Administrative Hearings

All hearing dates listed are tentatively scheduled to begin at 9:00am (MT) and be held at the Idaho Department of Lands, 300 N. 6th St., Suite 103, Boise, Idaho. Times, dates and location are subject to change.

Applications and supporting documents shall be submitted to the Department at least forty-five (45) days prior to the hearing date or be continued to the next scheduled hearing date. For further guidance regarding the hearing process, please direct any questions to the Department prior to submitting an application.

2019 Oil & Gas Administrative Hearing Schedule

Hearing Date	Deadline to submit application	Status
01/10/19	11/26/18	No application rec’d; hearing cancelled
02/14/19	12/31/18	No application rec’d; hearing cancelled
03/14/19	01/28/19	No application rec’d; hearing cancelled
04/11/19	02/25/19	No application rec’d; hearing cancelled
05/09/19	03/25/19	No application rec’d; hearing cancelled
06/13/19	04/29/19	No application rec’d; hearing cancelled
07/11/19	05/28/19	No application rec’d; hearing cancelled
~~08/08/19~~ 09/09/19	06/24/19	Application rec’d – see Docket No. CC-2019-OGR-01-002
09/12/19	07/29/19	No application rec’d; hearing cancelled
10/10/19	08/26/19	No application rec’d; hearing cancelled
11/14/19	09/30/19
12/12/19	10/28/19

Docket No. CC-2016-OGR-01-004 – Notice to Vacate

03/27/19 – Notice of Hearing to Vacate Order
04/08/19 – Comment – Bacus
04/08/19 – Comment – CAIA – Brock
04/08/19 – Comment – Cervino
04/08/19 – Comment – Clark
04/08/19 – Comment – David
04/08/19 – Comment – Eekhof
04/08/19 – Comment – Eromenok
04/08/19 – Comment – Ferrera and Romans
04/08/19 – Comment – Grant
04/08/19 – Comment – Hunter
04/08/19 – Comment – Idaho Carneys
04/08/19 – Comment – Kennedy
04/08/19 – Comment – Ketlinski
04/08/19 – Comment – Koller
04/08/19 – Comment – Lowe
04/08/19 – Comment – Lyndaker
04/08/19 – Comment – Nilson
04/08/19 – Comment – Ollie
04/08/19 – Comment – Quas
04/08/19 – Comment – Ross
04/08/19 – Comment – Shepard
04/08/19 – Comment – Simmons
04/08/19 – Comment – Stone
04/08/19 – Comment – Tanouye
04/08/19 – Comment – Wells
04/08/19 – Comment – Wingert
04/08/19 – Comment – Yoder
04/09/19 – Piotrowski Motion to Enlarge Notice and Continue Hearing
04/09/19 – Comment – Adams
04/09/19 – Comment – Atkins
04/09/19 – Comment – Benedict
04/09/19 – Comment – Black
04/09/19 – Comment – Campbell
04/09/19 – Comment – Davis
04/09/19 – Comment – D. Gross
04/09/19 – Comment – Echanow
04/09/19 – Comment – Fugate
04/09/19 – Comment – Gordon
04/09/19 – Comment – Holtry
04/09/19 – Comment – Ishida
04/09/19 – Comment – J. Gross
04/09/19 – Comment – Keck
04/09/19 – Comment – Morris
04/09/19 – Comment – Morton
04/09/19 – Comment – Person
04/09/19 – Comment – Reiners
04/09/19 – Comment – Rohling
04/09/19 – Comment – Tabor
04/09/19 – Comment – Wood
04/16/19 – Reply of Applicant AM Idaho, LLC, Pursuant to March 27, 2019 Notice of Hearing to Vacate Order
04/23/19 – OGCC Notice, Agenda, Minutes
05/01/19 – Final Order
06/04/19 – Substitution of Counsel
06/04/19 – Notice of Withdrawal of Application
06/10/19 – Order on Notice of Withdrawal

Docket No. CC-2017-OGR-01-002 – Kauffman Complaint

Randy and Thana Kauffman, Complainants, v.
AM Idaho, LLC and Alta Mesa Services, LP, Respondents

12/07/17 – Complaint
03/12/18 – Notice of Appointment of Hearing Officer and Presiding Officer
04/13/18 – Notice of Informal Prehearing Conference Before Hearing Officer
05/16/18 – Prehearing Order
05/16/18 – Notice of Second Informal Prehearing Conference before the Hearing Officer
05/29/18 – Email correspondence from Michael Christian to Kauffman’s
05/30/18 – Email correspondence from Kauffman’s to Michael Christian
06/12/18 – Notice of Third Informal Prehearing Conference Before Hearing Officer
06/13/18 – Brief of Respondent AM Idaho, LLC in Support of Request for Protective Order
06/21/18 – Prehearing Order Regarding Request for Protective Order
06/26/18 – Notice of Fourth Informal Prehearing Conference Before Hearing Officer
06/29/18 – Brief of Respondent AM Idaho Re Availability of Discovery and Declaration of Jerry Haney in Support of Request for Protective Order
06/29/18 – Kauffman Response regarding Protective Order
07/12/18 – Notice of Fifth Informal Prehearing Conference Before Hearing Officer
07/23/18 – Order Regarding Discovery
07/23/18 – Protective Order
07/24/18 – Email Correspondence
08/01/18 – Order Denying Request for Relief from Protective Order
08/02/18 – Email Correspondence Re. Protective Order
08/13/18 – Email Correspondence from office of Hearing Officer
08/13/18 – Email Correspondence from the Kauffman’s
08/16/18 – Kauffman Request for Relief from Protective Order
09/14/18 – Commissioner Classen Disclosure
09/17/18 – Kauffman Request for Recommended Order
09/18/18 – Notice of Informal Pretrial Prehearing Conference
09/18/18 – Notice of Hearing
09/21/18 – Hearing Officer Withdrawal of Pretrial Stipulation
09/26/18 – Pretrial (Prehearing) Order
10/05/18 – Brief of Respondents Re. Recommended Order
11/15/18 – Recommended Order
11/16/18 – Kauffman’s Written Brief Taking Exception to the Recommended Order
12/05/18 – Brief of Respondents in Response to Complainants Exceptions to the Recommended Order
12/11/18 – Notice of Hearing on Complainants’ Exceptions to the Recommended Order
12/20/18 – OGCC Notice of Meeting, Meeting Agenda and Final Minutes
12/20/18 – Written Testimony from Hearing – Kauffman’s
02/05/19 – January 30, 2019 – Vice Chairman Marc Shigeta Disclosure Letter
02/06/19 – Final Order
02/19/19 – Notice of Informal Pretrial (Prehearing) Conference
03/07/19 – Kauffman – Request for Additional Information
03/11/19 – Kauffman – Formal Information Request
03/11/19 – Prehearing Order
03/11/19 – Notice of Prehearing Conference
03/28/19 – M. Christian-Request to Reschedule Prehearing Conference
03/28/19 – Hearing Officer Response – Request to Reschedule Prehearing Conference
03/29/19 – Notice of Prehearing Conference
04/17/19 – Kauffman – Formal Information Request
04/23/19 – Prehearing Order
04/24/19 – Brief of Respondent AM Idaho Pursuant to April 23 2019 Prehearing Order
04/29/19 – Kauffman – Formal Request to Dismiss Hearing Officer Jason Risch
05/08/19 – IDL Response to Request to Dismiss Hearing Officer Jason Risch
05/08/19 – Order Denying Motion for Disqualification
05/14/19 – Kauffman – Objection to Hearing Officer Decision
07/16/19 – Order Regarding Production of Trucking Tickets and End Purchaser Records
07/18/19 – Notice of Prehearing Conference
07/19/19 – Kauffman – Objection to Hearing Officer 7/16/19 Order

Docket No. CC-2019-OGR-01-002 Application for Spacing and Integration

06/24/19 – Application for Spacing and Integration
07/03/19 – Idaho Department of Lands – Reply to Application
07/10/19 – Order Vacating Hearing, Order Setting Hearing to Determine “Just and Reasonable” Factors, and Notice of Hearing and Setting Filing Deadlines
07/16/19 – Applicant – AM Idaho, LLC – Notice of Service
07/31/19 – Applicant – AM Idaho, LLC – Opening Brief
07/31/19 – Idaho Department of Lands – Opening Brief
07/31/19 – Submission of Non-Consenting Owners and CAIA Re. Factors for Establishing Just and Reasonable Terms
08/14/19 – Response of Non-Consenting Owners and CAIA Re. Factors for Establishing Just and Reasonable Terms
08/14/19 – Applicant – AM Idaho, LLC – Response Brief
08/21/19 – Applicant – AM Idaho, LLC – Reply Brief
09/09/19 – Just and Reasonable Hearing Sign-in Sheet