SIDNEY, Neb. (AP) — The governor has filled an empty seat on the Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.

Gov. Pete Ricketts selected John Rundel, from Trenton.

The appointment will let the commission vote Tuesday on an application for a fracking wastewater injection well in Sioux County.

Rundel is a petroleum geologist with 36 years of experience in the oil and gas business. The appointment will expire on Sept. 28, 2015.