ECMC approves WaveTech Helium’s Dieckmann OGDP for four wells
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Summary
The commission approved WaveTech Helium’s Dieckmann oil-and-gas development plan (docket 250800171) to develop four vertical helium wells in Cheyenne County with one condition requiring reference-area photos; commissioners praised CPW consultations and the director recommended conditional approval.
The Energy and Carbon Management Commission voted March 25 to approve WaveTech Helium’s Dieckmann OGDP (docket 250800171), allowing development of four vertical wells targeting helium in Morrow V3 and V5 sandstones in Cheyenne County.
Kelsey Wasilinki, counsel for WaveTech, said the company will route all production to the existing Ladder Creek pipeline and that all four proposed locations are within Cheyenne County, outside local siting control. Igor Gendelman, WaveTech’s vice president, said the locations are near wind turbines and distant from mapped lakes and residential structures; CPW waived certain ALA requirements for all four locations.
Commissioner Ackerman commended the company’s wildlife consultation. “This is a really good example of wildlife consultations with CPW working properly to protect wildlife,” Ackerman said, noting the sites were sited in already‑disturbed areas near wind development.
The director’s recommendation included one condition of approval requiring submission of reference‑area photographs within 12 months for two of the locations; WaveTech agreed to that condition. After a motion by Commissioner Ackerman and a second from Commissioner Messner, the commission approved docket 250800171 by voice vote.
The approval was recorded as ECMC docket 250800171 and the commission noted no formal petitions were filed and no public comments were received on the specific form 2a requests.
