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US HB1926
Bill
Status
3/6/2025
Primary Sponsor
Wesley Hunt
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act to add a new subsection (h) requiring the Secretary of the Interior to approve applications for commingling oil and gas production from multiple sources
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Allows commingling from oil and gas leases, unit participating areas, communitized areas, and non-Federal or non-Indian properties before production reaches royalty measurement points
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Permits commingling regardless of differences in ownership, royalty rates, or acreage percentages between the various sources
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Requires applicants to either install measurement devices for each source or use an allocation meter/method achieving volume measurement uncertainty within plus or minus 2 percent, reported monthly
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Stated purpose is to minimize surface disturbing activities associated with oil and gas development on federal lands
Legislative Description
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for commingling.
Energy
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
3/6/2025