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Tel: 303.228.4000
Fax: 303.228.4280 February 8,2011
State of Colorado i ( ( �`-�`+ €'' 13
Division of Reclamation,Mining and Safety
1313 Sherman Street,Room 215
Denver,CO 80203
Re: Lafarge West,Inc.-Mining Operations(Iverson Property)
Township 6 North,Range 66 West,6th P.M.
Section 34: metes and bounds tract more specifically described at
Deed recorded at reception No. 2366836
Weld County,CO
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Under a Development Application Referral received February 1,2011,Tetra Tech as representative for Lafarge West,
Inc. ("Applicant") contacted Noble Energy, Inc. ("NEI"), regarding permit application for a Construction and
Materials Operation Reclamation Permit for aggregate development, including open pit gravel mining on the
captioned property ("Property"). NEI operates mineral leasehold and existing oil and gas wells (the "Wells") and
associated pipelines and facilities located on the Property. NEI is very concerned about the impact the proposed
development will have on its ability to continue to develop, produce, operate and maintain the Wells, pipelines and
access roads on the Property. NEI has not had recent contact with the Applicant relative to this proposal. To date,no
agreement has been finalized and NEI has received no written confirmation from the Applicant that NEI's real
property rights to use a reasonable portion of the surface for oil and gas operations and development are being
preserved.
NEI requests assurance from the State of Colorado that the proposed development will not preclude NEI from
developing, producing, operating, drilling and maintaining its Wells, related pipelines and access roads. Until this
matter is resolved by agreement with the Applicants,NEI is not waiving its rights as a mineral leasehold owner. Any
approval of the proposed development should be conditioned upon the preservation of NEI's real property rights that
allow it to make reasonable use of the surface of the lands for oil and gas development and operations. The proposed
development must take into account and provide adequate setbacks from NEI's current well sites,production facilities
and pipelines as well as continuous access to these assets.
NEI requests that these comments be entered into the record for the proposed development and that we continue to be
provided with advance notice of all other hearings and/or applications affecting the Property. If you have any
questions,please feel free to contact the undersigned at(303)228-4020.
Sincerely,
NOB Y,INC.
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Special Projects Coordinator
CC:
Curt Moore(email)
Denee DiLuigi(email)
Clerk to the Board of Weld County Commissioners',915 10th Street,Greeley,CO 80631
Pam Hora,Tetra Tech, 1900 S. Sunset Street, Ste. I-F,Longmont,CO 80501
Anne Johnson,Lafarge West,Inc., 11409 Business Park Circle,Ste.200,Longmont,CO 80504
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