Here are resource links from cities, counties, states and organizations that are having conversations about the future of oil and gas development. Please email their local leaders and your oil and gas advocates regarding these cities, counties and states and demand action.
- Bureau of Economic Geology – www.beg.utexas.edu
- Bureau of Land Management – www.blm.gov/
- Bureau of Land Management – Montana/Dakotas – www.blm.gov/montana-dakotas
- Energy Information Administration – www.eia.gov/
- Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) – iogcc.publishpath.com/default.aspx?OriginalDomain=iogcc.ok.gov
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – www.usace.army.mil/
- U.S. Dept. of Energy – www.energy.gov
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – Oil & Gas Extraction Sector – www2.epa.gov/regulatory-information-sector/oil-and-gas-extraction-sector-naics-211
- U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) – www.osha.gov
- National STEPS Network – Association of Regional Exploration and Production Safety Networks – www.nationalstepsnetwork.org/
- U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC)- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) – www.cdc.gov/niosh/
State Agency Links
The following are links to state oil and gas agencies and commissions:
- Alabama State Oil and Gas Board – www.ogb.state.al.us
- Alaska Dept. of Natural Resources – Div. of Oil & Gas – dog.dnr.alaska.gov/
- Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission – doa.alaska.gov/ogc/
- Arizona Oil and Gas Conservation Commission – www.azogcc.az.gov
- Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission – www.aogc.state.ar.us
- California Department of Conservation – Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources – www.conservation.ca.gov/dog
- Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission – cogcc.state.co.us
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection – Oil and Gas – www.dep.state.fl.us/water/mines/oil_gas/index.htm
- Idaho Oil and Gas Conservation Commission – ogcc.idaho.gov/
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources – Division of Oil and Gas – www.dnr.illinois.gov/OilAndGas/Pages/default.aspx
- Indiana Department of Natural Resources – Division of Oil and Gas – www.in.gov/dnr/dnroil/
- Kansas Corporation Commission – Oil and Gas Conservation Division – www.kcc.state.ks.us/conservation/index.htm
- Kentucky Division of Oil and Gas – oilandgas.ky.gov/Pages/Welcome.aspx
- Louisiana Department of Natural Resources – Oil and Gas – dnr.louisiana.gov/index.cfm?md=pagebuilder&tmp=home&pid=301&ngid=1
- Michigan Department of Environmental Quality – Oil and Gas – www.michigan.gov/deq/0,4561,7-135-3311_4111_4231—,00.html
- Mississippi State Oil and Gas Board – www.ogb.state.ms.us/
- Montana Board of Oil and Gas – bogc.dnrc.mt.gov/
- Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission – www.nogcc.ne.gov/
- Nevada Commission on Mineral Resources -Oil and Gas – minerals.nv.gov/Programs/OandG/
- New Mexico Oil Conservation Division – www.emnrd.state.nm.us/ocd/
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Oil & Gas – www.dec.ny.gov/energy/205.html
- North Dakota Industrial Commission – Oil and Gas Division – www.dmr.nd.gov/oilgas/
- Ohio Department of Natural Resources – Oil and Gas Resources – oilandgas.ohiodnr.gov/
- Oklahoma Corporation Commission – Oil and Gas Conservation – www.occeweb.com/og/oghome.htm
- Oklahoma Energy Resources Board – www.oerb.com/
- Oklahoma Marginal Well Commission — NOW renamed Sustaining Oklahoma’s Energy Resources – soerok.com/
- Oklahoma LP Gas Research, Marketing & Safety Commission – www.oklpgas.org
- Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries – www.oregon.gov/DOGAMI/Pages/about_us.aspx
- Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection – Office of Oil and Gas Management www.dep.pa.gov/Business/Energy/OilandGasPrograms/OilandGasMgmt/Pages/default.aspx
- South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Oil and Gas – denr.sd.gov/des/og/oghome.aspx
- Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation – Oil and Gas – https://www.tn.gov/environment/permit-permits/redirect—other-permits/oil-and-gas-well-permit.html
- Texas General Land Office – Oil and Gas – www.glo.texas.gov/energy-business/index.html
- Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) – Oil and Gas Division – www.rrc.state.tx.us/oil-gas/
- Texas Railroad Commission – Oil and Gas Data Online Queries – www.rrc.state.tx.us/about-us/resource-center/research/online-research-queries/
- Texas Utilities Code – https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/?link=UT
- Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining – www.ogm.utah.gov/
- Virginia Division of Mines, Minerals and Energy – Division of Gas and Oil –www.dmme.virginia.gov/dgmr/divisiongeologymineralresources.shtml
- Washington State Department of Natural Resources –www.dnr.wa.gov/
- West Virginia Dept. of Environmental Protection – Office of Oil and Gas – www.dep.wv.gov/oil-and-gas/Pages/default.aspx
- Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission – wogcc.state.wy.us/
State Geological Survey Links
- Alabama Geological Survey – www.gsa.state.al.us/
- Alaska Division of Geophysical and Geological Surveys – dggs.alaska.gov/
- Arizona Geological Survey – www.azgs.az.gov
- Arkansas Geological Survey – www.geology.arkansas.gov/
- California Geological Survey – www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs
- Colorado Geological Survey – coloradogeologicalsurvey.org
- Florida Geological Survey – www.dep.state.fl.us/geology/
- Idaho Geological Survey – www.idahogeology.org/
- Illinois State Geological Survey – www.isgs.illinois.edu/iloil
- Indiana Geological Survey – igs.indiana.edu/
- Kansas Geological Survey – www.kgs.ku.edu/index.html
- Kentucky Geological Survey – www.uky.edu/KGS/
- Louisiana Geological Survey – www.lgs.lsu.edu/
- Maryland Geological Survey – www.mgs.md.gov/
- Michigan Geological Survey – wmich.edu/geologysurvey
- Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality – Surface Geology Division – www.mdeq.ms.gov/
- Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology – www.mbmg.mtech.edu
- Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology – www.nbmg.unr.edu/
- New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources – geoinfo.nmt.edu/
- North Carolina Geological Survey – www.geology.enr.state.nc.us/
- North Dakota Geological Survey – www.dmr.nd.gov/ndgs/
- Ohio Geological Survey – geosurvey.ohiodnr.gov/
- Oklahoma Geological Survey – www.ogs.ou.edu/homepage.php
- Oregon Geologic Data Compilation – www.oregongeology.org/sub/default.htm
- Pennsylvania Geological Survey –www.dcnr.state.pa.us/topogeo/
- South Carolina Geological Survey –www.dnr.sc.gov/geology/
- South Dakota Geological Survey – www.sdgs.usd.edu/
- Tennessee Geological Survey – www.tn.gov/environment/program-areas/tennessee-geological-survey.html
- Texas – Bureau of Economic Geology – www.beg.utexas.edu/
- Utah Geological Survey – geology.utah.gov/
- Virginia Division of Geology and Mineral Resources – Geologic Mapping –www.dmme.virginia.gov/dgmr/divisiongeologymineralresources.shtml
- West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey – www.wvgs.wvnet.edu/
- Wyoming Geological Survey – www.wsgs.uwyo.edu/
Oil and Gas Links
- Alaska National Wildlife Refuge: Arctic Power – anwr.org/
- AXPC – American Exploration and Production Council –www.axpc.org/
- Association of Well Head Equipment Manufacturers – www.awhem.org
- Consumer Energy Alliance – consumerenergyalliance.org/
- Dallas Public Library: Nancy and Jake L. Hamon Oil & Gas Resource Center – dallaslibrary2.org/business/hamon/hamon.htm
- DEPA – Domestic Energy Producers Alliance – depausa.org/
- The Energy Exchange – available Exploration & Production Prospects – enex.com/word/
- Integrated PoroMechanics Institute – University of Oklahoma – research of rock mechanics as applied to hydrocarbon exploration and production – www.pmi.ou.edu/index.php?width=1920
- NARO – National Association of Royalty Owners – www.naro-us.org/
- National Regulatory Research Institute – www.nrri.org/web/guest/home
- NSWA – National Stripper Well Association – www.naro-us.org/
- Oil and Gas Online – international industry news – https://www.oilandgasonline.com/
- Petroleum Technology Transfer Council – www.pttc.org
- RigData (Rig Location & Permit Report Service) – www.rigdata.com/index.aspx
- U.S. Oil & Gas Association – https://www.usoga.org/
College and University Links
These colleges and universities are among those offering professional degrees in engineering, geology and other petroleum-related fields.
- California Polytechnic State University – Mechanical Engineering – me.calpoly.edu/
- Colorado School of Mines – Petroleum Engineering Dept. – petroleum.mines.edu/
- Kansas University – Dept. of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering – cpe.engr.ku.edu/
- Louisiana State University – Petroleum Engineering Dept. – www.lsu.edu/eng/pete/index.php
- Marietta College – Department of Petroleum Engineering – www.marietta.edu/petro-department
- Missouri University of Science and Technology – Geological Sciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering – gse.mst.edu/
- Montana Tech of Univ. of Montana – Petroleum Engineering – www.mtech.edu/academics/mines/
- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology – www.nmt.edu/
- Oklahoma State University – College of Engineering, Architecture & Technology –www.ceat.okstate.edu/
- Pennsylvania State University – Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering – www.eme.psu.edu/
- Stanford University – Department of Energy Resources Engineering – pangea.stanford.edu/departments/ere/
- Texas A&M University – College Station – Petroleum Engineering Department – engineering.tamu.edu/petroleum
- Texas A&M University – Kingsville – Department of Chemical and Natural Gas Engineering – www.tamuk.edu/engineering/departments/chen/
- Texas A&M University at Qatar – www.qatar.tamu.edu/programs/petroleum-engineering/
- Texas Tech University – Petroleum Engineering Dept. – www.depts.ttu.edu/pe/
- University of Alaska – College of Engineering and Mines – Petroleum Engineering Dept.- cem.uaf.edu/pete
- University of Calgary – Canada – Petroleum Engineering – schulich.ucalgary.ca/node/111
- University of Edinburgh – Edinburgh, Scotland, UK – School of Geosciences – www.geos.ed.ac.uk/glg/
- University of Houston – College of Engineering – www.egr.uh.edu/
- University of Kansas – Chemical and Petroleum Engineering- cpe.engr.ku.edu/
- University of Louisiana – Lafayette – Department of Petroleum Engineering – petroleum.louisiana.edu/
- University of Oklahoma – Petroleum & Geological Engineering – www.ou.edu/content/mcee/mpge.html
- University of Pittsburgh – Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering – www.engr.pitt.edu/chemical/
- University of Southern California – Petroleum Engineering – chems.usc.edu/academics/
- University of Texas at Austin – Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering – www.pge.utexas.edu/
- University of Tulsa – Petroleum Engineering – engineering.utulsa.edu/
- University of Wyoming – Chemical and Petroleum Engineering – www.uwyo.edu/chemical/
- West Virginia University – Department of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering –catalog.wvu.edu/undergraduate/collegeofengineeringandmineralresources/departmentofpetroleumandnaturalgas/
Educational Links
These websites, organizations and museums provide educational insight into petroleum history, education, research and industry.
- Engineering Fundamentals – numerous helpful engineering and design tools, formulas, tables and calculators – www.efunda.com/home.cfm
- Energy Sources – Chevron’s learning website – www.chevron.com/deliveringenergy/
- American Oil and Gas Historical Society – Petroleum Age history newsletter – www.aoghs.org
- Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources – Smackover, AR – www.arkansasstateparks.com/museumofnaturalresources/
- California Oil Museum – Santa Paula, CA – www.caoilmuseum.org/
- Conoco Museum, Ponca City, OK – www.conocomuseum.com
- Drake Well Museum – Titusville, Pennsylvania – www.drakewell.org
- East Texas Oil Museum – Kilgore, TX – www.easttexasoilmuseum.com
- Farmington Museum at Gateway Park – Farmington, NM – www.fmtn.org/index.aspx?NID=248
- Houston Museum of Natural Science – Weiss Energy Hall – www.hmns.org/
- Illinois Oilfield Museum – Oblong, IL – www.theonlyoblong.com
- International Petroleum Museum & Exposition – Morgan City, LA – www.rigmuseum.com
- Kansas Oil Museum – El Dorado, KS – www.kansasoilmuseum.org
- Kern County Museum – Bakersfield, CA – https://kerncountymuseum.org/featured-exhibits/
- Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum – Galveston, TX – www.oceanstaroec.com
- Oil & Gas Museum – Parkersburg, WV – oilandgasmuseum.com/Pages/oilandgashome.html
- Phillips Petroleum Company Museum – Bartlesville, OK – www.phillips66museum.com
- Permian Basin Petroleum Museum – Midland, TX – petroleummuseum.org/
- Texas Energy Museum – Beaumont, TX – www.texasenergymuseum.org
- West Kern Oil Museum – Taft, CA – www.westkern-oilmuseum.org
- Wood River History Refinery History Museum – Wood River, IL – www.wrrhm.org
Professional Society Links
These organizations serve the oil and gas industry:
- American Association of Drilling Engineers – www.aade.org
- American Association of Petroleum Geologists – www.aapg.org
- American Association of Professional Landman – www.landman.org
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers – www.aiche.org
- American Institute of Professional Geologists – aipg.org
- American Natural Gas Alliance – www.anga.us
- American Petroleum Institute – www.api.org
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers – www.asme.org
- American Society of Safety Professionals – www.assp.org
- Association of Energy Service Companies – www.aesc.net
- Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists – www.cspg.org
- Gas Technology Institute – www.gastechnology.org
- Independent Petroleum Association of America – www.ipaa.org
- International Association of Drilling Contractors – www.iadc.org/
- International Association of Geophysical Contractors – www.iagc.org
- Interstate Natural Gas Association – www.ingaa.org
- Petroleum Equipment and Services Association – pesa.org
- Society of Exploration Geophysicists – www.seg.org/seg
- Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists (SIPES) – www.sipes.org
- Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers – www.spee.org
- Society of Petroleum Engineers International – www.spe.org
- Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts – www.spwla.org
State Professional Society Links
- Alaska Oil & Gas Association – www.aoga.org
- Arkansas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners – aipro.org/
- California Independent Petroleum Association – www.cipa.org
- Coalbed Methane Association of Alabama – coalbed.com/
- Colorado Oil & Gas Association – www.coga.org
- Colorado Petroleum Association – www.coloradopetroleumassociation.org
- Eastern Kansas Oil & Gas Association – www.ekoga.org/
- Illinois Oil & Gas Association – ioga.com/
- Independent Oil & Gas Association of West Virginia – www.iogawv.com/
- Independent Petroleum Association of New Mexico – ipanm.org/
- Independent Oil & Gas Association of New York – www.iogany.org/
- Independent Oil & Gas Association of West Virginia – iogawv.com/
- Indiana Oil & Gas Association – www.indianaoga.org/
- Kansas Independent Oil & Gas Association – www.kioga.org
- Kentucky Oil & Gas Association – www.kyoilgas.org/
- Louisiana Midcontinent Oil & Gas Association – www.lmoga.com
- Michigan Oil & Gas Association – www.michiganoilandgas.org
- Midwest Petroleum Technology Transfer Council (PTTC) – www.pttc.org
- Mississippi Independent Producers and Royalty Owners – www.mipro.ms/
- Montana Petroleum Association – www.montanapetroleum.org/
- New Mexico Oil & Gas Association – www.nmoga.org
- New York State Oil Producers Association – newyorkstateoilproducersassociation.com/
- North Dakota Petroleum Council – www.ndoil.org
- Ohio Oil & Gas Association – www.ooga.org
- Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association – wwww.oipa.com
- Panhandle Producers & Royalty Owners Association (Texas) – pproa.org/
- Pennsylvania Council of Professional Geologists – pcpg.wildapricot.org
- Pennsylvania Independent Oil and Gas Association – (PIOGA) – www.pioga.org
- Permian Basin Petroleum Association (Texas) – pbpa.info/
- Petroleum Association of Wyoming – www.pawyo.org
- Pittsburgh Geological Society – www.pittsburghgeologicalsociety.org/
- Southeastern Ohio Oil & Gas Association – www.sooga.org/
- Tennessee Oil & Gas Association – www.tennoil.com/
- Texas Alliance of Energy Producers (TAEP) – texasalliance.org
- Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO) – www.tipro.org/
- Texas Land and Mineral Owner Association – www.tlma.org
- Texas Oil & Gas Association – www.txoga.org/
- Utah Petroleum Association – utahpetroleum.org/
- Virginia Oil & Gas Association – www.vaoilandgas.com/
- Western Energy Alliance (formerly IPAMS) – www.westernenergyalliance.org/
- West Virginia Oil & Natural Gas Association – www.wvonga.com/
International Links
- Australian Institute of Petroleum – www.aip.com.au/
- Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers – www.capp.ca
- FuelsEurope – www.fuelseurope.eu/
- Oil & Gas UK – www.oilandgasuk.co.uk/
- World Petroleum Council – www.world-petroleum.org/