(1) Where must my appeal be filed? Applications for adjudicative proceedings regarding department determinations under the Oil and Gas Conservation Act, chapter 78.52 RCW must be filed with:

Oil and Gas Supervisor

Division of Geology and Earth Resources

Department of Natural Resources

P.O. Box 47007

Olympia, WA 98504-7007

(2) Who considers my appeal? Adjudicative proceedings governed by this section will be initially decided through the office of administrative hearings unless the commissioner of public lands decides that he/she will enter a decision.