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…
The following information was released on the Broomfield Oil and Gas dashboard: “At 4:00PM on Friday January 14th, Extraction notified CCOB of an event at the NW-B that caused a visible smoke plume. This was caused by flowback fluid being sent from one of the separators to the ECD and combusting in a controlled manner within the device. This…
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…
According to the recent City of Broomfield oil and gas update, there was a fire at the Northwest A Pad on November 9th. This fire was reported as a “minor incident” and was put out by field crews with a handheld extinguisher. Extraction noted that this fire was not related to equipment malfunctions. They described the incident as debris…
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…
On October 26th, Broomfield released a Public Notice that included a report about an air quality event that took place on October 6th, during active drilling operations. The Air Quality System detected levels of benzene 13.4x higher than recommended health guidelines. This report shows an estimated one-hour average of benzene during this event was 120.48 ppb. For context, the…
The drills are back in town, and Extraction is resuming operations on Northwest A&B pad, United pad, and Interchange A&B pads, according to a schedule provided by the City and County of Broomfield. The sound walls on these sites were re-erected in August with the exception of the United pad, whose sound walls are being erected in September. Extraction,…
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…
