Notice of Public Hearing
STATE OF ALASKA
ALASKA OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION
RE: Docket Number: SIO-26-001
By application received May 1, 2026, Enstar Natural Gas Company (Enstar) proposes to convert the nearly depleted Kenai Loop Gas Field (KLGF) in Kenai, Alaska, to an underground natural gas storage reservoir and facility. Enstar proposes utilizing existing wells (KL 1-1, KL 1-3, and KL 1-4) as gas storage service wells and drilling additional wells in the future to meet daily injection and withdrawal demand.
This notice does not contain all the information filed by Enstar. To obtain more information, contact the AOGCC’s Special Assistant, Samantha Coldiron, at (907) 793-1223 or samantha.coldiron@alaska.gov.
A public hearing on the matter has been tentatively scheduled for July 9, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. The hearing will be held in the AOGCC hearing room located at 333 West 7th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501. The audio call-in information is (907) 202-7104 Conference ID: 817 703 654#. Anyone who wishes to participate remotely using MS Teams video conference should contact Ms. Coldiron at least two business days before the scheduled public hearing to request an invitation for the MS Teams. To request that the tentatively scheduled hearing be held, a written request must be filed with the AOGCC no later than 4:30 p.m. on June 17, 2026.
If a request for a hearing is not timely filed, the AOGCC may issue an order without a hearing. To learn if the AOGCC will hold the hearing, call (907) 793-1223 after June 19, 2026.
In addition, written comments regarding this application may be submitted to the AOGCC, at 333 west 7th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501 or samantha.coldiron@alaska.gov. Comments must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. on July 7, 2026, except that, if a hearing is held, comments must be received no later than the conclusion of the July 9, 2026, hearing.
If, because of a disability, special accommodations may be needed to comment or attend the hearing, contact Samantha Coldiron, at (907) 793-1223, no later than July 2, 2026.
Thomas W. McKay Jessie L. Chmielowski Gregory C. Wilson
Chair, Commissioner Commissioner Commssioner