H.B. No. 0089

Ownership of subsurface pore space.

 

Sponsored By:        Joint Judiciary Interim Committee

 

AN ACT relating to property; specifying ownership of pore space in strata underlying surfaces; specifying applicability of act; specifying legislative intent; and providing for an effective date.

 

2/6/2008    Bill Number Assigned

2/11/2008   H Received for Introduction

2/11/2008   H Introduced and Referred to H01

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Miller

Excused:  Representative(s) Martin

Ayes 58    Nays 1    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/12/2008   H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Bagby, Buchanan, Dockstader, Gingery, Mercer, Olsen, Shepperson and Throne

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/12/2008   H Placed on General File

 

HB0089HS001/ADOPTED

Page 3-After line 23    Insert:

"(h)  Nothing in this section shall alter, amend, diminish or invalidate rights to the storage use of subsurface pore space that were acquired by contract or lease prior to the effective date of this section.".  BUCHANAN, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0089HW001/ADOPTED

Page 3-line 5           Delete "the date of the" insert "July 1, 2008,".

Page 3-line 6           Delete "passage of this section".

Page 3-line 15          Delete "the" insert "July 1, 2008".

Page 3-line 16          Delete "effective date of this section".

Page 3-After line 23    In the standing committee amendment (HB0089HS001/A) to this line, delete "the effective date of this section" insert "July 1, 2008".

Page 4-line 19          Delete "the effective date" insert "July 1, 2008".

Page 4-line 20          Delete "of this act".

Page 4-line 21          Delete "the" insert "July 1, 2008".

Page 4-line 22          Delete "effective date of this act".  BUCHANAN

 

HB0089HW002/FAILED

Page 3-line 1           Delete "or other substances".  MILLER, EDWARDS, MCOMIE, WALLIS

 

HB0089HW003/ADOPTED

Page 3-line 7           After "estate" insert ", including but not limited to the right to drill or recomplete a well, inject substances to facilitate production, inject water or inject carbon dioxide for the purposes of recovery of oil, gas or other minerals".  LUBNAU, BUCHANAN, COHEE

 

2/13/2008   H Passed CoW

2/14/2008   H Passed 2nd Reading

 

HB0089H3001/ADOPTED  (CORRECTED COPY)

Page 3-line 19          After "the pore space" insert "being transferred.  The description may include but is not limited to a subsurface geologic or seismic survey or a metes and bounds description of the surface lying over the transferred pore space.  In the event a description of the surface is used, the transfer shall be deemed to include pore space at all depths underlying the described surface area unless specifically excluded".  SIMPSON, BROWN

 

2/15/2008   H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Miller

Ayes 59    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/18/2008   S Received for Introduction

2/18/2008   S Introduced and Referred to S01

2/25/2008   S01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Burns, Decaria, Perkins, Ross and Sessions

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/25/2008   S Placed on General File

 

HB0089SS001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 2-line 23          After "space" delete balance of line.

Page 2-line 24          Delete "vacant or filled".

Page 3-line 1           After "substances" insert "." and delete balance of line.

Page 3-line 2           Delete.

Page 3-line 8           After "well," insert "dispose of produced water,".

Page 4-line 12          Delete "storage".  ROSS, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0089SW001/FAILED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 16          After "strata" insert "and is non-severable from the surface estate".

Page 2-line 3           After "property" insert "."; delete balance of line.

Page 2-line 4 through line 20       Delete entirely.

Page 2-line 22          Delete "(d)" insert "(c)".

Page 3-line 4           Delete "(e)" insert "(d)".

Page 3-line 7           After "estate" insert "nor to terminate or otherwise restrict the traditional use of pore space by those exercising rights pursuant to an interest in the mineral estate".

Page 3-line 13 through 24     Delete.

Page 4-line 1 through 9       Delete.

Page 4-line 11          Delete "(h)" insert "(e)".

Page 4-line 16 through 24     Delete.

Page 5-line 1 through 5       Delete.

Page 5-line 7           Delete "3" insert "2".

Page 5-line 19          Delete "4" insert "3".  BURNS

 

HB0089SW003/FAILED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 3-line 11          After "minerals." insert "Nothing in this section shall be construed to change or alter the ownership of oil, gas or other minerals that may be located in or migrate to pore space.".  BEBOUT.

 

2/26/2008   S Passed CoW

 

HB0089S2001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 3-line 7           After "estate" insert "." and delete balance of line.

 

Page 3-line 8           Delete, including the Senate Standing Committee Amendment (HB0089SS001/AE) to this line.

Page 3-lines 9 through 11     Delete.  ROSS, NICHOLAS, PERKINS, SCHIFFER

 

2/27/2008   S Passed 2nd Reading

2/28/2008   S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Bebout, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Fecht, Geis, Hastert, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Landen, Larson, Massie, Meier, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Mockler

Excused:  Senator(s) Aullman

Ayes 28    Nays 1    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/28/2008   H Received for Concurrence

2/28/2008   H Did Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Miller

Ayes 59    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/29/2008   Assigned Number HEA No. 0018

2/29/2008   H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0018

2/29/2008   S President Signed HEA No. 0018

3/4/2008    Governor Signed HEA No. 0018

3/4/2008    Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0029  Session Laws of Wyoming 2008.