Oklahoma regulator says states can monitor hydraulic fracturing

An Oklahoma Corporation Commission official testifies at a House subcommittee led by Rep. James Lankford about the role states play in regulating the process used to extract oil and gas from rock.

 
BY CHRIS CASTEEL | Published: June 1, 2012   

WASHINGTON — States have comprehensive programs to regulate hydraulic fracturing and are adapting to new challenges from the rapidly growing practice, an Oklahoma Corporation Commission official testified here Thursday.

photo - U.S. Rep. James Lankford greets Oklahoma Corporation Commission official Lori Wrotenbery on Thursday on Capitol Hill before a House subcommittee hearing. Photo by Chris Casteel, The Oklahoman
U.S. Rep. James Lankford greets Oklahoma Corporation Commission official Lori Wrotenbery on Thursday on Capitol Hill before a House subcommittee hearing. Photo by Chris Casteel, The Oklahoman

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Lori Wrotenbery, the commission’s director of the Oil and Gas Conservation division, told a House subcommittee that outside organizations also are helping states build regulatory frameworks to...
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