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Colorado Energy Law Fallout: Boulder County Enacts Emergency Oil and Gas Moratorium through Q1 2020

July 2, 2019

Temporary moratorium on applications for new oil and gas development and seismic testing – public hearing scheduled for July 16 to determine if moratorium will be extended By Bevo Beaven, Editor, Oil & Gas 360 Some of Colorado’s local governments have begun taking action using their newly granted powers to impose rules and review permits for oil and gas development

Colorado’s Crestone Peak Comp. Drilling Plan Hearing Postponed

October 8, 2018

Boulder County’s lawsuit vs. Crestone spurs delay, Prop. 112 permitting deadline looms Late last week the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) postponed its scheduled hearing on the Crestone Peak Resources Operating, LLC Comprehensive Drilling Plan (CDP), following a request to postpone by Boulder County. The postponement of the hearing on the Crestone Peak CDP is pending the outcome of a

Boulder, Boulder County, and San Miguel County File Climate-Change Lawsuit Against Exxon, Suncor

April 25, 2018

Colorado municipalities follow California and New York over fossil fuel use From Westword Boulder County, the City of Boulder and San Miguel County have filed an environmental lawsuit against two multibillion-dollar oil and gas corporations over climate-change impacts in Colorado. The local governments are asking a Boulder County district court for a jury trial against ExxonMobil and Canada-based Suncor Energy and its

Crestone Peak’s “Re-entry into Boulder County” Takes Another Step Forward

April 6, 2018

Crestone Peak submits 4th Draft of Comprehensive Drilling Plan to COGCC Crestone Peak Resources, the privately held DJ Basin operator that is developing Encana’s former assets in in Northern Colorado, is getting a little closer to planting its flag on three planned drill pads in Boulder County. Developing the Encana DJ Basin assets Crestone Peak was formed in 2015 through

Colorado Energy Bill Results in Crestone Peak's Comprehensive Drilling Plan Hearing Being Tabled by the COGCC- Oil & Gas 360

Wattenberg: Boulder County Files for Dismissal of 8 North’s Additional Density Applications

December 8, 2017

Colorado county adjacent to Weld is fighting to stop oil and gas development on its side of the line In the Wattenberg field, Boulder County has filed motions to dismiss 8 North LLC’s applications for additional density, arguing that the COGCC cannot grant them when the drilling and spacing units have not yet been established and the authorized well for

Crestone Peak Winding Its Way through Colorado CDP Process in Preparation to Drill Assets on Boulder County Side of the Wattenberg

November 29, 2017

Second draft of Comprehensive Drilling Plan for Boulder County is posted for comment The second draft of the Crestone Peak Comprehensive Drilling Plan for its Boulder County assets has been reviewed by the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) and the commission posted the second draft (preliminary) Monday on its website. Crestone Peak’s objective is to develop its oil

Drilling the Western Side of the Wattenberg: Boulder County Commissioners Ask State to Deny Drilling Permits to Extraction Oil & Gas Subsidiary

October 20, 2017

This week, the Boulder County Commissioners told its residents that 8 North LLC, a subsidiary of Extraction Oil and Gas, LLC had applied with the State of Colorado for permits to drill a 1,280-acre area at the far eastern edge of Boulder County, right up to the line on the map that separates long time oil-friendly Weld County and the

Commissioners Warn Boulder County Residents that Oil Companies are Making Plans to Drill

September 15, 2017

Extraction’s 8 North LLC and Crestone Peak Resources have submitted drilling plans to the state to start developing Boulder County Wattenberg assets; commissioners “are very concerned” In a county that is host to a symposium this weekend called “Warrior Principle, Climate Action,” it is not a total surprise that the Boulder County Commissioners sent out a county-wide email this week

Colorado: Weld County Just Created its Own Oil & Gas Department Oil & Gas 360

Edge of the Wattenberg: as Moratorium Expires Crestone Peak Attempts to bring Drilling Back to Boulder County

May 9, 2017

Crestone Peak applied to drill 216 wells in Boulder County Judge dismisses Colorado Attorney General’s lawsuit v. Boulder County after moratorium expires on May 1 Local control is alive and well in Boulder County By Bevo Beaven, Editor, Oil & Gas 360 A five year moratorium on drilling in unincorporated Boulder County, Colorado, just expired. Will oil and gas drilling return to

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