Groundbreaking Settlement Regarding Fracking Disclosure Procedures

In 2010, Wyoming became the first state to require oil and gas companies to disclose the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations.  However, the application of trade secret exemptions became contentious and eventually the issue reached the Wyoming Supreme Court in the case of Powder River Basin Resource Counsel et. al v. Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission and Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., 2014 WY 37 (Wyo. 2014).

This week, a groundbreaking legal settlement reportedly has been reached in the case pending before Judge Catherine Wilking involving Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission ("WOGCC") and environmental groups (including the Powder River Basin Resource Counsel, Wyoming Outdoor Council, Earthworks and the Center for Effective Government).