Rigzone is reporting:
The clock was ticking for companies trying to push through new
drilling permits on federal lands as the looming threat of a government
shutdown drew closer Monday. If the United States House and Senate are
unable to come to an agreement about a short-term spending plan, the
resulting government shutdown would bring to an abrupt halt at least
some oil permitting, according to a geophysicist.
“If there is a shutdown, no new federal permits would be written.
Without permits, there would be no drilling on federal lands, or
offshore lands more than three miles out,” said Kathy Hardy, a
geophysicist for EPL Oil and Gas.
While a well site that is on non-federal land is under control of the
state, and would not be affected, anything that is done on federal land
requires a separate permit, Hardy said.
And then this:
“There are at least three different permits needed. You need a permit to
drill the well, and a permit to complete the well, and a permit to plug
the well. If there is anything else done, you need a permit for that,
too,” said Hardy.
I assume this means no more permits in much of the Bakken.
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