Wyoming creates site for oil and gas information

The Associated Press

The New Mexico state Land Office and New Mexico Tech have created a Web site to give the public information about statewide oil and natural gas production, royalties and taxes.

“The Web site is part of an ongoing effort to establish a more customer-friendly, consumer-oriented agency,” said state Land Commissioner Patrick Lyons. He said it provides his office with another way to market state trust lands and generate revenue.

The information compiled on the state’s Oil and Natural Gas Administration and Revenue Database, housed in the Land Office, is now available on the Socorro-based college’s Web site.

Inquiries into leasing, contact information for surface leases, lease rental amounts and the leasees of record can be obtained on the site, http://octane.nmt.edu. The Land Office said updates to the site will be made regularly.