Water drilling curbs for oil, gas may be delayed
(WorldNews Mexico)

SANTA FE - After an industry outcry, Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn is considering delaying implementation of a policy aimed at curbing how much water oil and natural gas producers take from a massive aquifer that lies beneath New Mexico’s eastern plains. Dunn, a Republican, said earlier this week he’s been surprised by heated reactions to the policy, which would allow oil and gas producers to use water from the Ogallala Aquifer for their drilling operations on state trust land only in certain...