Oil and Gas Commission

Established in 2019 as part of the Transformation and Efficiencies Act of 2019 (Act 910), the new umbrella agency called the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment (E&E) absorbed the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission (OGC). The Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission (OGC) prevents waste and encourages conservation of the Arkansas oil, natural gas, and brine resources, to protect the correlative rights associated with those resources, and to respect the environment during the production, extraction, and transportation of those resources. OGC serves the citizens of Arkansas and the regulated community with an efficient, ffective, scientific, and technical based regulatory framework to support economic development for Arkansas.