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July 10, 2009

Author: Walter G. Wright
Source: Mitchell Williams Publication

Both the federal Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”)  and the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) are the primary federal and Arkansas agencies respectively that regulate oil and gas exploration/production/operation from an environmental regulatory standpoint.  However, the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission (“AOGC”) regulates production related aspects of oil and gas wells and certain injection wells (i.e., for example, the injection of produced water).  For example, AOGC jurisdiction encompasses subsurface aspects of Class II injection of Exploration and Production (“E&P”) wastes.

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