All Posts Tagged With: "West Slope"
COGCC Official Talks Baseline Testing on West Slope
The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission does not require companies to perform groundwater testing as part of its rules. However, the COGCC has been known to make energy companies perform baseline testing of groundwater reserves under certain circumstances.
26Feb2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Piceance Basin Water Treatment Plant Proposed
The proposed facility would treat up to 24,000 b/d of produced water from Bopco LP’s Yellow Creek natural gas field and discharge up to 18,000 b/d into Yellow Creek. The BLM will accept public comment on the project through March 6th for
an environmental assessment it is preparing.
Water Used in Hydraulic Fracturing a Small Sliver
of State’s Total
Hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas consumed less than a tenth of a percent of water used in Colorado in 2010, according to a new report prepared by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission staff with the help of the state Division of Water Resources.
24Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Rifle-Based Company Expands Manufacturing
Todd’s Welding Inc. has recently signed a long term lease for a 10-acre manufacturing facility located in Fruita in order to meet nationwide demand for their oil and gas equipment fabrication services.
14Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Gas Pipeline Would Bore Beneath
Colorado River on West Slope
The proposed a 22-mile gas pipeline would run from the Divide Creek area under the Colorado River to processing facilities near Parachute. The BLM is seeking public comments on the pipeline proposal.
12Dec2011 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
BLM Releases Draft Plan for Upper
Colorado River
The draft plan covers about 505,000 acres of BLM lands and, crucially, the underlying mineral estates in the region spanning Eagle, Garfield, Mesa, Pitkin, Routt and a small slice of Rio Blanco counties.
19Sep2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Encana Selling Midstream Assets on West Slope
The Piceance basin midstream assets, built in the past decade, serve Encana’s Mamm Creek, Orchard and South Parachute production in the vicinity around Rifle. They gather and transport 500 million cubic feet of natural gas per day.
8Sep2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Oil and Gas Corporate News
Headlines this week from … Bill Barrett Corp, Conquest Water Services, SG Interests I vs. Gunnison County, Whiting Petroleum Corp, Arete Industries Inc, Pine Ridge Oil & Gas
10Jun2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
COGCC: Homeowner Hasn’t Proven Fracking Contaminated His Well
“There is no question there is something wrong with your well,” commission member Mark Cutright told Las Animas County resident, Tracy Dahl, who was seeking a judgement against Pioneer Natural Resources for fouling his well. “The question is whether you proved fracking impacted your well.”
23Feb2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
State’s Oil and Gas Activity Heats Up
All 14 parcels offered by the BLM at Thursday’s lease sale were sold, generating $2,038,560, or an average of $207 per acre. A Mesa County parcel received the highest per-acre bid at $1,090 for 157 acres north of Collbran. In total, Colorado is on pace to issue 6,500 permits this year, the second most ever.
13Aug2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Energy Bill’s Late Frac’ing Provision Draws Fire From Natural Gas Industry
Although labeled a ‘watered down and very disappointing’ bill from clean energy groups, the proposed legislation making the rounds in the U.S. Senate is now drawing fire from the natural gas industry, which is balking at a late addition to the measure.
29Jul2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
West Slope Natural Gas Tracks –
>> Garfield County May Disband Energy Advisory Board
>> Panel Says NG Fueling Stations Needed in Area
>> Is McInnis Denying Reality of Gas Regs?
>> Martin: GarCo Blundered by Drilling Monitoring Wells
>> ConocoPhillips: Natural Gas Solutions Being Ignored
>> GS Firm Gets Grant for Methane Emissions Study in China
EnCana, COGCC Defend Investigation of Seep Near Silt
The company’s researchers and consultants have taken samples from eight locations, installed 23 monitoring wells and sampled water on Lisa Bracken’s property, much of it on a quarterly basis, EnCana spokesman Doug Hock said.
20Nov2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
May 22, 2012
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Going ...
Lack of funding is a serious obstacle for implementation of audit recommendations. Even small rebates will have little impact ...
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Having just read Tom Gray's article 'Fred Udo's bogus numbers' I get the feeling I haven't understood whats going on. ...
I agree with you kirsch. I knew this article had the stench of industry money as soon add I read ...