IADC tackles issues far and wide to support interests of US land drilling contractors

摘要

IADC continually monitors issues and proposed regulations that affect the interests of onshore drilling contractors. This effort is headed by Joe Hurt, IADC Director Land Operations. Onshore drillers' activities can be impacted by the activities of the US Department of Transportation, Bureau of Land Management Environmental Protection Agency and OSHA among other state and federal agencies. On 13 January, the EPA posted a notice on their stormwater web page to extend until 12 June 2006 the deadline for NPDES permit for oil and gas construction activity. The regulatory deadline requires stormwater permit coverage for oil and gas construction activities that disturb 1-5 acres of land.