Tag: Lowry Ranch Cap
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Public comment hearing planned for next Lowry Ranch fracking plan well pad
The Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission is holding an online public comment hearing in early April for a well pad in the Lowry Ranch fracking plan. Members of the public are invited to share comments on the State Blanca West Oil and Gas Development Plan, which is available to review on the ECMC permitting…
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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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Public hearing set for next applications for Lowry Ranch drilling plan
The Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC) is holding a public comment hearing in mid-May for two well pad applications in the Lowry Ranch drilling plan. The hearing will be from 5-8 p.m. May 13 at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds Main Hall, 25690 E. Quincy Ave. Commissioners will not make any decisions or deliberate…
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Next Lowry Ranch drilling application complete, open for public comment
While the whole project was approved by county and state authorities, each well site must also be approved.
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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…