Regulation State
WSPA member companies produce most of their oil and gas in California, operating under the nation’s most rigorous laws. This complex regulatory system ensures environmental protection but also presents special issues and challenges to fulfilling the energy needs of consumers and businesses in the west. Over the past 10 years, dozens of new laws and regulatory rulemakings affect almost every facet of California’s oil and natural gas producing industry.
Well Stimulation
The industry also faces a variety of regulations and issues related to well stimulation in California, the process of injecting fluid under pressure into underground rock formations to free trapped oil and gas. Safely used for more than 60 years throughout the oil and gas industry, the process in California typically produces liquid oil rather than natural gas and has never been shown to adversely affect the state’s environment, drinking water supply or pose any risk to nearby residents.