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The New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department was created in 1987 through a merger between the Natural Resources Department and the Energy and Minerals Department. The individual administrative pieces of the department have been around much longer than that, though.

The State Parks Commission was established in 1933, followed by the Oil Conservation Commission in 1935 and the Soil and Water Conservation Commission in 1937. The latter group was transferred in 1997 to the Department of Agriculture.

The Department of State Forestry was created in 1957. The Coal Surface Commission was formed in 1972.

Both the original Energy and Minerals Department and the Natural Resources Department came into being in 1977 and existed as separate agencies until the 1987 merger.

The New Mexico Youth Conservation Corps was established and administratively attached to EMNRD in 1992. The following year marked the creation of the Mining Commission.

The present-day Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department consists of seven divisions and employs approximately 415 people at 48 different work sites around the state.

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New Mexico Energy Minerals & Natural Resources Department

The OCD Natural Gas Waste Dashboard brings together the major natural gas waste data being reported to the OCD.  These datasets are summarized into venting and flaring by month for comparability. 

The search parameters at the top right menu can be used to filter both the map and dashboard elements by operator, reporting period, and reference ID.

Major data sources include:

**C-129 Venting and/or Flaring of Natural Gas Caused by an Emergency, a Malfunction or of Long Duration Report.  Further details of specific releases are available on the OCD Permitting site: OCD Permitting - Incidents (nm.gov)

**C-115B Part 27 Upstream Natural Gas Waste Report.  Summary and detail data by well and facility are available in the Searches and Operator Data Menus on the OCD Permitting site: OCD Permitting (nm.gov)

**C-115B Part 28 Midstream Natural Gas Waste Report for Natural Gas Gathering Systems only.  Summary and detail data Natural Gas Gathering facility are available in the Searches and Operator Data Menus on the OCD Permitting site: OCD Permitting (nm.gov)

OCD Natural Gas Waste Dashboard

The Oil Conservation Division (OCD) is developing a geospatial hub enabling access to interactive maps, tools, and geospatial data related to the oil and gas industry in New Mexico.  This website is a work in progress and is provided as a public service for informational purposes only.  Information provided within is not intended to be used as an authoritative public record for any geographic location and may not be suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes.

OCD Geospatial Hub

The map is made available to members of the public enabling inquires about oil and gas wells, both active and inactive, in a spatial context relative to other land-based features such as transportation, hydrology, and land ownership.  Enhanced tools allow users to:

Filter records by well status and type, generate a formatted report of a selected record set and a map, ready for printing.
Search for wells near a selected location, and generate turn-by-turn directions to that location.
Generate a formatted report of a selected record set and a map, ready for printing.
Every well record contains links to additional information contained in the well records of the Oil Conservation Division.

OCD OIL AND GAS MAP

A brine well is a solution mining operation to remove salt. Fresh water is introduced into the subsurface through a well casing, thereby dissolving the salt. The brine is then pumped out and trucked to well sites for beneficial use. Historically, there are a total of 32 permitted brine well operations in New Mexico associated with oil and gas development. The oldest of these wells date back to 1963. At present, there remain nine active brine facilities. This has been a relatively cost-effective means of producing brine though it can also be made directly at the point of use by mixing dry salt with water.

Oversight of brine wells by the Oil Conservation Division is accomplished under provisions of the federal Underground Injection Control program and the New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission regulations. Both these enforcement mechanisms are concerned with the protection of groundwater.

OCD Brine Wells Map

Map of air quality inspections over areas of oil, gas, injection, and CO2 wells. 