom Kropatsch [mailto:tom.kropatsch@wyo.gov] 

Sent: Friday, February 13, 2015 5:29 PM 

To: Daisy Wang 

Subject: Re: Copyright data clarification for US EPA (WYOGCC)

 

Hi Daisy, 

If you could send a list of the files that would be great. 

 

Thanks 

Tom Kropatsch 

Deputy Oil and Gas Supervisor 

WOGCC 

307-234-7147

On Feb 13, 2015, at 1:37 PM, Daisy Wang <Daisy.Wang@erg.com> wrote: 

Hi Mr. Kropatsch, 

 

My name is Daisy Wang and I work for Eastern Research Group, Inc., a contractor for the 

United States Environmental Protection Agency. We are supporting EPA with a rule making that 

will cover the unconventional oil and gas extraction industry 

(http://water.epa.gov/scitech/wastetech/guide/oilandgas/unconv.cfm). 

 

As part of the rulemaking process, we downloaded data from the Wyoming Oil and Gas 

Conservation Commission website for analysis. EPA has determined that they would like to 

make these analyses and the raw data available in the public record to support the rulemaking. 

We noticed that the website has a blanket copyright claim, but it is unclear what is covered under 

this claim. Could you help us to clarify if specific data files are copyrighted or not? If so, I can 

send you a list of the data files that are in question. If not, could you please point us to the best 

person who can answer our question? 

 
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I recently left you a voicemail with this same information, but hopefully it will be easier to read 

in an e-mail! Thank you in advance for your help. 

 

Sincerely, 

Daisy Wang 

Environmental Engineer 

Eastern Research Group, Inc. 

(848) 209-9675

daisy.wang@erg.com

 

 

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