Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC)
NOTICE TO OPERATORS
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AOGCC offices are open for business from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday (except state holidays). Employees are available by phone, virtual meetings, and if needed, in‑person meetings by appointment. To receive public hearing announcements, AOGCC decisions, and orders, we encourage you to sign up to our electronic mailing list by following the steps provided in this link.
Orphan Wells Grant
Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Orphan Well Plugging and Remediation Program
Click here to view the details of this program
Underground Injection Control (UIC) Class VI Geologic Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide Program
AOGCC has recently released a Request for Interest (RFI) regarding the Alaska Class VI Program. Interested vendors can refer to the State of Alaska procurement website and RFI 240000002 at this link for more information. Vendors are encouraged to enroll in the State’s procurement process to be notified of additional and follow up opportunities to work with AOGCC.
UIC Class VI Primacy Grant from EPA
AOGCC has submitted a Letter of Intent back to EPA notifying them that we are interested in applying for the Class VI grant from EPA when that grant opportunity becomes available later in 2023. The grant would be to assist the AOGCC in pursuing primacy for the Class VI program. Information about Alaska’s Class VI wells and program is also available from the EPA Class VI website and from EPA Region 10.
AOGCC Regulation Changes
Effective July 28, 2022
The Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has amended 20 AAC 25.072(d), 20 AAC 25.105(c)(2), 20 AAC 25.110, 20 AAC 25.534, and 20 AAC 25.990. The regulations update drilling, wells, inspections, and definitions to provide more clarity in carrying out the purposes of Alaska Statutes 31.05.
The Lieutenant Governor signed and filed the regulation changes on June 28, 2022, with an effective date of July 28, 2022.
The regulations will appear in Register 243, October 2022, of the Alaska Administrative Code. For further information or to obtain a copy of the amended regulations, contact Samantha Carlisle at (907) 793-1223 or e-mail samantha.carlisle@alaska.gov.
Questions for AOGCC?
For general questions or data inquiries, email us at aogcc.customer.svc@alaska.gov
or call (907) 279-1433.
For website questions or issues, email us at aogcc.web@alaska.gov.