State regulators plan to swing through Bakersfield Wednesday as part of a statewide listening tour that could shape new rules for the contentious and increasingly common oil field practice also known as hydraulic fracturing.
Set for 7 to 9 p.m. at the county Board of Supervisors chambers, 1115 Truxtun Ave., the public workshop is to open with an overview of California oil and gas production, as well as a discussion of the state's geology and existing regulations designed to protect underground sources of drinking water.