In 1981 PEER reviewed the operations of the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board in a “sunset” or limited program evaluation. The 1985 follow-up review assessed action taken on the 1981 recommendations and evaluated the effectiveness and efficiency of the board’s current operations.
Action has been taken on eight of the seventeen 1981 recommendations, but PEER recommends further corrective action in the areas of organization structure, planning and objectives, underground injection regulation, financial and accounting practices, and the monitoring, judicial, and enforcement practices of the board.
Petroleum production monitoring and field enforcement practices are inadequate in substance and generally ineffective in application.
For a paper copy of this report, contact PEER by telephone at 601-359-1226 or by e-mail at reports@peer.ms.gov.