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To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for commingling.
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for commingling.
Summary
This bill amends the Mineral Leasing Act to allow the combining of oil and gas production from multiple sources before royalty measurements are taken. This commingling of production from different leases, unit areas, or non-federal properties is intended to reduce surface disturbance. Applicants must use measurement devices or allocation methods that accurately track production volumes within a margin of plus or minus 2 percent, with monthly reporting.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Hunt, Wesley [R-TX-38] (R-TX)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Wesley Hunt’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- PERMIAN RESOURCES $16,600
- ANTINA CATTLE CO $13,200
- TRANSOCEAN $11,001
- BLACKSTONE $9,900
- PEOPLES BANK $9,900
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Wesley Hunt → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Mar 6, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. · house
- Mar 6, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 6, 2025
Mr. Hunt introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for commingling.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. COMMINGLING UNDER MINERAL LEASING ACT.
Section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (h) through (q) as subsections (i) through (r), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following:
“(h) Commingling.—To promote and allow for the minimization of surface disturbing activities, the Secretary of the Interior shall approve applications allowing for the commingling of production from two or more sources (including oil and gas leases, unit participating areas, communitized areas, or non-Federal or non-Indian properties) before production reaches the point of royalty measurement regardless of ownership, the royalty rates or the number or percentage of acres for each such source. Provided that the applicant agrees to either install measurement devices for each source or utilize an allocation meter or method that achieves volume measurement uncertainly levels within plus or minus 2 percent during the production phase reported on a monthly basis.”. <all>
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