Tag: Lowry Ranch Cap
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Arapahoe County conditionally approves Lowry Ranch fracking application
Arapahoe County conditionally approved another oil pad in the Lowry Ranch fracking plan that will go on State Land Board property near the Blackstone neighborhood in Aurora. The Secret Stash facility, from GMT Exploration Company LLC, was approved by the county’s Public Works and Development Department, the county announced in a news release Tuesday. It…
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Arapahoe County approves next well pad in Lowry Ranch fracking plan
Arapahoe County officials conditionally approved the next well pad in the Lowry Ranch fracking plan, allowing it to move forward as long as oil and gas company Civitas conducts a wildlife survey, controls dust and adheres to a list of other conditions. State Wetterhorn-Handies, approved by Arapahoe County’s Public Works and Development department this week,…
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Commissioners urged to reject well pad for fracking near Aurora Reservoir
More than 400 people who filled a venue overlooking the plains of Arapahoe County on Thursday urged the Energy and Carbon Management Commission to reject a well pad for the Lowry Ranch fracking plan. The ECMC voted in August 2024 to green light the fracking plan, which includes 32,000 acres of proposed subsurface mineral development…
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Well pad application in Lowry Ranch fracking plan open to public comment
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The next well pad in the Lowry Ranch fracking plan is open to public comment through late August, Arapahoe County officials announced Wednesday. Until 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 25, the public can submit comments via this web form on the State Wetterhorn-Handies oil and gas facility.…
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Next well pad in Lowry Ranch fracking plan approved by Arapahoe County
Arapahoe County approved the next well pad in the Lowry Ranch Comprehensive Area Plan, a contentious oil and gas plan that is moving forward as individual well site applications are approved. Oil and gas company Civitas is making way on the Lowry Ranch Comprehensive Area Plan, which will guide drilling in Arapahoe County — including…
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Arapahoe County approves more regulations on oil and gas operations
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Arapahoe County, which has some of the strictest oil and gas regulations in the state, on Tuesday approved additional regulations, notably setting aside money for plugging wells or when they are abandoned. The new amendments to the county’s oil and gas regulations came after a slew of regulations adopted last year that included requiring one-mile…
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Colorado regulators approve oil drilling, fracking near Aurora Reservoir — with conditions
Colorado’s regulators on Wednesday approved an application to drill for oil and natural gas, including fracking, near the Aurora Reservoir — under certain conditions. Commissioners from Colorado’s Energy and Carbon Management Commission voted, 3-1, to green-light what’s called the Lowry Ranch Comprehensive Area Plan following hours of testimony from opponents and critics, as well as from…
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Regulators postpone closing statements, decision in oil drilling proposal near Aurora Reservoir
After two full days of hearings, the Energy and Carbon Management Commission on Friday delayed closing arguments and a decision on the Lowry Ranch CAP until next week. The hearing, on whether to move forward with an oil and gas comprehensive area plan near the Aurora Reservoir, began Tuesday morning and lasted about nine hours,…
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Regulators give ‘affected party’ status to group opposed to oil drilling proposal near Aurora Reservoir
Save the Aurora Reservoir (STAR), a nonprofit created to oppose oil and gas operations from company Civitas in areas near the reservoir, was given “affected party” status at the first of two days of public hearings in front of the state’s Energy and Carbon Management Commission. After extensive public comment and backlash against the Lowry…
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Aurora Reservoir fracking proposal heads to commission hearing
The contentious Lowry Ranch Comprehensive Area Plan (CAP), a proposal for oil and gas drilling near the Aurora Reservoir, will go to two public hearings in front of the state’s Energy and Carbon Management Commission on Tuesday and Friday. The hearings will be livestreamed on Zoom starting at 9 a.m. both days. Talk about the proposed…