By ANNE CONSTABLE Tecton Energy, the Houston-based company that applied for permits to drill in the Galisteo Basin last winter, might be trying to sell its mineral leases in the area.

By STACI MATLOCK Public-hearing process slated to begin Oct. 16 By Staci Matlock The New Mexican Santa Fe County's draft oil and gas ordinance doesn't stop drilling cold, but it proposes hefty requirements before companies could sink a well and start pumping.

By PHAEDRA HAYWOOD Moratorium on extraction in Galisteo Basin through January Ban: NMOGA, mineral-rights owner challenging moratoriums Gov. Bill Richardson has extended a state moratorium on new oil and gas drilling in the Galisteo Basin and Santa Fe County for another six months.

By STACI MATLOCK GALISTEO BASIN Paths: Pledge drive nowunder way From spring through fall on Interstate 25 east of Santa Fe and U.S. 285 past Eldorado, there's a frequent, unwelcome wildlife sighting: road kill.

By Raam Wong Journal Staff Writer The region where a Texas oil and gas company wants to drill south of Santa Fe contains scores of domestic water wells serving nearby villages, according to a report released Thursday.