The Bakken Oil play has taken off like wildfire. But oil companies say there are still several delays at the federal level. So independent oil and gas producers went to Washington to advocate for better policies to enhance drilling in the west.I have mixed feelings on this one. With such a huge backlog of wells to be drilled, is 200 days all that important? Are there better issues to fight? Exactly what does the approving agency base its decision on anyway -- for granting a permit? Is 200 days even enough time to do an adequate job? I really don't know. The number of days required to issue a permit is way beyond me.
Two hundred days is the average amount of time it`s taking oil companies in North Dakota to get drilling permits on federal land. That`s just one of the policies the Western Energy Alliance wants to change at the federal level.
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Sunday, April 29, 2012
200 Days For Federal Permit
200 days to get a permit to drill on federal land.
Can someone comment as to how long it takes to get a permit on private land?
ReplyDeleteI am familiar with Case 17003 where Continental filed for a hearing in mid to late January.
In the hearing requested an expedited approval due to a scheduled arrival of a new walking rig in April. Currently waiting on approval of the case, no permits have been issued. Approximately 100 days passed so far.
That's a great question; I do not have an answer. Hopefully a reader might.
DeleteYou also might want to ask the same question over at the Bakken Shale Discussion Group; those folks have had plenty of experience with permitting in North Dakota.
The link is at the sidebar at the right, or:
http://groups.google.com/group/bakken-shale-discussion