The spacing between oil and gas wells and residential homes has been an issue that several states have taken up as fracking becomes more widespread and moves closer to existing neighborhoods. Wyoming is the latest state to take up the issue. However, before the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, the state’s regulative entity on oil and gas, even comes out with its proposal, residents and the energy industry are already critical. The current spacing in Wyoming between homes and oil wells is 350 feet, according to the Casper Star Tribune. That is less distance than in most other municipalities. The setback in North Dakota and Colorado is 500 feet, while Texas leaves it up to municipalities to decide the distance. Fort Worth requires a spacing of 600 feet, while in Dallas, the distance is 1,500 feet. In Coppell, Texas, wells are prohibited 1,000 feet from a residential or […]