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Since it was first introduced in the 1940s, hydraulic fracturing has been regulated by individual states. Each state has its own standards, but in general, laws and regulations are put into place to:

Oversee well construction and site design
Protect drinking water
Test wells and track well-plugging
Monitor drilling procedures
Oversee handling of materials and waste

Find out more about hydraulic fracturing regulations in your state below:

Alabama

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
State Oil & Gas Board of Alabama
Phone: 205.349.2852
Email: info@ogb.state.al.us
Web site: www.gsa.state.al.us

Regulations:
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Alaska

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
Alaska Oil & Gas Conservation Commission
Phone: 907.279.1433
Email: aogcc.customer.svc@alaska.gov
Web site: https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/aogcc

Regulations:
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Arizona

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
Arizona Geological Survey
Phone: 602.771.4501
Email: OGCC@azdeq.gov
Web site: http://azogcc.az.gov

Regulations:
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Arkansas

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
Arkansas Oil & Gas Commission
Phone: 501.683.5814
Email: webmaster@aogc.state.ar.us
Web site: http://www.aogc.state.ar.us

Regulations:
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California

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
California Geologic Energy Management Division
Phone: 916.322.1080
Email: calgem_webmaster@conservation.ca.gov
Web site: https://www.conservation.ca.gov/calgem

Regulations:
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Colorado

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission
Phone: 303.894.2100
Web site: http://cogcc.state.co.us/#/home

Regulations:
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Connecticut

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection
Phone: 860.424.3000
Email: deep.webmaster@ct.gov
Web site: http://www.ct.gov/deep

Regulations:
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Delaware

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
No oil and gas agency
Florida

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Phone: 850.245.2118
Email: public.services@dep.state.fl.us
Web Site: https://floridadep.gov

Regulations:

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Georgia

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
No Oil and Gas Agency
Hawaii

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
No Oil and Gas agency
Idaho

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
Idaho Department of Lands, Oil & Gas Conservation Commission
Phone: 208.334.0200
Web Site: https://ogcc.idaho.gov/

Regulations:

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Illinois

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Phone: 217.782.7756
Web Site: https://www2.illinois.gov/dnr/OilandGas/Pages/default.aspx

Regulations:

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Indiana

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Phone: 800.457.8283
Web Site: https://www.in.gov/dnr/dnroil/

Regulations:

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Iowa

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Phone: 515.725.8200
Web Site: https://www.iowadnr.gov/Conservation/Geology

Regulations:
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Kansas

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
Kansas Corporation Commission: Conservation Division
Phone: 316.337.6200
Web Site: https://kcc.ks.gov/oil-gas

Regulations:

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Kentucky

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet: Division of Oil and Gas
Phone: 502.573.0147
Web Site: https://eec.ky.gov/Natural-Resources/Oil-and-Gas/Pages/default.aspx

Regulations:

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Louisiana

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
Louisiana Office of Conservation
Phone: 225.342.5501
Web Site: http://www.dnr.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/page/301

Regulations:

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Maine

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
No oil and gas agency
Maryland

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
Maryland Department of the Environment
Phone: 410.537.3000
Email: mde.webmaster@maryland.gov
Web Site: https://mde.maryland.gov/Pages/index.aspx

Regulations:

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Massachusetts

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
No oil and gas agency
Michigan

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy: Oil, Gas, and Minerals Division
Phone: 517.230.8233
Web Site: https://www.michigan.gov/egle/0,9429,7-135-3311_4231---,00.html

Regulations:

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Minnesota

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
No oil and gas agency
Mississippi

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
Mississippi Oil and Gas Board
Phone: 601.576.4900
Web Site: https://www.ogb.state.ms.us/

Regulations:

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Missouri

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
Missouri Division of Geology and Land Survey
Phone: 800.361.4827
Web Site: https://dnr.mo.gov/geology/geosrv/oilandgas.htm

Regulations:

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Montana

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
Montana Board of Oil and Gas Conservation
Phone: 406.656.0040
Email: dnrc_publicinfo@mt.gov

Regulations:

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Nebraska

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
Nebraska Oil & Gas Conservation Commission
Phone: 308.254.6919
Email: NOGCC@nogcc.ne.gov
Web Site: http://www.nogcc.ne.gov/

Regulations:

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Nevada

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
Nevada Division of Minerals
Phone: 775.684.7045
Web Site: http://minerals.nv.gov/Programs/OG/OG/

Regulations:

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New Hampshire

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
No oil and gas agency
New Jersey

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
No oil and gas agency
New Mexico

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
New Mexico Oil Conservation Division
Phone: 505.476.3441
Web Site: https://www.emnrd.nm.gov/ocd/

Regulations:

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New York

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
New York Division of Mineral Resources
Phone: 518.402.8056
Email: oilgas@dec.ny.gov
Web Site: https://www.dec.ny.gov/energy/205.html

Regulations:

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North Carolina

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
North Carolina Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
Phone: 919.807-6363
Web Site: https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/energy-mineral-land-resources/energy-group/oil-gas-program

Regulations:

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North Dakota

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
North Dakota Industrial Commission: Oil and Gas Division
Phone: 701.328.8020
Email: oilandgasinfo@nd.gov
Web Site: https://www.dmr.nd.gov/oilgas/

Regulations:

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Ohio

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
Ohio Department of Natural Resources: Division of Oil & Gas Resources Management
Phone: 614.265.6922
E-mail: oilandgas@dnr.state.oh.us
Web Site: https://ohiodnr.gov/wps/portal/gov/odnr-core/divisions/division-e-oilgas

Regulations:

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Oklahoma

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
Oklahoma Corporation Commission
Phone: 405.522.0577
Web Site: https://www.occeweb.com/og/oghome.htm

Regulations:

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Oregon

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries
Phone: 541.967.2039
Email: mirr.info@oregon.gov
Web Site: https://www.oregongeology.org/mlrr/oilgas.htm

Regulations:

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Pennsylvania

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
Pennsylvania Bureau of Oil & Gas Management
Phone: 717.772.2199
Email: RA-epenergy@pa.gov
Web Site: https://www.dep.pa.gov/Business/Energy/OilandGasPrograms/Pages/default.aspx

Regulations:

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Rhode Island

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
No oil and gas agency
South Carolina

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
South Carolina Bureau of Land and Waste Management
Phone: 803.896.4117
Web Site: https://scdhec.gov/environment/land-management/oil-natural-gas-terminal-facility-registration

Regulations:

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South Dakota

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
South Dakota Geological Survey Program: Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Phone: 605-773-4201
Web Site: https://denr.sd.gov/des/og/oghome.aspx

Regulations:

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Tennessee

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
Tennessee State Oil & Gas Board
Phone: 615.687.7120
Web Site: https://www.tn.gov/environment/permit-permits/redirect---other-permits/oil-and-gas-well-permit.html

Regulations:

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Texas

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
Railroad Commission of Texas
Phone: 512.463.6788
Web Site: https://www.rrc.texas.gov/oil-and-gas/

Regulations:

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Utah

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining
Phone: 801.538.5334

Web Site: https://oilgas.ogm.utah.gov/oilgasweb/

Regulations:

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Vermont

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
No oil and gas agency
Virginia

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy; Division of Gas and Oil
Phone: 276.415.9700
Email: dgoinfo@dmme.virginia.gov
Web Site: https://www.dmme.virginia.gov/dgo/dgolandingpage.shtml

Regulations:

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Washington

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources, Washington Geological Survey
Phone: 360.902.1450
Web Site: https://www.dnr.wa.gov/programs-and-services/geology/energy-mining-and-minerals/rules-regulations-and-forms#rcws-&-wacsog.2

Regulations:

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West Virginia

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
West Virginia Office of Oil and Gas
Phone: 304.926.0440
Web Site: https://dep.wv.gov/oil-and-gas/Pages/default.aspx

Regulations:

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Wisconsin

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
No oil and gas agency

Regulations:
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Wyoming

Oil and Natural Gas Representatives:
Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Phone: 307.234.7147
Web Site: http://wogcc.wyo.gov/

Regulations:

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