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. The table shows the currently scheduled hearing dates along with the deadline for submitting applications for that hearing date. Please direct any questions to the Department prior to submitting your applications for further guidance.
2019 Oil & Gas Administrative Hearing Schedule
| Hearing Date | Deadline to submit application | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1/10/19 | 11/26/18 | No application rec'd; hearing cancelled |
| 2/14/19 | 12/31/18 | No application rec'd; hearing cancelled |
| 3/14/19 | 1/28/19 | -- |
| 4/11/19 | 2/25/19 | -- |
| 5/9/19 | 3/25/19 | -- |
| 6/13/19 | 4/29/19 | -- |
| 7/11/19 | 5/28/19 | -- |
| 8/8/19 | 6/24/19 | -- |
| 9/12/19 | 7/29/19 | -- |
| 10/10/19 | 8/26/19 | -- |
| 11/14/19 | 9/30/19 | -- |
| 12/12/19 | 10/28/19 | -- |
2018 Oil & Gas Administrative Hearing Schedule
| Hearing Date | Deadline to submit application | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1/11/18 | 11/27/17 | No application rec'd; hearing cancelled |
| 2/8/18 | 12/26/17 | No application rec'd; hearing cancelled |
| 3/8/18 | 1/22/18 | No application rec'd; hearing cancelled |
| 4/12/18 | 2/26/18 | No application rec'd; hearing cancelled |
| 5/10/18 | 3/26/18 | No application rec'd; hearing cancelled |
| 6/14/18 | 4/30/18 | Petitions to Amend Orders Received Docket Nos. CC-2016-OGR-01-004 and CC-2016-OGR-01-005 |
| 7/12/18 | 5/29/18 | Application to Establish a Temporary Spacing Unit / Non-standard Drilling Unit Received Docket Number CC-2018-OGR-01-001 |
| 8/9/18 | 6/25/18 | No application rec'd; hearing cancelled |
| 9/13/18 | 7/30/18 | No application rec'd; hearing cancelled |
| 10/11/18 | 8/27/18 | No application rec'd; hearing cancelled |
| 11/8/18 | 9/24/18 | No application rec'd; hearing cancelled |
| 12/13/18 | 10/29/18 | No application rec'd; hearing cancelled |
Randy and Thana Kauffman, Complainants, v.
AM Idaho, LLC and Alta Mesa Services, LP, Respondents
DOCKET NO. CC-2017-OGR-01-002
- 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
DOCKET NO. CC-2018-OGR-01-002
- 10/05/18 - Administrative Complaint & Notice of Violation
- 11/15/18 - Settlement Agreement and Consent Order
- 11/20/18 - Joint Motion to Accept Settlement Agreement and Consent Order
- 12/03/18 - Final Order