Additional Protections Forced Pooling Order
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2017 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Concerning additional protections for oil and gas interest owners subject to pooling of oil and gas resources.
Bill Summary:
Current law authorizes forced pooling, a process by which any interested person–typically an oil and gas operator–may apply to the Colorado oil and gas conservation commission for an order to pool oil and gas resources located within a particularly identified drilling unit. After giving notice to interested parties and holding a hearing, the commission can adopt an order to force owners of oil and gas resources within the drilling unit who have not consented to the application (nonconsenting owners) to allow an oil and gas operator to produce the oil and gas within the drilling unit notwithstanding the owners' lack of consent.
The bill specifies that:
- The hearing notice must be given at least 90 days before the hearing;
- Before entry of a pooling order, the prospective drilling unit operator must give the affected interest owners a clearly stated, concise, neutral explanation of the laws governing forced pooling; and
- The operators of drilling units shall, before commencing drilling operations, file an electronic report with the commission that states the number of nonconsenting owners and the percentage of acres that have been pooled, and the commission shall post the reports in a searchable database on its website.
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Related Documents & Information
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 04/21/2017 | PA1 |
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 04/25/2017 | SA1 |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Postpone House Bill 17-1336 indefinitely. | The motion passed on a vote of 3-2. | Vote summary |
| Refer House Bill 17-1336 to the Committee on Appropriations. | The motion failed on a vote of 2-3. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer House Bill 17-1336 to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 8-5. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment E). | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Adopt a conceptual amendment to amendment L.005 changing the spelling of "driling" on lines 4 and lines 8 to "drilling", and changing "with" to "within" on line 4. | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment G). | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer House Bill 17-1336, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | The motion passed on a vote of 8-5. | Vote summary |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/26/2017 | Third Reading | BILL |
36
AYE
29
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0
OTHER
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Vote record |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 05/03/2017 | Senate | Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely |
| 04/26/2017 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs |
| 04/26/2017 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/25/2017 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor |
| 04/25/2017 | House | House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 04/19/2017 | House | House Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Appropriations |
| 04/12/2017 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy |
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