Sunday, July 27, 2025

State and Local Governments in Colorado Could Owe Mineral Owners $26 Billion if Proposed Setback Initiatives or New Bans Pass

NSAI report puts estimate of lifetime EUR for the Wattenberg at nearly $180 billion Northern Colorado’s Wattenberg field has been a prolific producer of oil and natural gas for decades. Like other basins, the area’s production accelerated significantly when hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling came to the DJ Basin a dozen or so years ago. But there are proposed ballot