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August 2025 Secretary Update

August 6, 2025 

August 2025 Secretary Update

As we approach the end of summer and our children head back to school, I ask you to consider this:

People are inspired and drawn to you when they have a clear understanding of why you do what you do.  Your personal why is where you will find the greatness that is in you. We have learned the value of surrounding ourselves with exceptional people who are 100% committed to doing their best for their children. People who have a desire to be great, people who believe in the magic that can occur while following their dreams. In the future, our children will serve as corporate leaders, doctors, lawyers, engineers, anchor the evening news, and maybe even serve as President of the United States. Believe that in front of you every day is a child who can achieve these goals or whatever goals they need to make them feel successful and find their personal greatness. When we work together, there is no challenge that we cannot meet!  Our Children deserve the absolute best no matter what the circumstance! Enjoy the last days of summer and begin gearing up for another outstanding school year.

Shannon Chollett 

Current Items:

• August OGCC meeting
• 10-year Anniversary of Idaho Oil/Gas Production
• Hearings
• Application for Seismic Permit
• Field Status / Injection Well Update
• News Article(s) of Interest
• Current Prices

August OGCC Meeting

The Commission will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 1:30pm (MT). This meeting will be held at the State Capitol. More information can be found on the Commission Meetings webpage.

10-year Anniversary of Idaho Oil/Gas Production

August 1, 2025 marks the tenth anniversary of the commencement of operations for the Highway 30 Gas Processing facility in Payette County and the beginning of full production and sales of hydrocarbons from Idaho. The state “officially” became the 34^th producing state when test volumes of hydrocarbon liquids from the ML Investments #1-10 well were sold in February of 2013.

Since that time the plant has generated 19.2 billion cubic feet (BCF) of residue gas, 513 thousand barrels of condensate (BC) and 22.4 million gallons of natural gas liquids from 21.1 BCF wet gas production and 450 thousand BC production from Willow and Harmon fields. Sales of this production have generated over 2.6 million dollars in severance tax revenue to the state of Idaho. Of that amount, nearly 1.6 million dollars has gone to the Idaho Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to administer Idaho’s oil and gas regulatory program.

Staff from Idaho Department of Lands and Northwest Gas Processing LLC tour the Highway 30 Gas Processing facilities in Payette County just prior to the commencement of full production in August of 2015.

Hearings

Docket No. CC-2025-OGR-01-002, Application for Spacing

Snake River Oil & Gas submitted an application May 22, 2025 to the Department requesting an order to establish a 400-acre unit in Harmon Field, Payette County. The evidentiary hearing scheduled for July 10, 2025 was vacated and reset to September 18, 2025 in Fruitland City Hall.

Docket No. CC-2025-OGR-01-003, Application for Spacing

Cascade Exploration LLC, a subsidiary of Koloma in Denver, submitted an application June 30, 2025 to the Department requesting an order to establish a +/- 239-acre unit in Section 25, T5N R4W, Canyon County to drill a stratigraphic test well for geologic hydrogen. The evidentiary hearing is scheduled for August 28, 2025.

Docket No. CC-2025-OGR-01-004, Application for Spacing

Cascade Exploration LLC, a subsidiary of Koloma in Denver, submitted an application July 24, 2025 to the Department requesting an order to establish a +/- 40-acre unit in the SE ¼ NE ¼ Section 26, T5N R4W, Canyon County to drill a stratigraphic test well for geologic hydrogen. The proposed unit lies directly west of the proposed unit in Docket No. CC-2025-OGR-01-003. The evidentiary hearing is tentatively scheduled for September 11, 2025.

Application for Seismic Permit

Cascade Exploration LLC, submitted an application July 25, 2025 for a permit to acquire approximately 50 miles of 2D seismic data in northern Canyon and southern Payette counties. The application is currently posted on the OGCC website for public comment. The deadline for submitting comments is August 13, 2025.

Field Status / Injection Well Update

Snake River Oil & Gas application for a gas injection well treatment for the ML Investments #2-10 (USWN 11-075-20022), submitted April 24, 2025, was approved by the Department May 28, 2025. Commencement of operations has been delayed until late August while Snake River awaits additional refurbishing on the equipment necessary to conduct the treatment.

As of June 30, 2025, Idaho production averaged 3.58 million cubic feet of gas per day (MCFGD) and 51.5 barrels of condensate per day (BCD) from 4 wells, all in Harmon Field. Production from the plant averaged 3.37 MCFGD, 57.8 BCD and 1851 gallons of natural gas liquids (NGLs) per day.

Snake River Oil & Gas reports that the conversion of the DJS #2-14 well to a Class II injection well remains on hold pending improved gas prices.

News Articles of Interest

July 28, 2025: EIA - Onshore crude oil production on federal lands has increased in recent years

July 29, 2025: Upstream – Administration removes restrictions on NPR-A development

July 31, 2025: The Center Square – EPA’s endangerment finding repeal could end greenhouse gas regulations in the Clean Air Act

Current Prices

• NW Natural Gas (EIA), $1.88 / million Btu as of 8/5/2025 which is a 17.4% / $0.38 decrease since previous month.
• NGL(EIA), $6.57 / million Btu as of 5/31/2025 which is a 5.5% / $0.38 decrease since previous month.
• WTI, $67.33 / bbl as of 8/5/2025 which is a 2.0% / $1.34 increase since previous month.