State Oil and Gas Council
Section 259.010 creates the eight member State Oil and Gas Council. The council adopts and amends rules and regulations pursuant to Chapter 259, RSMo, to govern the oil and gas industry in Missouri, to establish standards for well drilling or operation, underground storage of hydrocarbons, and the production of oil and/or gas, and to establish fees to administer the law.
The State Oil and Gas Council is composed of the director, or his or her appointee, of the following agencies:
- Missouri Department of Economic Development's Division of Commerce and Industrial Development
- Missouri Public Service Commission
- Clean Water Commission
- Missouri University of Science and Technology and
- A member from the Missouri Independent Oil and Gas Association
- Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Two other persons knowledgeable about the oil and gas industry are appointed to the council by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.
When the requirements of 10 CSR 50-2.010 through 50-2.110 and chapters 259 RSMo have been complied with the authority to engage in oil and gas drilling or producing operations will be granted by the state geologist.
For more information about the State Oil and Gas Council or meetings, please contact the Missouri Geological Survey at 573-368-2100.
State Oil and Gas Council Members
- Joe Gillman, Chair, Missouri Geological Survey Director and State Geologist, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Rolla
- Shari Dunn-Norman, Ph.D., Vice-Chair, Professor, Petroleum Engineering, Missouri University of Science & Technology, Rolla
- John Borgmeyer, Missouri Public Service Commission, Jefferson City
- Brad Kramer, Industry Member, Kansas Resources Exploration and Development LLC, Overland Park, KS.
- Michael Lanahan, Missouri Department of Economic Development, Jefferson City
- William J. Luebbert, Public Member, Jefferson City
- Chris Wieberg, Clean Water Commission Staff Director, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Jefferson City
- Vacant, Public Member
State Oil and Gas Council Meetings
Upcoming Meeting
- Thur., Sept. 6, 2018 - in conjunction with a public hearing for proposed rule changes as part of the Red Tape Reduction Initiative. The meeting will be held at the Missouri Geological Survey, Rolla, Mo.
- Wed., July 18, 2018 - canceled due to light agenda
Scheduled Meetings
October 17, 2018
Minutes taken at the Oil and Gas Council meetings are not verbatim records of the meeting. Consequently, the minutes are not intended to be recorded transcriptions.
Past Meeting Information
2018 Meetings
2017 Meetings
For previous meeting information, please contact our office at 573-368-2100.
Activities Reports and other Presentations
- 2015 Oil and Gas Activities Report
- 2015 Proposed Oil and Gas Fee Presentation
- 2014 Oil and Gas Activities Report
Laws, Regulations and Council Orders
Oil and Gas Council Fact Sheet
Oil and Gas Production Statutes
Oil and Gas Council Rules | Rules in Development
Oil and Gas Council Orders
- Order No. OGC-2007-001 (Kerns 2-7-07)
- Order No. OGC-2011-001 (LaQuinta 1-5-11)
- Order No. OGC-2011-002 (Palo Petroleum 1-5-11)
- Order No. OGC-2011-003 (Colt 4-19-11)
- Order No. OGC-2011-004 (Colt 7-12-11)
- Order No. OGC-2011-005 (AltaVista 7-12-11)
- Order No. OGC-2011-006 (Colt 10-19-11)
- Order No. OGC-2011-007 (IGWT 10-19-11)
- Order No. OGC-2011-008 (Running Foxes 10-19-11)
- Order No. OGC-2012-001 (Kansas Resource Exploration 1-17-12)
- Order No. OGC-2012-002 (Laclede Gas Company 1-17-12)
- Order No. OGC-2013-001 (effective 4-17-13)
- Clark-Miller Oil Pool Boundary Map (as established by State Oil and Gas Council Order No. OGC-2013-001)
- Clark-Miller Oil Pool Boundary Map (as established by State Oil and Gas Council Order No. OGC-2013-001)
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