Santa Fe New Mexican
May 30, 2009
"The state Oil Conservation Commission on Thursday approved the legal boundaries defining the Galisteo Basin. The division used the Office of the State Engineer's description to establish the boundaries, according to Mark Fesmire, Oil Conservation Division director.
"We're making a law so we can't just say the Galisteo Basin. We have to have a legal description," Fesmire said.
With the legal boundaries decided, the commission can complete a proposed set of special rules governing oil and gas drilling in the Galisteo Basin. Originally, the commission was going to look at special rules for all of Santa Fe County.
"The commission decided there wasn't sufficient evidence to extend the rules outside of the Galisteo Basin," Fesmire said.
Residents of the Galisteo Basin began pushing for special protections from oil and gas development in 2007 after a Texas company Tecton Energy, announced plans to drill there.
Fesmire said the primary concerns in the basin are to protect water supplies and extensive archaeological and cultural sites.
The commission will vote on the proposed special rules for the Galisteo Basin at their next meeting in mid-June. " Link>>>>
May 30, 2009
"The state Oil Conservation Commission on Thursday approved the legal boundaries defining the Galisteo Basin. The division used the Office of the State Engineer's description to establish the boundaries, according to Mark Fesmire, Oil Conservation Division director.
"We're making a law so we can't just say the Galisteo Basin. We have to have a legal description," Fesmire said.
With the legal boundaries decided, the commission can complete a proposed set of special rules governing oil and gas drilling in the Galisteo Basin. Originally, the commission was going to look at special rules for all of Santa Fe County.
"The commission decided there wasn't sufficient evidence to extend the rules outside of the Galisteo Basin," Fesmire said.
Residents of the Galisteo Basin began pushing for special protections from oil and gas development in 2007 after a Texas company Tecton Energy, announced plans to drill there.
Fesmire said the primary concerns in the basin are to protect water supplies and extensive archaeological and cultural sites.
The commission will vote on the proposed special rules for the Galisteo Basin at their next meeting in mid-June. " Link>>>>
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