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2016.
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This report summarizes current and past Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) requirements in the Piceance Basin Bradenhead Monitoring Area (BMA) and nearby areas to the north and east; it outlines planned changes to requirements for cement isolation during primary cementing of casing strings, during remediation when bradenhead pressure or flow thresholds have been exceeded, and during plugging of wells. This report generally discusses...
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Pub. Date
2018.
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Governor Hickenlooper signed Executive Order D 2018-12 on July 18, 2018 to improve the environment, public health, and safety of Coloradans by directing the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission "COGCC" to plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned wells and sites and prevent future orphaned wells and sites. The Executive Order requires COGCC to establish a technical working group to review financial assurance requirements and report to the Governor...
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2014-
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A visual, interactive tool, the dashboard allows anyone to generate custom statistical charts, graphs, tables, and simple maps in near real-time. Further, because the information found in many of the tables has been linked to associated COGIS data (e.g. scout cards), users can easily drill down further. The dashboard does not replace the existing web-based data search tools (e.g. COGIS or eForms). It can, however, provide a more efficient pathway...
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Pub. Date
2015.
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The Colorado Oil and Gas Task Force was established by Executive Order B 2014-005 (Appendix A1). Established duties for the Task force include: Examine the many facets of the issues surrounding oil and gas operations and provide recommendations for policy or legislation on how best to achieve goals. Identify and strive to reach agreement on recommendations for policy or legislation to Identify and strive to reach agreement on recommendations for policy...
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Pub. Date
2016.
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This report is a compilation of ideas and lessons learned from the work group and is intended to provide suggestions for local governments, operators, and citizens to consider. However, since each location has different circumstances and challenges, the users of this report need to consider what kind of tools would work best at each site. The report is not intended to be prescriptive but instead contains a compilation of ideas and tools that can...
16) The real cost of fracking: how America's shale gas boom is threatening our families, pets, and food
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Pub. Date
2014.
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Presents a cautionary assessment of the consequences of hydraulic fracturing that documents numerous cases of drilling-site contamination linked to human and animal illnesses.
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Pub. Date
[2015]
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From the front lines of the fracking debate, a "field philosopher" explores one of our most divisive technologies. When philosophy professor Adam Briggle moved to Denton, Texas, he had never heard of fracking. Only five years later he would successfully lead a citizens' initiative to ban hydraulic fracturing in Denton-the first Texas town to challenge the oil and gas industry. On his journey to learn about fracking and its effects, he leaped from...
20) Hellfighters
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c1999
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Chance Buckman is a Texan who tames out-of-control oil well infernos in exotic locations around the world. Between blazes, Chance carries the burden for Madelyn, the wife who left him 20 years earlier because of his dangerous lifestyle.
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