On 7/29/2022, a Benzene plume on Extraction’s United mega-fracking pad measuring 2518.753 ppb was captured in a canister analysis provided by Ajax Analytics and CSU. As a gauge, 9 ppb is the federal, short-term Minimum Risk Level (MRL) for benzene and has frequently been cited by Broomfield Staff as a threshold for concern. Though canister analysis reports are usually…
Based on a recent announcement from Broomfield in the oil and gas snapshot, it’s “all systems go” for a meeting on January 5th, 2022 with the CDPHE (Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment) regarding the high levels of Benzene and other critical data that has been consistently recorded by Broomfield’s air quality monitoring systems. Broomfield has made the…
Broomfield Council to Vote on Renegotiating the MOU with Extraction on Tuesday, December 14th. An item was placed on the agenda for the Tuesday, December 14th City Council Meeting that surprised even the most engaged residents who closely follow oil and gas issues. Staff presented a renegotiated agreement titled “Conclusion of Operations Agreement with Extraction Oil and Gas” with…
If you don’t travel to the north side of Broomfield often, you may not even know about the drilling. But if you have traveled on the Northwest Parkway going east or traveled 160th between Sheridan and Huron, you’ve seen the tall, sand-brown sound walls of the Northwest A&B pads, the United Pad, and the Interchange pads. You may have…
As announced on the City/ County of Broomfield’s Oil and Gas news page, “Broomfield’s elected officials and staff are aware of today’s announcement that Civitas Resources, Inc., a company that will be formed upon the closing of the merger between Extraction and Bonanza Creek, will acquire Crestone Peak Resources, Inc. In addition to continuing to monitor the Extraction merger, which is…
After months without having an Oil and Gas update during a City Council Meeting, the City scheduled a meeting to update the public on all things happening with Oil and Gas in Broomfield. Have you wondered what has been happening with Oil and Gas Issues in Broomfield? As it turns out, there has been a lot going on so…
According to a news release issued by Extraction, in addition to a subsequent article from the Denver Business Journal, the company has reorganized and is exiting bankruptcy. Missing from the announcement, as of the end of business on January 21, 2021, was a formal filing with the court showing this emergence from bankruptcy. Broomfield Concerned anticipates that the reorganization…
Broomfield Concerned has been reporting on increasing levels of VOC’s that are being picked up by the air monitoring systems in the vicinity of the Livingston Site. The air quality stations have been monitoring two types of VOC plumes that are occurring, both of which are emitting levels of benzene. Recently, the plumes identified as BA plumes have been…
The city and county of Broomfield announced today that “On October 7, 2020, Extraction Oil and Gas, Inc. was found guilty on seven citations for violating Broomfield’s noise ordinance. After a day and a half trial, the Broomfield Municipal Court found Extraction Oil and Gas, Inc. guilty of failing to submit a noise modeling study as required by the…
Broomfield’s Air Monitoring Program continues to track VOC plumes at two monitoring locations. A recent report was released, which looked closely at events that occurred on August 3rd, August 11th, September 6th, and September 12th, September 17th. The report identified that there were two different chemical compositions found in these plumes. Based on the chemicals found, the recent wildfire…
