Overthrust Industrial Association records 1976-1987

Overthrust Industrial Association records 1976-1987 , 1980-1984

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Overthrust Industrial Association, 1979-1985
Title: Overthrust Industrial Association records 1976-1987 ( inclusive)
Dates: 1980-1984 (bulk)
19801984
Quantity: 8.8 cubic ft. (19 document boxes, 1 slim document box)
Collection Number: 09859
Summary: The administrative files of this nonprofit organization founded to provide financial and technical assistance to communities experiencing oil and gas industry growth-related impacts in the Overthrust Belt of Wyoming, Utah, and Idaho.
Repository: American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu
Access Restrictions: Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
Languages: English
Sponsor: The creation of the EAD-version of this finding aid was made possible through a grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Overthrust Industrial Association (OIA) was an organization of 36 oil and gas producers and service/supply firms founded in 1980 by Chevron, Amoco, and Champlin, the largest of the Overthrust producers. Its principal office was located in Uinta County, Wyoming. The OIA’s mission was to help local governments in southwestern Wyoming, northeastern Utah, and southeastern Idaho manage the range of socioeconomic and environmental impacts accompanying the rapid development of oil and gas resources in the energy-rich geological formation called the Overthrust Belt.

Utilizing a multi-media, community-based mitigation effort, the OIA developed a coordinated industry approach to the massive impacts occurring across three states, nine counties, and 27 communities as a result of Overthrust resource development. The mitigation effort provided assistance to impacted communities in cash grants, technical assistance, loans, and matching funds. The largest of the communities, Evanston, Wyoming, with a population of less than 7,000, was not equipped to meet the rapidly increasing demands on its schools, housing, and local services. Local officials found that maintaining the quality of life in the area required decisive action to build a completely new and vastly expanded local facility/service infrastructure. The OIA provided the expertise and funding to accomplish this.

The OIA was not intended to be a permanent organization. Rather, it was designed to exist only until affected communities developed the funding and managerial expertise to handle the growth themselves. The organization shut down in 1985. More than $600 million was raised for the five-year effort, which included programs ranging from wildlife habitat enhancement and employee environmental education to community infrastructure development and the expansion of human services programs. It was the largest, most complex mitigation program ever undertaken for an industrial development in the United States.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Overthrust Industrial Association Records contain the administrative files of the organization beginning with the development of the OIA concept in 1979 and ending with the practical shutdown of the organization in 1985. The series entitled "Program Development" describes the impact situation in Evanston, Wyoming, and includes the formation of the OIA as an organization, socioeconomic studies of impacted areas, funding sources, and interim solutions to immediate problems. Included also are transcripts from the CBS television program 60 Minutes. The transcripts, while not directly related to the Evanston area, provide insight into the type of media coverage previously generated by similar impact issues.

"Program Implementation" and "Program Results" describe actual assistance provided to impacted communities through grants, technical assistance, and various programs developed or assisted by the OIA, including capital facilities constructed in Uinta and Lincoln Counties, Wyoming. "Program Phase Down" documents the OIA’s plans to phase down its activities and dissolve the organization when oil and gas development in the Overthrust Belt declined.

Series V, "News Clippings," contains copies of newspaper articles written about OIA activities. The articles provide an overview of the mitigation program and process as well as a summary of the opinions of local residents and officials towards the OIA mitigation effort. There are also clipping files related to Amoco, Chevron, and Exxon, as well as issues surrounding the problem of acid rain.

Materials included in "Miscellaneous Files" are not directly related to the OIA mitigation effort but are related to other activities occurring in the impacted areas. These include related studies by the University of Wyoming, Western Wyoming College, and a master’s thesis written by Michelle Michot Foss, whose research on the socioeconomic effects of natural gas development in southwestern Wyoming was funded by OIA. The files in Series VII, "Other Programs," contain documents pertaining to impact programs or processes developed by organizations other than OIA, such as the Lincoln-Uinta Association of Governments, the Wyoming Industrial Siting Council, and the Western Regional Council. The file on Senate Bill 1919 (The Energy Community Self-Help Act) includes testimony given by industry and local governments and provides a summary of the perspectives of each party.

Original order has been maintained and a printed guide to the files, written by the organization, is included. The guide provides an overview of OIA history, which places the information contained in the files in proper context.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The University of Wyoming holds copyright to the materials. The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Overthrust Industrial Association Records, 1976-1987, Collection Number 09859, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Related Materials

There are no other known archival collections created by the Overthrust Industrial Association at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

The Overthrust Industrial Association donated their records to the American Heritage Center in 1987 and 1991.

Processing Note

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Ronda Frazier in June 2003.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I. Program Development, 1977-ca. 1987, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Definition of Problem:
Box	Folder
1	1	Industry Perspective	ca. 1980
Folder
2		Local Perspective (Lincoln-Uinta Association of Governments)	1981
3		State Perspective (Wyoming)	1978
4		Transcripts of 60 Minutes Television News Stories	1977, 1980
		Formation of Overthrust Industrial Association (O.I.A.):
Folder
5		Announcements	1980
6		By-Laws	1981-1983
7		Financial Information	1980-1984
8		Guide to Overthrust Industrial Association Files,	ca. 1987
9		Legal Information	1980-1983
Folders
10-11		Membership	1980-1983
Folder
12		Message Strategies	undated
Box	Folder
2	1	O.I.A. General	1980-1985
Folders
2-3		Tax Information	1980-1983
		Fund Raising:
Folder
4		Evanston Capital Facilities Funding Package	1980-1982
5		Funding Issues	1981-1982
Folders
6-8		Guide to Assistance for Wyoming Communities, Volume One: Construction and Improvement of Public Facilities (by Wyoming Dept. of Economic Planning & Development)	January 1979
Box	Folders
3	1-2	Guide to Assistance for Wyoming Communities, Volume Two: Human, Housing and Social Services, (by Wyoming Dept. of Economic Planning & Development)	January 1979
Folder
3		Outside Funding Sources	1980-1983
		Impact of Growth:
		Community Advisory Committees:
Folder
4		Handbook	1981
5		Meeting Memos	1980-1981
6		Results	1981
		Community Development:
Folder
7		Meetings	1981
8		Programs	1981-1982
		Community Development Studies:
Box	Folder
4	1	Bear Lake County, Idaho	March 1983
Folder
2		Lincoln County, Wyoming	March 1982
3		Rich County, Utah	September 1982
4		Summit County, Utah	January, March 1983
Folder
5		Lincoln County	1980-1982
		Mitigation Program:
Folder
6		Announcement	June 1981
7		Strategies and Budgets	1981-1983
		Monitoring System:
Folder
8		Memos	1981
Box	Folder
5	1	Memos	1982
		Projections:
Folder
2		October	1982
3		February	1983
4		October	1983
		Reports:
Folder
5		January	1982
6		July	1982
7		February	1983
Folder
8		Oil and Gas Simulation Model (OGSIM)	1981-1985
9		Phase Two Program	1981
		Socioeconomic Studies:
Box	Folder
6	1	Memos	1980-1981
Folders
2-3		Proposals	1980
Folder
4		Rich and Summit Counties, Utah	June 1982
5		Southwestern Wyoming Socioeconomic Baseline Profile and Assessment,	July 1980
6		Uinta County, Wyoming	1980-1981
		Interim Solutions:
Folder
7		Building Local Relationships	1980-1981
8		Public Officials and Key Contacts	ca. 1980

Series II. Program Implementation, 1980-1985, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
7	1	Correspondence	1980-1984
		Funding Requests:
Folder
2		Lincoln County	1980-1984
3		Miscellaneous	1980-1984
4		Riley Ridge Project (Lincoln and Sublette Counties)	1981-1982
5		Uinta County	1980-1982
		Housing:
Folder
6		Evanston	1981
Box	Folder
8	1	Evanston	1982
Folder
2		Evanston Housing Authority	1982-1983
3		Lincoln County	1982
4		Miscellaneous	1981
5		Strategy	1981-1982
		Impact Coordinating Committees:
Folder
6		Bear Lake County, Idaho	1981-1982
7		Description	1983
8		Rich County, Utah	1981-1982
9		Summit County, Utah	September 29, 1981
10		Uinta County	1981-1982
		Impact Mitigation:
Folder
11		Bear Lake County, Idaho	1981-1983
12		Lincoln County	1984-1985
13		O.I.A. Budget	1981-1982
14		Rich County, Utah	1981-1983
15		Summit County, Utah	1981-1982
Box	Folder
9	1	Utah Impact Programs	1981-1982
		Technical Assistance:
		Evanston:
Folder
2		Budget	1982-1984
3		City Management	1981-1983
4		Planning and Zoning	1983, undated
Folder
5		Human Services Programs	1981-1984
6		Human Services Workshops	1982
7		Miscellaneous	1980-1983
Box	Folder
10	1	Planning and Urban Renewal	1981-1983

Series III. Program Results, 1980-1987Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Capital Facilities:
Folder
2		Evanston Community Recreation Center	1980-1983
		Uinta County Human Services Center:
Folder
3		General	1981-1983
4		Joint Powers Board: Meeting Minutes	1981-1983
5		Project Manual	April 28, 1982
Folder
6		Uinta County Library	1981-1983
7		Uinta County Memorial Hospital	1981-1984
		Grants:
Box	Folder
11	1	Lincoln County	1981-1983
Folder
2		Miscellaneous	1980-1985
Folders
3-4		Uinta County	1981-1984
		Media Coverage:
Folder
5		Magazine Articles	1980-1983
6		Press Kit	1984
7		Press Releases	1980-1983, 1987
8		Radio	1981
9		Supplements (Summary of Construction Activities)	1982
		Overthrust Governors’ Commission:
Folder
10		Bear Lake Region Governors’ Exchange	September 3, 1981
Box	Folder
12	1	Bear Lake Region Governors’ Exchange	July 21, 1982
Folder
2		Bear Lake Region Governors’ Exchange	1983, 1984
3		Resource Management Tour	1982
		Overthrust News:
Folder
4		Issues 1-6	1981-1982
5		Issues 7-9	1983-1984
		Presentations:
Folder
6		Slide Shows	1980-1982
7		Speeches	1980-1981
		Programs:
Folder
8		Evanston Child Development Center	1981-1982
9		H2S (Hydrogen Sulfide) Education	1981-1982
10		Miscellaneous Human Services Agencies	1981
11		Overthrust Road Development	1981-1982
12		Uinta Arts Council	1981

Series IV. Program Phase Down, 1982-1984Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
13	1	Activities/Plans	1982-1984
Folder
2		Media Coverage	1984

Series V. News Clippings, 1980-1986Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Overthrust Industrial Association:
Folder
3			1980
4			1981
Folders
5-9			1982
Box	Folders
14	1-2		1983
Folder
3			1984
4			1985
		Other:
Folder
5		A.C.E.	1985-1986
6		Acid Rain	1985-1986
7		Amoco	1984-1986
8		Chevron	1984-1985
		Exxon:
Folder
9			1983
10			January – June 1984
Box	Folders
15	1-2		July - December 1984
Folders
3-5			1985
Folder
6			1986

Series VI. Miscellaneous Files, 1976-1985Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Folder
7		Amoco Production Company	1980-1982
		Related Studies:
Folder
8		An Analysis of Secondary Market Response in Energy Impact Situations Michelle Michot Foss (Master’s Thesis) (Folder 1 of 2)	August 1985
Box	Folder
16	1	An Analysis of Secondary Market Response in Energy Impact Situations Michelle Michot Foss (Master’s Thesis) (Folder 2 of 2)	August 1985
Folder
2		Bear Lake: Open Space for the Future,	ca. 1981
3		City of Gillette/Campbell County Comprehensive Planning Program City of Gillette/Campbell County Dept. of Planning and Development	1978
4		Coal Mine Explosions at Almy, Wyoming: The Extent to which they Influenced Wyoming’s First Coal Mining Safety Law Walter R. Jones, University of Utah	September 1983
5		Developer’s Handbook: Uinta County, Wyoming Lincoln-Uinta Association of Governments	April 1979
6		Economic Base Study for Lincoln and Uinta Counties Lincoln-Uinta Association of Governments	September 1979
7		Economic Base Study of the Casper Area Wyoming Dept. of Economic Planning and Development	October 1976
8		Economic Potential of the Casper Area Retail Sector Wyoming Dept. of Economic Planning and Development	January 1978
9		Final Environmental Impact Statement: Eagle Springs Housing Development, Rich County, Utah U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development	1982
Box	Folder
17	1	Fiscal Impacts of Energy Development on Wyoming’s Local Governments The Old West Regional Commission	October 1979
Folder
2		Land Use and Housing Elements: Lincoln and Uinta Counties, Wyoming Lincoln-Uinta Association of Governments	1979-1980
3		Miscellaneous	1980-1981
4		Report on the Economic Base of Converse County Wyoming Dept. of Economic Planning and Development	May 1978
5		Socioeconomic Impact Mitigation Agreement for the Deserado Mine, Bonanza Station and Associated Facilities (Rio Blanco County, Colorado)	June 1981
6		Uinta County Oil, 1900-1910: A Period of Shallow Well Development Walter R. Jones, University of Utah	August 1981
7		Update of the Evanston Master Plan: 1980-1990 Lincoln-Uinta Association of Governments	ca. 1979
		University of Wyoming:
Folders
8-10		Bibliography on the Effects of Human Activities on Wildlife: Emphasizing Oil and Gas Development, Forest Management, Range Management and Recreation in the Overthrust Belt of Wyoming, Utah and Idaho	January 14, 1983
Folder
11		Reports and Projects	1979-1982
		Western Wyoming College:
Box	Folder
18	1	Manpower Training Needs Assessment and Training Center Feasibility Final Report	October 29, 1981
Folder
2		Reports and Projects	1980

Series VII. Other Programs, 1977-1983Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Folder
3		Lincoln County Impact Resolution	1981-1982
		Lincoln-Uinta Association of Governments (L.U.A.G.):
Folder
4		Afton Town Plan	December 1977
5		Capital Improvements Program, Afton, WY: 1979 to 1985	March 1979
6		Capital Improvements Program, Cokeville, WY: 1979 to 1985	March 1979
7		Capital Improvements Program, Diamondville, WY: 1979 to 1985	March 1979
8		Capital Improvements Program, Evanston, WY: 1979 to 1985	March 1979
9		Capital Improvements Program, Kemmerer, WY: 1979 to 1985	March 1979
10		Capital Improvements Program, La Barge, WY: 1979 to 1985	March 1979
11		Capital Improvements Program, Lincoln County, WY: 1979 to 1985	March 1979
12		Capital Improvements Program, Mountain View, WY: 1979 to 1985	March 1979
13		Capital Improvements Program, Thayne, WY: 1979 to 1985	March 1979
14		Capital Improvements Program, Uinta County, WY: 1979 to 1985	March 1979
15		Cokeville Town Plan	December 1977
16		Diamondville Town Plan	December 1977
Folders
17-18		Impact Mitigation	1980-1983
Box	Folder
19	1	Kemmerer Town Plan	December 1977
Folder
2		La Barge Master Plan	December 1977
3		Lincoln County Plan	December 1977
4		Lyman Master Plan	December 1977
5		Mountain View Master Plan	December 1977
6		Thayne Town Plan	December 1977
Folder
7		Miscellaneous	1980-1983
8		Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation	1980-1981
9		Senate Bill 1919 "The Energy Community Self-Help Act,"	1982
10		Southwest Wyoming Industrial Association	1982
11		Utah	1981-1983
12		Wasatch/Cache National Forest Resource Management Plan	1982-1983
13		Western Regional Council	1980-1981
14		Wyoming	1980
Box	Folder
20	1	Wyoming Industrial Siting Council	1981-1982

Series VIII. O.I.A. Board Meetings, 1983-1984Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
	Minutes:
Folder
2		1983
3		1984

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Community development--Bear Lake County (Idaho).
Community development--Lincoln County (Wyo.)
Community development--Rich County (Utah).
Community development--Summit County (Utah).
Community development--Uinta County (Wyo.)
Human services--Bear Lake County (Idaho).
Human services--Lincoln County (Wyo.)
Human services--Rich County (Utah).
Human services--Summit County (Utah).
Human services--Uinta County (Wyo.)

Corporate Names

Amoco Production Company.
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Lincoln-Uinta Association of Governments (Wyo.)

Geographical Names

Bear Lake County (Idaho).
Lincoln County (Wyo.)
Rich County (Utah).
Summit County (Utah).
Uinta County (Wyo.)

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