DOI Rule on Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal Lands Widely Criticized

SUGAR LAND--April 8, 2015--Written by John Egan for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The pundits were right: virtually no one welcomed the new rule from the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) (Washington, D.C.) on hydraulic fracturing on federal lands, released March 20. Four years in the making, the 100-page rule sets out new federal standards for Oil & Gas Industry activity on federal lands, including new standards for well integrity, water protection and disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing. Within this article: Details of a new rule on hydraulic fracturing by the U.S. Department of the Interior.