On Wednesday, November 27, the City and County of Broomfield published an update stating that the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) was continuing work to repair the Davis 43-6 plugged and abandoned well under Graham Peak Way in a new Anthem Highlands subdivision. The COGCC has made repairs to the depth of 1180 feet but they will…
In a press release today, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) and the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) announced that benzene measurements taken by the State’s mobile air quality monitoring lab next to Extraction Oil and Gas operations at Bella Romero 4-8 Academy in Greeley exceeded federal health guidelines on Nov. 5. The measured…
Update: The photo below is of the trucks moving equipment and portable toilets towards the Livingston Pad on Nov. 30. The City and County of Broomfield (CCOB) announced on Nov. 21 that Extraction Oil and Gas would begin moving completions equipment onto the Livingston Pad during the week of Nov. 24 in preparation for the completions phase to begin…
By Jennifer Dulles and Jean Lim Tuesday’s City Council meeting started with a series of presentations of gratitude for the exiting council members and Mayor Ahrens, and the subsequent swearing in of new council members Stan Jezierski (Ward One), William Lindstedt (Ward Two), Jean Lim (Ward Three) , Laurie Anderson (Ward Four) and Heidi Henkel (Ward Five). Council then…
By Russell Haythorn, Denver 7 News Anthem Ranch resident Becky McLeod and Council Member- Elect Laurie Anderson spoke to Denver 7 News today at the site of the remediation of the Davis 43-6 well in Anthem Highlands. This remediation is being completed by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission orphan well program, subsequent to the detection of a…
A workover rig is now onsite in Anthem Highlands to fix the Davis 43-6 well, a faulty plugged and abandoned well that has been excavated under Graham Peak Way as part of the the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission’s orphan well program. The methane leak was discovered in June when elevated readings were found during routine soil gas…
The City and County of Broomfield (CCOB) announced today that while Extraction was removing facility equipment associated with the Brozovich MA 8-10, Brozovich MA 8-15, and Brozovich MA 8-16J wells as required by the Operator Agreement, Extraction found historical contamination that will have to be remediated. It was reported by Extraction to CCOB and the Colorado Oil and Gas…
Drill Rig Will Move Off Livingston to be Closely Followed by Fracking By Jean Lim In separate announcements today, the City and County of Broomfield relayed that Extraction will be drilling on the Northwest A Pad at the same time that they are completing (fracking) two additional wells on Interchange B. That puts the residents of Northstar Estates in…
WVU Today, 11/12/19 After researching the impact of shale development on housing prices in Colorado, two WVU researchers stated that, “We find that shale development activity lowers housing prices, providing some evidence that residents in Colorado negatively value this activity.” This was “particularly for houses with private water and close proximity to the mountains.” Their research was just published…
Item 11f on the contract renewal for the Air Quality Monitoring (AQM) Program was removed from today’s Broomfield City Council agenda and will be heard later under the new Council. The new Council will be installed on Nov. 19 and the annual AQM contract expires on Dec. 31. In response to many health impacts like nosebleeds, nausea and headaches…
