A first look at what could be the first federal rules for hydraulic fracturing is drawing mixed reactions in Wyoming.

A Wyoming oil and gas industry representative says not-yet-released federal rules for the practice, also known as fracking, look similar to state rules and could burden operators if enacted. But a representative from a landowner group says the rules will force operators to tell regulators about water used in the controversial practice, unlike Wyoming rules.

A draft of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management rules, obtained by the Star-Tribune, indeed look similar to Wyoming’s rules that govern the practice, confirmed Tom Doll, Wyoming’s oil and natural gas supervisor. MORE …