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“The new findings raise questions about whether the state’s current 500-foot buffer between homes and drilling operations is large enough” The Colorado Sun 10/17/19, with Broomfield details added by Broomfield Concerned Short term health impacts such as nausea, headaches and dizziness may be experienced by people living as far as 2000 feet away from an oil and gas drilling…

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By Jean Lim The City and County of Broomfield (CCOB) announced that the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) will begin remediation of Davis 46-3 well under Graham Peak Way in Anthem Highlands that will extend at least a month. This is after the COGCC made their final determination that the elevated level of methane found during CCOB…

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  The City and County of Broomfield (CCOB) is continuing discussions with the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) this week on the methane leak from plugged and abandoned Davis 43-6 well in Anthem Highlands. CCOB will provide an update from these discussions with the COGCC. CCOB has released the following map which shows the distances from Davis…

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“Orphaned well in Broomfield may be source of detected methane” By 9 News, Anusha Roy Kyle Clark began NEXT with, “A lot of Coloradans have understandable unease about abandoned oil and gas wells that dot areas now covered with houses.” Thanks to Anthem Ranch resident Judy Kelly for expressing her concerns about the October 11 City and County of…

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By Stephanie Kirschgaessner, The Guardian This story in the well-known international journal The Guardian features the following:– the health impacts suffered by Barb Binder after Broomfield placed Extraction oil and gas developments (Interchange and Northwest Pads) next to her home.– the increase in local control in SB19-181, as described by Sara Loflin of the League of Oil and Gas…

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By Jean Lim The City and County of Broomfield (CCOB) announced on October 11 that the cause of the elevated level of methane found during routine soil gas testing in June near the Davis 43-6 well under Graham Peak Way in Anthem Highlands is likely the fact that Davis 43-6 was not properly plugged and abandoned. CCOB stated that,…

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By Jean Lim On October 8, oil and gas development was the focus of both a 5 p.m. inspector informal Q & A and a 10 p.m. Oil and Gas Update on the Council Agenda.  Some highlights were: The City and County of Broomfield (CCOB) will announce a new health complaint process on October 9.  It will involve an…

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The City and County of Broomfield (CCOB) announced today that the public is invited to meet their Oil and Gas inspectors at the George DiCiero City and County Building lobby on Tuesday, Oct. 8 at 5 p.m. The Council Meeting begins at 6 p.m. with an agenda that includes further information about the oil and gas inspections during Item…

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By Jean Lim Anthem Highlands residents living near the plugged and abandoned Davis 43-6 well were told at the September 30 Community Meeting that the City and County of Broomfield would be continuing to investigate the cause of the elevated level of methane found in routine soil gas testing near the well. At the meeting, Public Utilities Commission Chief…

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