MAY 2019 Volume 62 No. 5 THE ISSUE Greater volumes of multiphase production prompt a corresponding need for sufficient compression Gas Compression and processing. The Gas Compression & Vapor & Vapor Recovery Recovery reports show the industry's compression sector is attracting the same creativity, determination and focus that has produced those staggering gas yields. May's special reports open with a Capital Market Update, with a trio of oil and gas financial experts taking stock of the industry's investment trends. Next, the Pad Production Optimization section examines how microseismic monitoring information and reservoir property data provide the basis for a physics-based reservoir model that illuminates stimulation issues and concerns. May also features the Mid-Continent Activity Update, which reveals the next phase of STACK and SCOOP activity now under way in Oklahoma and the largely conventional projects producing steady profit margins in Kansas. Association news includes Official Convention Sections for OIPA-OKOGA, CIPA and KOGA, and coverage of the PIOGA, Texas Alliance and LOGA conventions. Cover photo courtesy of CSI Compressco. Issue photography by Jim Blecha and courtesy of Encana Corporation. M id Ac Con Pa tiv tin ge it en 72 y t MAY 2019 The "Better Business" Publication Serving the Exploration / Drilling / Production Industry Page 54 Chad Warmington President OIPA-OKOGA "The Oklahoma merger represents the new mix of the two organizations and what that means." Page 85 Steve Layton Chairman CIPA "The powerful voices of our diverse and united workforce are being heard in the Capitol and in our local communities." Page 95 Mark Hughes Chairman KOGA "Forming broadbased coalitions only strengthens our resolve to pass sound public policy for the good of Kentucky." Page 99 NEWS 14 | Regulations: EPA says states' oversight makes RCRA revisions unnecessary; Colorado regulators begin to implement new law 16 | In the Courts: Pennsylvania city ordered to pay producer's attorneys' fees after case on local rules; Federal judge says NEPA requires BLM to weigh impacts of indirect combustion 28 | Presidential Orders: Trump administration issues new permit for Keystone XL, releases pair of executive orders backing energy infrastructure 33 | State Legislative: Washington State adopts new crude by rail law despite objections from North Dakota 92 | Mewbourne School: OU petroleum and geological engineering program turns 100 OFFICIAL CONVENTION SECTIONS 85 | OIPA-OKOGA: Groups join forces to strengthen industry representation 95 | CIPA: Industry won't back down from challenges 99 | KOGA: Oilmen celebrate regulatory update CONVENTION COVERAGE 102 | PIOGA: State seeks to pierce corporate veil to plug abandoned wells 107 | Texas Alliance: Industry focuses on side effects of production 112 | LOGA: Critical campaigns face Louisiana producers COLUMNS 23 | Tech Connections 25 | Washington Watchhttps://bluetickinc.com/