2026 Annual Business Meeting
Presentations
Council of Oil and Gas Attorneys
May 18, 2026
Chair: Dave Flannery
Update on Federal Regulations and Litigation
Dave Flannery, Steptoe and Johnson, PLLC
North Dakota Court Decisions on Constitutionality of CCUS Statute
Richard Suggs, North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources
Public Outreach Committee
May 19, 2026
Chair: Charlie Burd
Vice-Chair: Frank Thorwald
U.S. Onshore Activity: Trends and Emerging Issues
Brook A. Simmons, The Petroleum Alliance of Oklahoma
Producing, Treating, Reusing and Recycling: New Developments Affecting Water Management from Oil and Gas Production
Matthew McKeown, American Petroleum Institute
Legal and Regulatory Affairs Committee
May 19, 2026
Chair: Monique Edwards
Vice-Chair: Alan York
Trials and Tribulations of CCUS: Economics, Development, and Regulatory Scheme
Richard Suggs, North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources
Environment and Safety Committee
May 19, 2026
Chair: Matt Eales
Vice Chair: Randall Maxey
EPA 0000b/c Rule Status and Reconsideration Efforts
Wendy Kirchoff, AXPC
2026 IOGCC Orphan Well Update—Lessons from a 2025 Article on Estimating Undocumented Orphan Wells
Casey An, IOGCC
Energy Resources, Research, and Technology Committee
May 19, 2026
Chair: Mark Bohrer
Vice Chair: James Armbruster
2026 Knowledge-Sharing Project Update
Casey An, IOGCC
Exploring Mechanisms of Plug Job Failures and Their Fixes
Casey Bristow, RITEKS
Regulatory Discussion on Extended Reach Laterials: U-Shaped, J-Shaped, and N-Shaped
Mark Bohrer, North Dakota Industrial Commission
Public, Coastal, and Tribal Lands Council
May 20, 2026
Tom Kropatsch, Co-Chair
Greg Wilson, Co-Chair
Public, Coastal, and Tribal Lands Update Alaska
Greg Wilson, Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission