MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN ARKANSAS OIL AND GAS COMMISSION AND ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY CONCERNING WELL DRILLING PITS AND COMPLETION PITSMemorandum of Agreement • November 22nd, 2010
Contract Type FiledNovember 22nd, 2010The Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission (“AOGC”) and Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”), jointly referred to as the “Agencies,” have joint enforcement authority over the regulation of well drilling pits and completion pits, which includes the handling and disposal of oil and gas drilling fluids. The AOGC regulates well drilling and completion pits pursuant to AOGC General Rule B-17 (the “Rule”), and the ADEQ regulates well drilling pits and completion pits pursuant to Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology (APC&EC) Regulation 34 (the “Regulation”), which incorporates the text of the Rule.