The EFD-TIP team integrates advanced technologies into systems that significantly reduce the footprint of oil and gas drilling and production in environmentally sensitive areas. The objective is to identify, develop and transfer critical, cost effective, new technologies that can provide industry and policy makers with the ability to develop reserves in a safe and environmentally friendly manner.
The Natural Resources Law Center (NRLC) at the University of Colorado Law has developed a free-access, searchable database and supporting website for best management practices (BMPs). The NRLC developed this version of the database/website in conjunction with project partners and advisors from government, industry, the conservation community and academia. Launched in 2009, this version focuses upon the Intermountain West (CO, MT, NM, UT, WY). It includes federal, state and local regulatory requirements as well as voluntary practices currently in use, required and/or recommended for the protection of surface resources.
Intermountain Oil and Gas Drilling BMP Project