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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - ENVIRONMENTAL RULES, INCLUDING UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAM RULES FOR ENHANCED RECOVERY AND DISPOSAL PROJECTS › Section 4-8 - Casing and Cementing of Injection Wells

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Wells used for
				injection of gas, air, water, or other extraneous fluid into the producing
				formation shall be cased with safe and adequate casing or tubing so as to
				prevent leakage, and shall be so set or cemented that damage will not be caused
				to oil, gas, or fresh water sources.
(b) The provisions of Chapter 3, Section 22
				of these rules, shall apply to all injection wells.
(c) Before a new well drilled for injection
				or disposal is operated, the casing outside the tubing shall be tested at the
				greater of a minimum pressure of three hundred (300) psi or a pressure
				equivalent to the maximum injection pressure, but no higher than one thousand
				(1,000) psi. For the purpose of pressure testing, packers must be set within
				one hundred feet (100') of perforations. The same rules apply to testing
				existing wells newly converted to injection or disposal. Operators must provide
				the Commission staff the opportunity to witness all integrity tests. In the
				event a representative of the Commission is unable to witness the test, the
				Operator is required to provide documentation of the test to the Commission. A
				retrievable bridge plug will be utilized in casing to test tubingless
				completions.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - ENVIRONMENTAL RULES, INCLUDING UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAM RULES FOR ENHANCED RECOVERY AND DISPOSAL PROJECTS › Section 4-9 - Notice of Commencement/Discontinuance of Injection Operations

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The following provisions shall apply to
				all injection operations:
(i) Immediately
				upon the commencement of injection operations, the Owner/Operator shall notify
				the Supervisor of the injection date;
(ii) Within ten (10) days after the
				discontinuance of injection operations, the Operator shall notify the
				Supervisor of the date of such discontinuance and the reasons therefore;
				and
(iii) Before any injection well
				shall be plugged, notice shall be given the Supervisor by the Owner/Operator of
				said well.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - ENVIRONMENTAL RULES, INCLUDING UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAM RULES FOR ENHANCED RECOVERY AND DISPOSAL PROJECTS › Section 4-10 - Report of Subsurface Injections (Forms 2, 16A & 16B)

Current through July 13, 2024
Whenever any Owner/Operator shall inject water, air, gas, or
				  any substance into a pool for any purpose (excluding fracturing, acidizing, or
				  other similar treatment elsewhere required to be reported on Form 4), he shall
				  report to the Supervisor the type and source of the injected substance, the
				  total amount injected, and the injected pressures and casing-tubing annulus
				  pressure during injection if the Owner/Operator elects the monitoring test
				  requirements of Section
				  7 of this chapter on a monthly basis.
				  Computerized forms submitted in lieu of Form 2 or Forms 16A and/or 16B must
				  contain the same information as that required on the forms and must be approved
				  for format by the Commission staff. Enhanced recovery projects shall be
				  reported on Form 2 and disposal well operations shall be reported on Form 16A
				  or Form 16B.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - ENVIRONMENTAL RULES, INCLUDING UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAM RULES FOR ENHANCED RECOVERY AND DISPOSAL PROJECTS › Section 4-11 - UIC Variances

Current through July 13, 2024
The Supervisor shall have the latitude to grant variances to
				  the regulations for standard fresh water protection for good cause and to
				  provide that unnecessary hardship not be imposed. No such variance shall be
				  approved unless the applicant proves to the Supervisor, if no hearing is
				  necessary, or to the Commission, if a hearing is necessary, that the variance
				  will in no way endanger fresh water.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - ENVIRONMENTAL RULES, INCLUDING UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAM RULES FOR ENHANCED RECOVERY AND DISPOSAL PROJECTS › Section 4-12 - Aquifer Exemption

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) An aquifer
				which contains fresh and potable water may be exempt from the definition in
				Chapter 1, Section
				2(a), if the Commission by
				order, after due and legal notice and public hearing, determines any of the
				following criteria exists:
(i) It is mineral,
				hydrocarbon, or geothermal energy producing;
(ii) It is situated at a depth or location
				which makes recovery of fresh and potable water economically or technologically
				impractical;
(iii) It is so
				contaminated that it would be economically or technologically impractical to
				render the water fit for use as fresh and potable water;
(iv) It is located over a mining area subject
				to subsidence or catastrophic collapse; or,
(v) It has a total dissolved solids (TDS) of
				more than five thousand (5,000) and less than ten thousand milligrams per liter
				(10,000 mg/l) and is not reasonably expected to be used as fresh or potable
				water.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - ENVIRONMENTAL RULES, INCLUDING UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAM RULES FOR ENHANCED RECOVERY AND DISPOSAL PROJECTS › Section 4-13 - Natural Gas Processing Facilities and Pits

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Any person,
				corporation, or company desiring to construct, close and reclaim a pit or
				tinhorn used for the storage and disposal of waste associated with infield gas
				processing and gas gathering in Wyoming must apply for and receive permission
				to do so from the Commission before construction and/or closure activities
				commence.
(b) Any person,
				corporation, or company desiring to abandon a gas processing facility
				associated with infield gas processing and gas gathering in Wyoming must apply
				for and receive permission to do so from the Commission before closure
				activities commence.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - ENVIRONMENTAL RULES, INCLUDING UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAM RULES FOR ENHANCED RECOVERY AND DISPOSAL PROJECTS › Section 4-14 - Open Pit Storage of Oil

Current through July 13, 2024
The Owner/Operator shall not, except during an emergency,
				  permit oil to be temporarily stored or retained in earthen reservoirs or in any
				  receptacle in which there may be undue waste of oil.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - ENVIRONMENTAL RULES, INCLUDING UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAM RULES FOR ENHANCED RECOVERY AND DISPOSAL PROJECTS › Section 4-15 - Production Facilities and Natural Gas Facility Equipment and Flowline Abandonment

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) An
				Owner/Operator of a well or wells shall notify the Supervisor of all above and
				below ground flowlines and vessels, including tanks, if the flowlines or
				vessels are not used for a period of two (2) years. After consideration of the
				relevant circumstances, the Supervisor on a case-by-case basis, may require the
				flowline or facilities to be purged with fresh water or inert gases, drained
				and depressured. The Owner/Operator shall provide notification of the purging
				operation to the Supervisor or Authorized Agent.
(b) The Supervisor may require the Owner or
				Operator to abandon and/or remove all above ground piping. If flowlines or
				facility piping are removed, the removal shall be done in a manner that
				prevents the escape of fluids, that is:
(i)
				Purge with fresh water or inert gases, drain and depressure; then,
(ii) Seal the line or cap at both ends. If
				not removed, the Owner or Operator will be required to mark remaining piping to
				identify as purged piping.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE BEFORE THE WYOMING OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION › Section 5-1 - Adoption of Rules

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Sections 1
				through 27 of this chapter shall be known and designated as the "Rules of
				Practice and Procedure" before the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
				(Commission) and shall apply in all proceedings before the Commission or its
				examiners relating to the conservation of oil and gas, and in the
				administration by the Commission of the Wyoming Conservation Act and the rules
				adopted by this Commission thereunder.
(b) The Commission hereby incorporates by
				reference the following, which can be found at:
https://www.courts.state.wy.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/WYOMING_RULES_OF_CIVIL_PROCEDURE.pdf
(i) Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 24
				(Intervention), adopted by the Wyoming Supreme Court and in effect on March 1,
				2017;
(ii) Wyoming Rules of Civil
				Procedure, Rule 45 (Subpoenas), adopted by the Wyoming Supreme Court and in
				effect on March 1, 2017;
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE BEFORE THE WYOMING OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION › Section 5-2 - Commencement of Proceedings and Continuances

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Proceedings are
				commenced by the filing of an electronic copy and an original of a verified and
				complete application as defined in Chapter 1, Section 2, or a protest, complete
				with a map or plat showing the area affected by the application, with the State
				Oil and Gas Supervisor, and the payment to the Secretary of the Commission of a
				filing fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).
(i) Proceedings for aquifer exemptions and
				injection/disposal permits are commenced by filing an original and seven (7)
				copies of a verified and complete application as defined in Chapter 1, Section
				2, and in Chapter 4, Sections 5, 7 and 12, complete with a map or plat showing
				the area affected by the application, with the State Oil and Gas Supervisor,
				and the payment to the Secretary of the Commission of a filing fee of two
				hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE BEFORE THE WYOMING OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION › Section 5-3 - Docket and Copies

Current through July 13, 2024
When a proceeding is initiated, the Supervisor or designee
				  shall assign a docket number and enter the proceeding, with the date of its
				  filing, on a separate page of a docket provided for such purpose. Thereafter,
				  all pleadings and filings in the same proceeding shall be filed and shall bear
				  the docket number so assigned.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE BEFORE THE WYOMING OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION › Section 5-4 - Filing and Service of Papers

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) In all
				contested cases, the parties shall file all original documents, pleadings, and
				motions with the Commission, as applicable, with true and correct copies of the
				particular document, pleading, or motion properly served on all other parties
				accompanied by a certificate of service. The Commission shall maintain the
				complete original file, and all parties and the hearing officer shall be
				provided copies of all contested case documents, pleadings, and motions
				contained therein.
(b) Filing and
				service under this rule shall be made either by hand delivery or by U.S. mail
				transmittal to the last known address. Parties wishing to file by means other
				than those described in this Section shall obtain preapproval from the
				Commission.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE BEFORE THE WYOMING OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION › Section 5-5 - Notice of Complaints and Applications

Current through July 13, 2024
The manner and time for giving notice of complaints and
				  applications and the time and place for hearings shall be in accordance with
				  the provisions of the Wyoming Conservation Act and these rules. Unless
				  otherwise specified by the statutes or these rules, the applicant shall notify
				  those Owners of the subject lands and other lands within one-half (1/2) mile of
				  the boundaries of the subject lands or location where the operations is to be
				  undertaken.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE BEFORE THE WYOMING OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION › Section 5-6 - Attorneys

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A party,
				whether it be an individual, corporation, partnership, governmental
				organization, or other entity may appear through an attorney or representative.
				An individual may represent himself/herself. An individual or entity seeking to
				intervene in a contested case under Rule 24 of the Wyoming Rules of Civil
				Procedure (W.R.C.P.) may appear through an attorney or representative prior to
				a ruling on the motion to intervene.
(b) Prior to withdrawing from a contested
				case, an attorney shall file a motion to withdraw. The motion for an attorney's
				withdrawal shall include a statement indicating the manner in which
				notification was given to the client and setting forth the client's last known
				address and telephone number. The hearing officer or Commission shall not grant
				the motion to withdraw unless the attorney has made reasonable efforts to give
				actual notice to the client that:
(i) the
				attorney wishes to withdraw;
(ii)
				the client has the burden of keeping the hearing officer or Commission informed
				of the address where notices, pleadings, or other papers may be
				served;
(iii) the client has the
				obligation to prepare, or to hire another attorney or representative to
				prepare, for the contested case and the dates of proceedings;
(iv) the client may suffer an adverse
				determination in the contested case if the client fails or refuses to meet
				these burdens;
(v) the pleadings
				and papers in the case shall be served upon the client at the client's last
				known address; and
(vi) the client
				has the right to object within 15 days of the date of notice.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE BEFORE THE WYOMING OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION › Section 5-7 - Subpoenas

Current through July 13, 2024
Any party may request the hearing officer or Commission to
				  issue a subpoena to compel the attendance of a witness or for the production of
				  documents. Requests for the issuance of a subpoena shall be accompanied by a
				  completed subpoena, which shall conform to Rule 45 of the W.R.C.P.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE BEFORE THE WYOMING OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION › Section 5-8 - Discovery

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The taking of
				depositions and discovery shall be in accordance with Wyo. STAT. ANN. §
									
										16-3-107(g).
(b) Unless the hearing officer or
				adjudicative agency orders otherwise, parties shall not file discovery
				requests, answers, and deposition notices with the hearing officer or
				adjudicative agency.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE BEFORE THE WYOMING OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION › Section 5-10 - Appointment of Examiners

Current through July 13, 2024
The Commission may appoint one or more examiners, pursuant to
				  Wyo. Stat. Ann. §
									
										30-5-105, to conduct hearings in accordance
				  therewith.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE BEFORE THE WYOMING OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION › Section 5-11 - Hearings before the Commission

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Hearings in the
				following matters and proceedings shall be heard by the Commission as provided
				by Wyo. Stat. Ann. §
									
										30-5-106 and these rules. The Commission
				shall designate one of its members as a hearing officer to conduct the
				hearing.
(b) Matters or proceedings
				in which an interested party who may be affected by an order of the Commission
				in the matter or proceeding files a written objection to a matter being heard
				before an examiner at least three (3) days prior to the date set for the
				hearing on the matter or proceeding. The applicant shall be entitled to a
				continuance in the event a protest is filed less than ten (10) days prior to a
				scheduled hearing. No action shall be taken on an objection or protest that is
				not timely filed. The written protest must state the grounds of the protest and
				include information and evidence to demonstrate that:
(i) The protestant is a party entitled to
				notice or relief under Wyo. Stat. ANN. §§
										
											30-5-101
				through
				30-5-128,
				and WYO. STAT. ANN. §§
										
											30-5-401
				through 30-5410.
(ii) The
				protestant seeks a remedy that is within the jurisdiction and authority of the
				Commission.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE BEFORE THE WYOMING OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION › Section 5-12 - Hearings before an Examiner

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Pursuant to
				Wyo. Stat. Ann. §
									
										30-5-105, all matters and proceedings for
				which a hearing is required shall be set for public hearing before an examiner.
(b) Hearings before examiners
				shall be conducted informally. Oral statements may be made, and questions may
				be asked by any interested party, or by the examiner. The record of such a
				hearing shall consist solely of the appearances of interested parties, the
				verified application, and any exhibits, pleadings, written statements, or other
				documentary evidence submitted by the interested parties. Transcripts shall be
				made of hearings on aquifer exemption matters only.
(c) After the conclusion of any hearing
				conducted before an examiner, the examiner shall submit a recommendation for
				the disposition of the proceeding to the Commission. The Commission shall
				consider the report and recommendations by the examiner(s), and the record of
				the hearing, and shall ratify or deny the recommendation of the examiner(s). A
				written order shall be issued.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE BEFORE THE WYOMING OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION › Section 5-14 - Rehearing before the Commission

Current through July 13, 2024
Any interested party may, within thirty (30) days from the
				  date the matter was heard by the Commission or an examiner, file a written
				  request for a rehearing. A rehearing may also be ordered if recommended by an
				  examiner, or if the Commission is of the opinion that an order should not be
				  entered as recommended by the examiner. A rehearing shall be conducted as a de
				  novo proceeding in the same manner as other hearings before the
				  Commission.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE BEFORE THE WYOMING OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION › Section 5-15 - Operations Which May be Approved Administratively; Notice

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) In cases in
				which the applicant requests approval of an operation, which under the statutes
				or the rules of the Commission may be approved by the Supervisor as an
				administrative matter (including but not limited to horizontal well
				applications, exception location applications, or surface commingling
				applications), the applicant shall file one (1) copy of the application with
				the Commission. Injection well permit applications require an original and
				seven (7) copies of the application. Applications shall set forth all material
				facts involved including any specific information required by the rule or
				statute authorizing administrative approval of the operation.
(b) In addition to any other notice required
				by the statute or these rules, the applicant shall notify those owners within
				one-half (1/2) mile from the well or wells in which such operation is to be
				undertaken. The applicant requesting an exception to the well location
				requirements give notice as required by Wyo. Stat Ann. §
									
										30-5-109(c)(ii). The notice
				to be given by applicant shall be by mail (which mailing shall be by registered
				or certified mail where so required by statute or these rules) and shall set
				forth the nature of the application and the lands thereby affected. Proof of
				the mailing of such notice shall be by affidavit, which shall contain a list of
				names and addresses of all parties given notice by the applicant, and such
				affidavit must be filed with the Supervisor before any action is taken on the
				application.
(c) The operation
				proposed in the application shall be approved by the Supervisor
				administratively and without hearing unless:
(i) The applicant requests a hearing;
				or
(ii) A written objection to the
				application by an interested person entitled under these rules or by statute to
				receive notice by mail of the filing of the application, is filed with the
				Supervisor within fifteen (15) days after the required mailing is shown to have
				been made. Provided, that if there are filed with the Supervisor written
				consents to the application from all such persons otherwise entitled to notice
				by mail of the filing thereof, said Supervisor may immediately approve the
				application without awaiting the expiration of said fifteen (15) day period;
				or
(iii) The Supervisor in his
				discretion is of the opinion that a hearing is necessary or desirable;
				or
(iv) The Supervisor determines
				that the application should not be approved. If the application is not
				approved, the Supervisor shall promptly advise the applicant and state the
				reasons therefore.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE BEFORE THE WYOMING OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION › Section 5-16 - Conservation Tax Disputes

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) An oil or gas
				producer may apply to the staff of the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation
				Commission or to the Commission for a refund or adjustment of the mill levy
				conservation tax he has paid. Except as otherwise provided in this rule, said
				application must be made within one (1) year of the date the tax was due or
				paid, must be in writing, and state the grounds for the refund and the amount.
				The Commission and the staff may disregard any application for refund or
				grounds for refund not complying with this. If the staff does not consent to a
				refund, it shall so notify the producer. The producer shall have thirty (30)
				days from the date such notice is mailed to file a petition for review by the
				Commission. If he does so, the Commission shall set the matter for hearing and
				make a determination.
(b) If the
				producer and the staff do not agree on the amount of the tax due, the producer
				may pay the amount claimed by the staff under protest. Such protest shall be in
				writing and state the amount of the tax that is being protested and the
				grounds. The Commission may disregard any protest of taxes or grounds of
				protest not complying with this; otherwise, the Commission will set the matter
				for hearing and make a decision.
(c) In the case of unitized operations, an
				application for a refund or adjustment of the mill levy conservation tax must
				be made within one (1) year of the determination of the adjustment resulting
				under the applicable unitization agreement.
(d) Notwithstanding any provision in this
				rule, any refund claim filed after one (1) year of the date the tax was due or
				paid and approved by the Commission may be allowed as a credit on the
				producer's current year's or subsequent year's mill levy conservation tax
				obligation.
(e) If the Commission
				agrees with a protest or a request for a refund, it shall refund the amount
				overpaid by the producer without interest. The Commission may refuse to make a
				refund in an amount less than ten dollars ($10.00).
(f) Natural Gas which is vented or flared
				under authority of the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission and natural
				gas which is reinjected or consumed prior to sale for the purpose of
				maintaining, stimulating, treating, transporting, or producing crude oil or
				natural gas on the same lease or unit from which it was produced is exempt from
				the mill levy conservation tax of Wyo. Stat. Ann. §
									
										30-5-116.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE BEFORE THE WYOMING OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION › Section 5-17 - Removal of Abandoned Oil Field Equipment

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) When oil field
				equipment has been abandoned, as defined in Chapter 1, Section 2, the
				Commission may, after notice and a hearing, deem the equipment abandoned and
				dispose of the equipment by public sale or by transferring title to the
				contractor who performs the plugging and reclamation for the Commission. In
				doing so, the Commission shall proceed as follows:
(i) Provide notice to the Owner of the well,
				as identified on Form 7 (Change of Owner), the Operator as identified on Form 6
				(Designation of Operator), and to lien holders as reflected by the lien filing
				records of the Wyoming Secretary of State and the County Clerk of the county in
				which the equipment is located;
(ii) Check the lien filings with the
				Secretary of State and County Clerk within thirty (30) days prior to giving
				this notice:
(A) Notice shall be sent by
				certified mail to the Owner's and Operator's address of record with the
				Commission, or the Wyoming Secretary of State's corporation record, and to the
				lien holder's address of record as reflected by the lien document.
(B) The notice shall advise the parties of
				the general description and location of the equipment and that, if the
				equipment is not removed within thirty (30) days of the mailing of notice, the
				Commission will deem it abandoned, and transfer possession and ownership of the
				equipment to the Commission or to the person who plugs the well, reclaims the
				drill site, or who will remove the equipment.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE BEFORE THE WYOMING OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION › Section 5-19 - Commission Meetings

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Wyoming Oil
				and Gas Conservation Commission shall meet the second Tuesday of each month,
				unless otherwise approved by the Commission, at the Commission's Conference
				Room at 9:00 a.m.
(b) The
				Commission shall meet at such other times as necessary at the time and place
				designated by the Commission Chairman.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE BEFORE THE WYOMING OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION › Section 5-20 - Commission Office

Current through July 13, 2024
The Commission office shall be located at 2211 King
				  Boulevard, Casper, Wyoming.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE BEFORE THE WYOMING OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION › Section 5-21 - Burden of Proof

Current through July 13, 2024
The hearing officer or Commission shall assign the burden of
				  proof in accordance with applicable law.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE BEFORE THE WYOMING OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION › Section 5-22 - Evidence

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The hearing
				officer or Commission shall rule on the admissibility of evidence in accordance
				with the following:
(i) evidence of the type
				commonly relied upon by reasonably prudent persons in the conduct of their
				serious affairs shall be admissible. Irrelevant, immaterial, or unduly
				repetitious evidence shall be excluded.
(ii) evidence may be offered through witness
				testimony or in documentary form;
(iii) testimony shall be given under oath
				administered by the hearing officer. Deposition testimony and other prefiled
				testimony may be submitted as evidence, provided the testimony is given under
				oath administered by an appropriate authority, and is subject to
				cross-examination by all parties;
(iv) the rules of privilege recognized by
				Wyoming law shall be given effect; and
(v) a hearing officer or Commission may take
				administrative notice of judicially cognizable facts, provided the parties are
				properly notified of any material facts noticed.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE BEFORE THE WYOMING OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION › Section 5-23 - Default

Current through July 13, 2024
Unless otherwise provided by law, the Commission or hearing
				  officer may enter an order of default for a party's failure to appear at a
				  lawfully noticed hearing.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE BEFORE THE WYOMING OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION › Section 5-24 - Settlements

Current through July 13, 2024
Parties shall promptly notify the Commission or hearing
				  officer of all settlements, stipulations, agency orders, or any other action
				  eliminating the need for a hearing. When the contested case has settled, the
				  Commission may enter an order, on its own motion, dismissing the case.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE BEFORE THE WYOMING OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION › Section 5-25 - Ex Parte Communications

Current through July 13, 2024
Except as authorized by law, a party or a party's attorney or
				  representative shall not communicate with the hearing officer or Commission
				  member in connection with any issue of fact or law concerning any pending
				  contested case, except upon notice and opportunity for all parties to
				  participate. Should ex parte communication occur, the hearing officer or
				  hearing panel member shall advise all parties of the communication as soon as
				  possible thereafter and, if requested, shall allow any party an opportunity to
				  respond prior to ruling on the issue.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE BEFORE THE WYOMING OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION › Section 5-26 - Computation of Time

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) In computing
				any period of time prescribed or allowed by these rules, by order of court, or
				by any applicable statutes, the day of the act, event, or default from which
				the designated period of time begins to run shall not be included. The last day
				of the period so computed shall be included, unless it is a Saturday, a Sunday,
				or a legal holiday, or, when the act to be done is the filing of a paper, a day
				on which weather or other conditions have made the office of the clerk of the
				court inaccessible, in which event the period runs until the end of the next
				day which is not one of the aforementioned days. As used in this rule, ''legal
				holiday'' includes any day officially recognized as a legal holiday in this
				state by designation of the legislature, appointment as a holiday by the
				governor or the chief justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court, or any day
				designated as such by local officials.
(b) Whenever a party has the right or is
				required to do some act within a prescribed period after the service of a
				notice or other paper upon the party, and the notice or paper is served upon
				the party by mail or by delivery to the agency for service, three days shall be
				added to the prescribed period.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE BEFORE THE WYOMING OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION › Section 5-27 - Referral for Contested Case Hearing

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) After notice to
				the parties and opportunity to be heard regarding the nature and complexity of
				the case, the Commission may, at its discretion, or if so requested by a party
				to the proceeding, refer, assign, or designate one or more hearing officers to
				preside over any unusually complex cases, unless otherwise provided by
				law.
(b) To the extent a specific
				section has not been amended in these rules, contested cases referred under
				this section shall be conducted pursuant to the Office of Administrative
				Hearings (OAH) Uniform Rules for Contested Case Practice and Procedure, Chapter
				2, adopted by the Office of Administrative Hearing and in effect on July 20,
				2017, and found at:
https://rules.wyo.gov
.
(c) The Commission has determined that the
				incorporation of the full text in the Office of Administrative Hearings Uniform
				Rules for Contested Case Practice and Procedure would be cumbersome or
				inefficient given the length and nature of the rule.
(d) The following sections of OAH Chapter 2
				have been adopted, as amended, by the Commission as part of Chapter 5, and
				shall have precedence over the corresponding OAH Chapter 2 sections:
WOGCC
Chapter 5,
							 Section
OAH
Chapter 2,
							 Section
2
16
Continuances
26
12
Computation of Time
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 6 - PROCEDURES, FEES, COSTS AND CHARGES FOR INSPECTING, COPYING AND PRODUCING PUBLIC RECORDS › Section 6-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
The Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission is required
				  under W.S.
				  16-3-103(j)(ii) to adopt the
				  Department of Administration and Information's uniform rules pertaining to
				  procedures, fees, costs, and charges for inspecting, copying, and producing
				  public records.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 6 - PROCEDURES, FEES, COSTS AND CHARGES FOR INSPECTING, COPYING AND PRODUCING PUBLIC RECORDS › Section 6-2 - Purpose

Current through July 13, 2024
The Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission hereby
				  incorporates by reference the following uniform rules:
(a) Chapter 2 - Uniform Procedures, Fees,
				Costs, and Charges for Inspecting, Copying, and Producing Public Records
				adopted by the Department of Administration and Information and effective on
				September 6, 2016, found at:
http://rules.wyo.gov
.
(b) For these rules incorporated by
				reference:
(i) The Wyoming Oil and Gas
				Conservation Commission has determined that incorporation of the full text in
				these rules would be cumbersome and inefficient given the length or nature of
				the rules;
(ii) The incorporation
				by reference does not include any later amendments or editions of the
				incorporated matter beyond the applicable date identified in subsection (a) of
				this section; and
(iii) The
				incorporated rules are maintained at the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation
				Commission's office and are available for public inspection and copying at the
				same location.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 056 - Optometry, Board of Examiners in › Sub-Agency 0001 - Optometry, Board of Examiners in › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These Board Rules are adopted to implement the Board's
				  authority under the Act as it relates to the licensure and discipline of an
				  optometrist and regulation of the practice of optometry in Wyoming.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 056 - Optometry, Board of Examiners in › Sub-Agency 0001 - Optometry, Board of Examiners in › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-2 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) "Act" means Wyoming Statute §§
									33-23-101 through -117.
(b) "AOA" means American Optometric
				Association.
(c) "ARC" means
				Application Review Committee.
(d)
				"ARBO" means Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry.
(e) "Asynchronous" means the instructor and
				licensee are not together at the same time, there is no real time communication
				between the instructor and the licensee, the licensee does not receive
				immediate feedback, and content is created and made available for attendance at
				a later date.
(f) "Board Rules"
				means the administrative rules promulgated by the Board.
(g) "CE" means continuing
				education.
(h) "CELMO" means The
				Council on Endorsed Licensure Mobility for Optometrists.
(i) "COPE" means Council on Optometric
				Practitioner Education.
(j) "IC"
				means Investigative Committee.
(k)
				"Incompetence" means an act or omission that presents a danger to an
				individual's life, health, or safety and is likely to cause death or
				injury.
(l) "NBEO" means National
				Board of Examiners in Optometry.
(m) "OE Tracker" means an ARBO program that
				captures and stores CE information for optometrists.
(n) "Permissible removal of foreign bodies"
				means removal of superficial ocular foreign bodies not penetrating the
				intraocular spaces or tissues.
(o)
				"Pharmaceutical Agents" means those Food and Drug Administration approved
				pharmaceutical agents related to the practice of optometry.
(p) "Surgery" means the penetration by manual
				operation into the intraocular tissues or spaces for healing diseases,
				deformations, or injuries.
(q)
				"Synchronous" means the instructor and licensee are together at the same time,
				there is real time communication between the instructor and the licensee, the
				licensee can receive immediate feedback, and the course is on a fixed schedule
				where learning takes place only once at a specific date and time.
(r) "WAPA" means the Wyoming Administrative
				Procedure Act, W.S. §§
									16-3-101 through -115.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 056 - Optometry, Board of Examiners in › Sub-Agency 0001 - Optometry, Board of Examiners in › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-5 - Reference by Incorporation

Current through July 13, 2024
The Board hereby incorporates by reference the following
				  uniform rules:
(a) Each rule and code
				incorporated by reference is further identified as follows:
(i) Chapter 2 - Uniform Procedures, Fees,
				Costs, and Charges for Inspection, Copying, and Producing Public Records,
				adopted by the Department of Administration and Information and effective on
				September 6, 2016, available on the Board's website at
http://optometry.wyo.gov/rules
.
(ii) Chapter 2 - Uniform Rules for Contested
				Case Practice and Procedure, adopted by the Office of Administrative Hearings
				and effective on July 20, 2017, available on the Board's website at
http://optometry.wyo.gov/rules
.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 056 - Optometry, Board of Examiners in › Sub-Agency 0001 - Optometry, Board of Examiners in › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-7 - Change Name, Address, or Telephone Number

Current through July 13, 2024
Each applicant and licensee shall notify the Board in writing
				  of any change to their legal name, home address, business address, e-mail
				  address, or telephone number within thirty (30) days of the change.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 056 - Optometry, Board of Examiners in › Sub-Agency 0001 - Optometry, Board of Examiners in › Chapter 2 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE › Section 2-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
The Board is authorized under Wyoming Statute
				  33-23-109(a)  and
				  -116 to promulgate rules and regulations related to the application, licensure,
				  and renewal procedures to practice optometry in Wyoming.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 056 - Optometry, Board of Examiners in › Sub-Agency 0001 - Optometry, Board of Examiners in › Chapter 2 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE › Section 2-2 - Application Status

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) For those applicants seeking licensure,
				competency shall be met during the timeframe identified immediately prior to
				submitting a completed application.
(b) Applications shall be deemed "complete"
				when all necessary documentation has been received by the Board
				office.
(c) Applications shall
				expire one year after submission. If an application expires, an applicant shall
				submit a new application, including payment of fee.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 056 - Optometry, Board of Examiners in › Sub-Agency 0001 - Optometry, Board of Examiners in › Chapter 2 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE › Section 2-3 - ARC Review of Applications

Current through July 13, 2024
An applicant for licensure shall have committed no acts that
				  are grounds for disciplinary action, or if the act was committed, the ARC has
				  found after investigation that sufficient restitution has been made and the
				  applicant no longer presents a threat to the public safety.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 056 - Optometry, Board of Examiners in › Sub-Agency 0001 - Optometry, Board of Examiners in › Chapter 2 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE › Section 2-4 - Jurisprudence Examination

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) To successfully pass the jurisprudence
				examination, the applicant shall score at least 75%.
(b) Applicants that fail the examination
				shall wait one (1) week to retest.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 056 - Optometry, Board of Examiners in › Sub-Agency 0001 - Optometry, Board of Examiners in › Chapter 2 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE › Section 2-5 - Licensure by Examination

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Eligibility. An applicant may seek
				licensure by examination if the applicant is not licensed to practice in
				another jurisdiction, or if licensed in another jurisdiction but that
				jurisdiction's licensure requirements are not equivalent to Wyoming, or if the
				applicant fails to meet other licensure methods.
(b) Applicant Requirements. Applicant shall:
(i) Submit a completed application and
				payment of fee
(ii) Submit
				acceptable fingerprint cards;
(iii)
				Request an official transcript from the optometry college or university to be
				sent directly to the Board Office;
(iv) Request a verification of successful
				passage of parts one (1), two (2) including passage of Treatment and Management
				of Ocular Disease, and three (3) of the examination administered by NBEO to be
				sent directly to the Board Office; and
(v) Successfully pass the jurisprudence
				examination.
(vi) If the applicant
				has been out of clinical practice or instruction for five (5) or more years,
				the applicant shall submit the following evidence to demonstrate competency:
(A) Complete parts one (1), two (2) including
				passage of Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease, and three (3) of the
				examination administered by NBEO in the last five (5) years; or
(B) Complete twenty (20) hours of CE each
				year that meets the criteria in Chapter 3, Section
				3 for the last five (5) years.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 056 - Optometry, Board of Examiners in › Sub-Agency 0001 - Optometry, Board of Examiners in › Chapter 2 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE › Section 2-6 - Licensure by Endorsement

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Eligibility. An applicant may seek
				licensure by endorsement if the applicant is currently licensed in another
				United States or Canadian jurisdiction with substantially equivalent
				requirements as Wyoming and who meets Wyoming requirements for licensure by
				endorsement.
(b) Application
				Requirements. An applicant shall:
(i) Submit
				a completed application and payment of fee;
(ii) Submit acceptable fingerprint
				cards;
(iii) Successfully pass the
				jurisprudence examination; and
(iv)
				Submit verification of licensure where the applicant holds an active license in
				another jurisdiction with licensure requirements as stringent as
				Wyoming.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 056 - Optometry, Board of Examiners in › Sub-Agency 0001 - Optometry, Board of Examiners in › Chapter 2 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE › Section 2-7 - Licensure by CELMO Endorsement

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Eligibility. An applicant may seek
				licensure by CELMO endorsement if the applicant currently holds a CELMO
				Certificate issued by the Association of Regulatory Boards of
				Optometry.
(b) Application
				Requirements. An applicant shall:
(i) Submit
				a completed application and payment of fee;
(ii) Submit acceptable fingerprint
				cards;
(iii) Successfully pass the
				jurisprudence examination; and
(iv)
				Submit a copy of their CELMO Certificate.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 056 - Optometry, Board of Examiners in › Sub-Agency 0001 - Optometry, Board of Examiners in › Chapter 2 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE › Section 2-8 - License Type Designation

Current through July 13, 2024
All licenses issued by the Board will contain the letter "T"
				  following the license number to designate the holder as being qualified and
				  authorized to use diagnostic and therapeutic pharmaceutical agents in his/her
				  practice.