All Posts Tagged With: "Colorado oil and gas development"

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Colorado Drilling Permits to Drop Nearly 40% in ‘09

3,360 drilling applications had been approved by August 6th, and the agency expects that number to climb to 5,000 by the end of the year. Still, it’s almost a 40% drop from the record 8,027 drilling permits approved in 2008. What’s more, the COGCC report also says the number of active drilling rigs has dropped 60% from the 2008 peak.

2Sep2009 | admin | 2 comments | Continued
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DOE Examines Oil Shale Development in New Study
Looks at Potential Impact on State Water Resources

The study is essentially an oil shale primer for regulators, policymakers, and the general public, and it acknowledges the key challenge for future extraction in Colorado will be protecting and conserving water resources.

21Apr2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Garfield County Seeks to Reinstate Drilling Moratorium

The county acted in response to Lisa Bracken’s concerns that gas produced as a result of energy development may be contaminating domestic and surface water in the West Divide Creek area, where Bracken lives.

17Mar2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued


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