Tax Reduction
The Conservation Tax paid to support the operation of the Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission will be reduced to 2.0 mills per dollar effective at midnight on April 1, 2008. The Commission entered Order No. R-820 on January 22, 2008 authorizing the tax reduction. The current levy is 3.0 mills per dollar and will remain in effect until April 1, 2008. Copies of the order and Memorandum 121 to all operators and interested parties may be viewed in PDF format from the following links.
...Memorandum 121
...Order R-820
Test Your Energy IQ
"At a time when millions of Americans are focusing on energy issues and policies, a new survey finds that most U.S. adults have a fundamental lack of knowledge regarding energy demand and supplies and the role of America's oil and natural gas companies. In fact, when presented with 20 multiple choice questions, in many cases people chose the response that is farthest from the correct answer...API commissioned the online research by Harris Interactive of 1,333 Americans between Man 29 and June 4, 2007. Take the interactive survey yourself and test your knowledge." ...reprinted from "Well Servicing September/October 2007"
...Interactive Survey
...Visit Energy Tomorrow Web Site
LANDSAT Photogeologic-Geomorphic Study
On August 1, 2007 the Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has formally released a LANDSAT Photogeologic-Geomorphic study compiled by David Koger of Fort Worth, TX. These data sets are now available for download from our Well Data and Publications link. A companion online GIS presentation is also available. See also Commission Memorandum No. 119 for complete details on this study.
...LANDSAT Study
Nebraska Well Data Delivery System (Data Mining)
The Nebraska Well Data Delivery System was designed to provide up-to-date oil and gas information from the Commission's oil and gas database. From this system you can access well data, lease/unit data, production data, UIC monitoring data and reference information. Images of scanned documents, logs and scout tickets for all available wells are available. Landowner information is not available through our database. You must still contact the local county court houses for that information. Currently there are two unique sites available for mining of this data.
Please be aware of the requirements for utilizing these Data Mining sites. You must be using IE 5.5 or greater. All popup blockers must be disabled. Cookies must be enabled. You can avoid having to change your system settings for popups and cookies each time you access data mining by adding our site to your list of Trusted Sites. In addition, each 3rd-party popup blocker installed must be configured to allow popups from the nogcc.ne.gov. Instructions for adding a trusted site are available by clicking on the Data Mining Requirements link below. These sites are best viewed at a resolution of 1024x768 or higher.
...Data Mining Requirements
GIS Data Mining
The GIS Data Mining System simplifies searching for up-to-date oil and gas information by providing the user with both GIS mapping and selection and full text "Google" style search. Data export and full reporting capabilities on this site are still under development. No logon is required to use this system. To research all wells in a township you simply need enter the township (ex. 13N 52W) in the find box and then expand the wells tree to see a listing of all wells. Clicking on any of the wells will zoom the map to that township and display the well information in the details pane below the map. Other information that can be used in your search are well name, lease name, county, operator, API number and many many more.
...GIS Data Mining
Text Data Mining
The Text Data Mining System provides full data exporting and reporting of all information contained in our databases at the cost of sacrificing the ease of use and searching capabilities of the GIS counterpart. The logon User ID for this system is "public" without a password.
...Text Data Mining
Drilling Permits
Scanned drilling permits are available from either Data Mining site. For Text Data Mining: Under the Wells Menu select Well Data. Filter on 'Well Status' 'equal to' 'pw'. Images may be obtained from the Well Images tab. For GIS Data Mining: Enter 'pw' in the text search area and click on find. An expandable list of all permits will show in the search pane. Click on Wells to expand the list and then click on the well you are interested in. Scanned permits may be obtained by clicking on the View Image in the resulting Details Pane Images tab.
Our Mission
The Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission was founded in 1959. Its mission is to foster, encourage and promote the development, production and utilization of natural resources of oil and gas in the state. The mission will be accomplished in such a manner as will prevent waste, protect correlative rights of all owners, and encourage and authorize secondary recovery, pressure maintenance, cycling, or recycling, in order that the greatest ultimate recovery of oil and gas may be obtained within the state while protecting the environment. To this end the landowners, producers, and the general public will realize and enjoy the greatest possible good from these vital, irreplaceable natural resources.