HomeMy WebLinkAbout20040163.tiff PATINA
OIL&GAS CORPORATION
/1—'4\ 1625 Broadway, Suite 2000
November 17,2003 Denver, Colorado 80202
(303) 389-3600
(303) 389-3680 Fax
Weld County-Department of Planning Services FAX & US Mail (970)304-6498
1555 N. 17th Avenue
Greeley, CO 80631
VA)
Re: AmUSR-905 - :':
Township 1 North, Range 66 West, 6th P.M. ,
Section 30: Portions of W/2
Weld County, Colorado
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Patina Oil & Gas Corporation ("Patina") has been notified by the Weld County Department of Planning
Services regarding the proposed Amendment to a Site Specific Development Plan and Special Use Permit for
Mineral Resource Development facilities (the "Amendment") on portions of the captioned property (the
"Property"). Patina owns oil and gas leases that provide the right to drill additional wells on the Property.
Patina is concerned about the impact the Amendment will have on Patina's ability to drill future wells and
install related pipelines, access roads and production facilities on the Property. Patina has not had any direct
discussions with Aggregate Industries-WCR Inc. ( the "Owners") relative to this matter. There is currently no
agreement with the Owners and Patina has received no written confirmation from the Owners that Patina's real
property rights to use a reasonable portion of the surface for oil and gas operations and development are being
r preserved.
Patina requests assurance from the Weld County Department of Planning Services that the Amendment will not
preclude Patina from drilling, producing, operating, and maintaining future wells and related facilities. Until
this matter is resolved by agreement with the Owners, Patina is not waiving its rights as a leasehold owner. Any
approval of the Amendment should be conditioned upon the preservation of Patina'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
Amendment must take into account and provide adequate setbacks from Patina's future well sites, pipelines and
production facilities as well as continuous access to these facilities. Until such time as an agreement is reached
between Patina and the Owner, Patina respectfully requests that the Weld County Department of Planning
Services withhold approval of the Amendment or grant conditional approval subject to Patina and the Owner
reaching an agreement.
Patina requests that these comments he entered into the record for the Amendment and that we continue to be
provided with advance notice of all other hearings affecting the Property. If you have any questions, please feel
free to contact Dave Padgett at(303) 389-3699.
Sincerely,
PA N OIL AS CORPORATION
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P. David Padgett
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Kim Ogle -AmUSR-905 (Aggregate Industries) Page 1
From: "Nice-Idler, Gloria" <Gloria.Hice-Idler@DOT.STATE.CO.US>
To: <kogle@co.weld.co.us>
Date: 11/18/03 10:14AM
Subject: AmUSR-905 (Aggregate Industries)
Kim,
I've had an opportunity to review the traffic study that was conducted back in 2000 for the mining
operation, and have concluded that my concerns were addressed in the original traffic study. CDOT has
no other comment regarding this proposal.
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ill overs traff�c,"
Cooke said. "Well that's not
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r' s won't get you very far when the
biggest public safety threat is
+ afip traffic fatalities."
L P 4 , t r:. Both the sheriff's office and
the Weld public works depart-
._,' "' � ment have been entering data
— from 2001 and 2OO2 traffic acci-
dents into a new computer pro-
gram and have already gleaned
valuable information. Studies
show that the leading cause of
accidents on Interstate 25 is fol-
HILLARY WHEAT/gtphoto@greeleytrib.com lowing too closely, while the
Deputy Scott Smith of the Weld County Sheriff's Office writes a report after a rollover about six miles west of main culprit on U.S.85 is inatten-
Nunn.Smith was patrolling in the area on Monday afternoon as part of the county's renewed emphasis on traf- tive driving, followed bv drunk-
fic safety when the accident occurred.The driver,Bethany Martinez of Fort Collins,was not seriously injured. S' ' . Speeding causes the
most accidents on Colo.G6.
County sheriff's deputies hit the road Another
orstaveaz fcdulr
ties - 2001 - , tie
werefrom outside Wel .
in move to prevent highway fatalitiesbl o preventing d t accis
dents, according to Poncelow.
Weld's most hazardous Intersections With those facts,the office will
BY ANNIE P.HUNDLEY /h� tailor its message by reminding
ahundiey@greeieytrib.com /� " 7 V� I-25 drivers to leave room
The Weld County Sheriff's Office has begun analyzing information on traffic
accidents.From that data,the office,along with the Weld County Public Works, Weld County has led the state in traffic between cas, or spreading a
has created a map of the county's most hazardous intersections.This map breaks fatalities for long enough. Now, the sher- safe driving education ces.
those intersections down by county road and state highway trouble spots. if's office is working to make Weld a paign
to Deputies neighboring ill als be blesto
Legend ' t7.7747t u,v g leader in traffic safe
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1442.0K:1:404:: ':: `4-.1,\'`C.4,4"1`,0:4';: , ground-breaking ohn Cooke is introducing a and warnings, fy n allows the
countyill stunt the county's program that he hopes office to identify and patrol the
A. e ty's persistent traffic county's
roarsection I. , ,k ' 'A, - ` ;4:- °- d` fatalities. The
approable ch is
""ntt „ The program allows deputies to enterc new, but
® , I „ . data on car crashes that can be used to set longtime nstiy approach o the rev nt-
f +* , arge to enforce-
'" erg akssieylay/ priorities for road imp' Ovemerits,(law
highwats a
y .F,. enforcement and traffic tet< edu:at'ion, in' crime.By targeting enforce-
intersection •weed ., Evans se, ment and education in problem
te§ Cooke paioo !he program
fatalities as areas, the office is doing the
shifting priority same thing as when it asks resi-
- what they are:Weld's No.1 safety threat. dents in a neighborhood with Though the program hasn't fully begun lots of burglaries to keep their_ — the sheriff's office still needs funding doors locked.
.r. Weld 42 to buy software for patrol cars — it's "We've never done that with
O )! already making waves on a national scene. traffic,"Poncelow said."But this
Ken Poncelow, a commander in the sher- will allow us to predict and
a iff s office, presented the safety
plan in head a those accidents before
Washington, D.C., where the approach they happen."
Platteville o.utaN was applauded: If the
"I'm very enthused about this Program works, it
gram;' said Bill Copley, a safety pro- could become a national model
program for traffic enforcement. In the
or) a manager for the Federal Motor Carrier
y€ ,_; iw ,, wwd e,'' Safety Administration who has seen Pon- end, the program could h change
wf u, a.• l<; . Ni celow's presentation. "It just has so much the o frespo philosophy from
l,,,:„.." i„ ;#40::fif" � Ke w'„ potential." that of responding to crashes to
w r = m The sheriff's department's attitude used proactively preventing them.
mvv., "•ton "I would like n l see "his pl
*,l A54',..".k Wf to be that traffic accidents were the Col- pen on a national basis,"Copley„ „+ an a,, s. orado State Patrol's responsibility. That P Y
' Well a shifted slightly when the shell s orifice said.money'ae talking about a lot
"': !f err t, € of and politics here o to
x is added a unit of deputies to patrortrari-
r cl warQ 0 4 l w ,�, sheriff's department hopes to
tiarali . n t i get grants),but if we can devel-
Source:Sheriff's Office SANDRA MACHUCA%smechuce®greeleytrib.com See WELD FATALITIES,Page A10 op that database—we're going
to be home free,so to speak"
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THE LAST DAY TO POST THE SIGN IS: NOV1323- S -1,6) ZOG3 . THE SIGN SHALL BE
POSTED ADJACENT TO AND VISIBLE FROM A PUBLICLY MAINTAINED ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY. IN THE
EVENT THE PROPERTY BEING CONSIDERED FOR A SPECIAL REVIEW IS NOT ADJACENT TO A
PUBLICLY MAINTAINED ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY, THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING SERVICES SHALL
POST ONE SIGN IN THE MOST PROMINENT PLACE ON THE PROPERTY AND POST A SECOND SIGN
AT THE POINT AT WHICH THE DRIVEWAY (ACCESS DRIVE) INTERSECTS A PUBLICLY MAINTAINED
ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY. _
I HEREBY CERTIFY UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY THAT THE SIGN WAS POSTED ON THE
PROPERTY AT LEAST 1Q DAYS BEFORE THE P`��KI�IV COMMISSIONER'S HEARING FOR
4,4 USR- 905 . THE SIGN WAS POSTED BY:
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