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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWANDELL 1 - Start of Plugging Operations - Crestone - 5/1/2019A 40 CRESTONE PEAK ,i C S a, R_F.. May 1, 2019 Longmont United Hospital Via: Certified Mail 7018 0360 0001 8845 7327 9100 E.14ineraI Circle Centennial, CO 80112-3401 cc: Town of Firestone via email. Re: Wandell1 Well Plug & Abandon Operations Township 2 North Range 67 West 61" P.M. Section 7: Tract A Firestone Community Minor alkla/ Weld County Parcel *: 131107117001 Weld County, Colorado To Whom It May Concern: In accordance with Rule 305.f.(6) of the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission ("COGCC"), this letter is to inform you that Crestone Peak Resources ("Crestone") intends to perform oil and gas operations to plug and abandon ("P&A") the above -mentioned wellbore located on your property within the next 120 days. The P&A operations should take apex. 4 days to complete. Appx. 5 days prior to the rig arriving on location there may be a crew on location preparing the land for the rig (scraping, leveling, installing any necessary temporary fencing, mat boarding, etc.) We will be using an area of approximately 150' around the wellhead during these operations. We will be removing any surface equipment related to the well, but the tank battery and access roads will remain as other wells will remain in production on this location. Please feel free to contact me with any questions regarding our operations. (303) 774-3982 or bob. bresnahan crestonepr.com. We appreciate your attention to and consideration of this notice. Respectfully, Bob Bresnahan Senior Surface Landman, RPL Crestone Peak Resources Enclosures: Site Diagram, COGCC Informational Brochure/Reclamation Rules (Rule 1004) 10188 East 1-25 Frontage Road Firestone, Colorado 80504 Direct: 303,774.3982 Email: bob.bresnahan@crestonepr,com www.crestonepeakresource.s.com SITE DIAGRAM A CRESTONE PEAK 10188 East 1-25 Frontage Road Firestone, Colorado 80504 Direct: 303.774,3982 Email: bob.bresnahan@crestanepr.com www.crestonepeakresources.com o s RnA a o INFORMATION FOR SURFACE OWNERS Commission b"Z� M-Int of Na[•_T:J =.:: This document summarizes Colorado regulations pertaining to surface owner notification and consultation. It also covers the reclamation of land disturbed by oil and gas activity. These regulations are administered by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) as part of its mission to protect public health, safety, and welfare, including the environment and wildlife resources. i. Oil and gas companies (operators) must provide sur- face owners with details of the oil and gas activities proposed for their property. 2. Surface owner notification is mandated; communica- tion and consultation are encouraged. Surface own- ers may waive these requirements. 3. Surface Use Agreements (SUA) are private contracts that address the operator's oil and gas activities on the surface owner's property. The COGCC has no jurisdiction or authority over terms of an SUA. Consultation The operator is required to consult in good faith with the surface owner and provide details about the loca- tion of roads, production facilities, and well sites, or other oil and gas operations during planning stages. Consultation in good faith is also required to prepare for reclamation and abandonment (Rule 306). COGCC's Onsite Policy provides an opportunity in cer- tain circumstances for the surface owner to request that the COGCC and Local Government Designee con- duct an onsite visit if consultation between the opera- tor and surface owner does not resolve issues related to planned oil and gas activities. This opportunity is Limited to activity on lands where the surface owner did not execute a mineral lease and is not party to a surface use agreement. Consultation is limited to items under COGCC jurisdiction; financial and other concerns cannot be addressed. This process may result in conditions of aporoval at- tached to the permit to minimize the potential loss of crops or damage to land or to address potential health, safety, welfare or environmental impacts. Informational signs must be placed at the intersection of tease and public roads at the time of the Statutory Notice. Permanent signs providing operator and emer- gency contact information must be in place at all wells and tank batteries during the life of the facility (Rules 210.b and 305.g). 4. Surface owners may request an extension of the public comment period for applications. 5. Interim and final reclamation are required by the COGCC. Timing may be flexible to integrate agricul- tural operations. Future land use may be considered through a waiver and variance process. 6. Surface owners may request a hearing before the Com- mission to protest staff decisions on permit approval, complaint resolution, or variance requests based on alleged non-compliance with COGCC rules or mission. Notification Operators are required to inform the surface owner about when and where oil and gas operations will occur. These notifications promote communication between owners and operators so that a surface owner can coordinate their activities with permitted oil and gas operations. In certain circumstances, operators must send a Pre - A lication Notice to surface owners 30 days before sub- mitting an application to the COGCC. This notice should include a general description of the project, an opportu- nity to meet with the operator and appropriate contact information (Rule 305.a). An Oil and Gas Location Assessment InfLA Notice is sent by the operator to the surface owner when the applica- tion has been posted on the COGCC website for public comment. This notice provides additional details about planned operations and an opportunity for consultation (Rote 305.c). The Statutory Notice to Surface Owners must be provided to the surface owner at least 30 days notice before com- mencing operations with heavy equipment. A proposed schedule, detailed site drawing and opportunity for con- sultation with the operator will be included (Rule 305.f). After a well has been drilled, a Notice of Subsequent well gperations for certain activities with heavy equipment is required at least seven days in advance (Rule 305.f.4). Surface Tenant Notification is the responsibility of the surface owner. If the surface owner has designated an agent (such as a tenant), that party will receive all no- tices (Rules 305.c.3 and 305.c.4).