Contents APRIL 2016 Volume 59 No. 4 THE ISSUE Recognizing the upstream industry's never-ending quest to improve efficiency, April's annual Drilling Technology reports open with the details of a study on drilling "one-run" wells that led an Eagle Ford operator to significantly higher success rates while reducing rig time, increasing economic efficiency, and enhancing safety. Meanwhile, a special Offshore Field Development report that precedes AOGR's 2016 Independents Guide to OTC reveals the key role data integration played in unraveling the geology in LLOG Exploration Company's Delta House project in the Gulf of Mexico. Association news this month includes Official Convention Sections for KIOGA and TOGA, as well as coverage of OOGA, IOGA and TIPRO conventions. Cover photo courtesy of BHP Billiton. Issue photography by LLOG Exploration Company. NEWS 16 | Federal Legislation: Producers back bills to repeal net income limitation for marginal wells 16 | Safety Regs: OSHA rule for silica dust halves exposure limit; PHMSA proposes new pipeline safety rules 28 | State Legislative: 2016 West Virginia session "neutral" for oil and gas industry; Wyoming lawmakers decline to change severance taxes; Two Western states take different energy paths 31 | Methane Policy: White House methane initiative targets oil and gas production; Study says oil and gas not source of atmospheric methane 34 | Air Quality: BOEM proposes updates to its offshore rules 37 | PBIOS: Biennial exposition "standing tall" in 2016 117 | Public Lands: Policies cement president's anti-fossil-fuel legacy 119 | OCS: DOI's 2017-22 plan withdraws Atlantic Coast; BOP rules expensive, study concludes 121 | Refuge Rules: IPAA, API challenge USFWS proposal OFFICIAL CONVENTION SECTIONS 89 | KIOGA: Kansas industry sees signs of optimism 95 | TOGA: Local funding, oversight surface in state legislature CONVENTION COVERAGE 99 | OOGA: Pipeline companies prepare for the future 105 | IOGA: Sales tax exemption tops legislative agenda 111 | TIPRO: Executives find signs of oil market equilibrium COLUMNS 25 | Tech Connections 27 | Washington Watch