The COGCC page

This page contains data from the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) website relevant to the mission of the Larimer Alliance. The posts are largely in reverse chronological order (most recent first):

The COGCC website: cogcc.state.co.us

Mission Change White Paper, COGCC, Nov 1, 2019

The fundamental policy paper that spells out how the COGCC will be implementing SB-181, the new law that ordered the COGCC to begin prioritizing health and safety above fostering the oil & gas industry

New Comment Portals

(posted 9/16/19)

The COGCC has created four new distinct comment portals around these areas:

  • Alternative location analysis
  • Cumulative impacts
  • Flowline
  • Mission change (protecting public health, welfare, environment and wildlife)

The areas and links to the comment portals are here: cogcc.state.co.us/sb19181.html#/public_comments

If you do comment, and identify from Larimer Alliance, please be respectful, informed and firm.

The Required Director Objective Criteria

SB 19-181 Required Director Objective Criteria, part 1

SB 19-181 Required Director Objective Criteria, part 2

These documents describe the new criteria by which new drilling permits must be evaluated as a consequence of passing SB-181 in April 2019. As with any new regulations, however, it remains to be seen just how they will be interpreted and enforced.

LARIMER COUNTY Section

Drilling Permits update (May 18, 2020):

as of May 18, 2020 there were:

  • 55 pending drilling permits in Larimer County (48 Form 2 & 7 Form 2A)
  • 270 active wells
  • 394 inactive wells
  • 102 "other" status
  • The primary operators are:
    • Magpie Operating Inc
    • Kerr McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LLP
    • Prospect Energy (3)
    • Extraction Oil & Gas (1) < the Unicorn well

(screenshot from COGCC website 5/18/20) To see this at the COGCC website, click here and filter on Larimer.

Drilling Permits update (June 23, 2019):

as of June 23, 2019 there were 62 pending drilling permits in Larimer County:

Screen shot of the pending permits for Larimer County, 8/23/19. To see this at the COGCC website, click here and filter on Larimer.

Active/inactive wells update:

as of June 23, 2019, there were 272 active wells, 384 inactive wells, and 102 "other status" wells in Larimer County:

Screen shot of the existing wells for Larimer County, 8/23/19. To see this data at the COGCC website, click here, then advance to page 2, and filter on Larimer.

Spills update:

as of August 23, 2019, there ZERO spills in Larimer County in 2019...and only 6 in 2018. (No screen shot needed)

WELD COUNTY Section

Drilling Permits update:

as of June 23, 2019 there are 4,665 pending drilling permits in Weld County:

Screen shot of Pending Permits for Weld County, Aug 23, 2019. To see this data at the COGCC website, click here, and filter on Weld.

Active/inactive wells update:

as of June 23, 2019, there 21,052 active wells, 10,895 inactive wells, and 10,824 "other status" wells in Weld County:

Screen shot of Well Status for Weld County, Aug 23, 2019. To see this data at the COGCC website, click here, advance to page 2, and filter on Weld.

Spills update:

As of August 23, 2019, there have been 218 spills in 2019 in Weld County; there were 28 in July, and there have been 10 so far in August:

Screen shot of the spills for Weld County, 8/23/19. To see this data at the COGCC website, click here, then advance to page 7, and filter on Weld.