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MAY 2015

Volume 58 No. 5

THE ISSUE
Challenging industry conditions require all independent producers to make savvy business and
Industry Success
operations decisions. This month's Industry Success
Strategies
Strategies cover story reveals insight from some
of the brightest minds in the industry. They are
exemplary of AOGR's readers, who are getting
ready for the upturn by streamlining operations,
cross-training personnel, and using their strengths
to attract capital while they high-grade drilling
inventories. Part two of New World Mexico
follows with a look at the start of open bidding in
the country. The Study in Geophysics reports open with lessons learned about
the complex geology in the Niobrara, while the Gas Compression Technology
reports look at optimizing multiphase production on pad well sites, and other
related topics. Finally, it's gung-ho in Oklahoma's lucrative new resource
plays, as indicated in the Mid-Continent Activity Update. Association news
includes Official Convention Sections for OIPA, TOGA and CIPA, as well
as coverage of KIOGA's midyear meeting. Cover design by Amanda
DeMoss. Issue photography by Jim Blecha and courtesy of Global
Geophysical Services, Newfield Exploration Company and Baker Hughes.
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MAY 2015

The "Better Business" Publication Serving the Exploration / Drilling / Production Industry

Page 46

Ronnie Irani
Chairman OIPA
"We have had
tremendous success
in recent years, and
will work to ensure
progress continues."
Page 125

William D. Goodwin II
President TOGA
"Transitioning to
secondary recovery
creates new
opportunities for
Tennessee."
Page 132

Kenneth H. Hunter
Chairman CIPA
"Opponents have
been unsuccessful at
the state level so their
strategy has been
local-level attacks."
Page 135

NEWS

16 | Hydraulic Fracturing: North Dakota and Colorado join lawsuit
against BLM rules; Louisiana court rejects parish zoning that stopped
oil well
16 | Regulatory Activity: Wyoming setback rules reasonable; BSEE releases rule on OCS well control; OSHA extends "severe violator" program to oil and gas; DOT slows oil trains through urban areas
30 | State Legislative: Arkansas clarifies sales tax exemptions; Tennessee
session quiet for oil and gas; Ohio House rejects governor's severance
tax plan; North Dakota makes changes to oil extraction tax; Montana
Petroleum Association satisfied with session; CIPA opposes three
DOGGR-related bills; Kansas legislators work on budget hole
39 | Crude Exports: Senate testimony extols benefits of oil exports
44 | Gas Resource: U.S. resource base grows by 486 Tcf
142 | NSPS: Industry files legal challenges to EPA regulations
143 | Ozone: Industry groups raise objections to proposed limits
146 | Pennsylvania: PIOGA concerned about DEP final draft rules
147 | Conventions: VOGA annual meeting mixes business and pleasure;
IPAA midyear tackles issues of the day
151 | Op Ed: Congressman speaks out on crude oil exports

OFFICIAL CONVENTION SECTIONS

125 | OIPA: Industry grapples with horizontal units
132 | TOGA: Oilmen seek state primacy on UIC
135 | CIPA: Opposition focuses on injection wells

CONVENTION COVERAGE

138 | KIOGA: Federal concerns weigh in Kansas
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