The Utah Board of Oil, Gas and Mining meets on Wednesday, August 27, at 9 a.m. at the Department of Natural Resources building at 1594 West North Temple in Salt Lake City. The meeting will be streamed live on the Department of Natural Resources YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/live/8rV1aOUxYv4.
Division of Oil, Gas and Mining staff will conduct a briefing session at 9 a.m.
1. Director's update on oil and gas bonding rules
2. Update on legislative building block requests
3. One Big Beautiful Bill Act impacts on Utah's oil, gas and mining industries
4. Other
5. Next month's agenda and division calendar (September meeting in Vernal)
6. Opportunity for public comment
The board will hear the following matters as soon as the briefing session concludes:
1. Docket No. 2025-027 Cause No. 470-18 - In the Matter of the Request for Agency Action of MIDDLE FORK ENERGY UINTA, LLC for an order establishing overlapping special stand-up drilling units for production of oil, gas and associated hydrocarbons from the combined Wasatch through Dakota Formations from long lateral horizontal wells comprised of portions of Sections 25 through 28 and 33 through 36, T8S, R21E, S.L.M., Sections 30 and 31, T8S, R22E, S.L.M., and Sections 1 through 4, T9S, R21E, S.L.M., all in Uintah County, Utah. (This matter was continued from the June 25, 2025 Board Hearing.)
2. Docket No. 2025-036 Cause No. 997-05 - In the Matter of Formal Rulemaking to adopt R647-1 Definitions, R647-2 Exploration Mines, R647-3 Small Mines, and R647-4 Large Mines. (This matter was continued from the June 25, 2025, Board Hearing.)
3. Docket No. 2025-042 Cause No. 475-13 - In the Matter of the Request for Agency Action of MIDDLE FORK ENERGY UINTA, LLC for an order modifying the Board's order entered in Cause No. 475-02 to suspend Utah Administrative Code Rules R649-3-2, R649-3-10 and R649-3-11(1) and (2) as a result of the first expansion of the KJ2 Federal Unit to include lands within Township 6 South, Range 22 East, S.L.M., Uintah County, Utah.
4. Docket No. 2025-044 Cause No. 199-10 - In the Matter of the Request for Agency Action pursuant to Utah Administrative Code R649-2-4 of PERCHETTI ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC, for an order replacing Arb Energy Utah, LLC as operator with Perchetti Energy Holdings, LLC dba Elevation Energy Ops.
Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons requiring auxiliary communicative aids and services to enable them to participate in this hearing should call Patty Rowe at 801-538-5336 at least three working days prior to the hearing.