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Home My WebLink About20011617.tiff 0 WELD COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE PHONE: (970) 356-4000, EXT. 4391 FAX: (970) 352-0242 915 TENTH STREET WI ' P.O. BOX 758 GREELEY, COLORADO 80632 C COLORADO Re: Weld 3-2(HSR) T 2 N, R68 W, § 2,NE '/4 NW ''A Dear Mr Grenoux Weld County requests that HSR consult with staff of the Weld Public Works Department regarding the above cited well. Weld County does not waive any of the notice requirements of the COGCC at this time. The well appears, from the information you have provided, to be on the Hokestra gravel Pit Property operated and maintained by Weld County. Please contact Jeff Jerome, Deputy Director of the Public Works Department to arrange the consultation. He can be reached at 970 304 6496 (ext 3750), fax 970 304 6497 and email at jjerome@co.weld.co.us. Thank you in advance for your cooperation in this matter. Yours T L D. Morrison A sistant Weld County Attorney xc: Clerk to Board, Public Works p(, -I?- / 2001-1617 x _S Rec©Clrces /S p/ar1ail,' on Grr'it'..,,k� Q tue(f 6_1" A flokc�s1r 3ra ei( /17. 74iS OcewJ 49Lep± Ma1 e /Its "at /7626)1e1 Sp & LS, lie 1 ,tutit a/60 s, ehc q wed/ cif /tie /jUSI )i 6)53 Pe . —1/ y0Q lave any ��teS/S-As plebe Call me, l 3ell / a acs ext( 26 if HS RESOURCES, INC. 1999 BROADWAY, SUITE 3600 DENVER, COLORADO 80202 (303) 296-3600 FACSIMILE (303) 296-3601 June 5,2001 Weld County 915 10th Street Greeley,Colorado 80631 Re: Weld 3-2(HSR) Township 02N,Range 68W Section 2: NE/4NW/4 Weld County,Colorado Gentlemen: The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission ("COGCC") has adopted guidelines and procedures regarding oil and gas activities affecting the surface. These rules stipulate that an operator must give an affected surface owner notice in writing at least thirty(30)days prior to drilling an oil and gas well. HS Resources, Inc. ("HSR") intends to begin operations to drill the above captioned oil and gas well upon approval of Title, receipt of required permits, as soon as possible, but prior to September, 2001. As the surface owner. it is your responsibility to notify the tenant farmer, if applicable,of this proposed operation. The COGCC's brochure for surface owners containing the rules pertaining to notice of oil and gas operations, reclamation and opportunities for consultation thereon, as well as, the rules of procedure for filing complaints and making applications for hearings is enclosed along with a HSR brochure. Should you have any questions and/or concerns,please contact our office. Very truly yours, HS RESOURCES,INC. Christopher Greneaux Landman I/we waive the 30 day notice referenced above and approve of the operations commencing upon HSR's receipt of the drilling permit. WELD COUNTY CG:cl Enclosures cc: Bill Hawkins a ._ MAP 36 — _ _ _ _ R_68W JOINS MAP 35 • ROBERT L. 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EA4RINN Easy RIMI 0ILLOMI 0LANGER I CORNOTCX ePIN.9G_� 8M&�`6 , 7: s NANLV"- MAO11I-ROSS.PATINAUQLUC111 sat?.t?. . 94 �� _ _ q-a CAvCj��Y tl.x ,- - • _- VESSELS _ - MARCO _ (MI 0 II-23 NARCO 0 CAYET.IFicP.:T 3124 ( 12NC. - A :-....:_-- 4.43L . The Environment Contact HSR works to meet or exceed both federal and state regulations. For HS Resources, Inc. example,precautions are taken during the drilling process to protect the 3939 quality of the subsurface water. To comply with regulations and in Carson Avenue accordance with our own operating procedures,HSR sets steel pipe into Evans, Colorado 80620 the wellbore beyond the depths of any fresh water zones.The pipe is then Phone: 970.330.0614 encased in concrete, preventing vertical migration of gases and fluids into water-bearing zones. Fax: 970.330.0431 If commercial quantities of natural gas are not found, or when a well becomes uneconomical to produce,the well will then be plugged and the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission site restored according to state regulations and company operating 1120 Lincoln Street practices.If no other wells are to be drilled or operated in the immediate area, the access road will be graded over and restored, unless the surface Denver, Colorado 80203 owner chooses to have the road remain in service for personal use. Phone: 303.894.2100 Resources, Inc . Fax: 303.894.2109 ,p. 1.1 s i i Questions We hope chat this brief explanation will help you better understand our activities and what might be taking place on your property in the future. What we have described in this pamphlet is the normal procedure and timing for the drilling and other operations that could take place nn wells in your area.However,while is would be unusual,there may be cir- cumstances that could cause a well on your property to be drilled or worked on in a different manner,take more time,or use more of the sur- / A' face than described. If this is the case, as in any other case,we will try to make any inconvenience to you as brief as possible.Again,we wish to have and maintain a good working relationship with you. 9'70.330•061_ 4 www.hsresources.com 1A/ho is HSR? What Can I Expect? These activities can take from 30 to 45 days where heavy equipment will be moved on and off the surface. After completion of the operation an HSR representative will coordinate the restoration of the disturbed HS Resources,Inc.("HSR")has been actively drilling for oil and natural HSR may do a number of operations on your property which could surface area.HSR requires all its personnel and contractors to observe the gas in the DJ Basin for the past 18 years. HSR operates almost 3,000 include one or more of the following: property rights of the surface owners and to immediately report any wells in the basin.The DJ Basin is the second largest oil and natural gas damage caused by HSR's operations. field in Colorado and provides natural gas to the Front Range area as well • Drilling a"New Well" • as other areas.The field also produces oil and liquids such as propane that Deepening an"Existing Well" are extracted from natural gas. HSR through its subsidiary HS • Restimulacingaproducingreservoir called a"Refrac" what is the Timeframe? Gathering, L.L.C. ("HSG")also operates 1,500 miles of pipeline which • "Recompleting"an existing well in a new geologic formation gathers and transports natural gas from the DJ Basin. HSR is a public company on the New York Stock Exchange ("HSE"). Copies of our what Happens? How long will HSR be there and how often will you come back?Wells producing from several geologic horizons can produce 30 years or annual report are available through our investor relations department at (415)433-5795 or visit our web site at:www.hsresources.com. longer.An HSR representative will visit the wells on a daily basis.This person obtains production information,ensures that the well is flowing Drilling a New Well properly and checks for any mechanical problems. Whenever the well The History of HSR The access road and a 2.5-acre area surrounding the drill site are has mechanical problems a workover rig may need to come on your fenced-off. property to repair the well. — Excavation equipment and large trucks are used to prepare the drill site and move in the drilling rig and support equipment. The DJ Basin was developed in the early 1970's when companies began drilling wells co the J sand formation(7,500'-7,800').As drilling in the — The drilling operation, which continues 24-hours a day, lasts 6-10 How Does HSR Effect days depending on the depth of the well. field increased, new reservoirs ta). As rwere discovered (the Sussex, — After drilling is finished, steel casing is lowered into the hole and Codell/Niobrara and we . the industry learned more about these M y Rights? cemented in place. geologic formations we were able to produce the gas and oil more — Drilling equipment is removed and the "completion" process begins efficiently.Recently,the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission which involves moving in a workover rig,temporary water tanks,and has ruled chat five wells can be located in a 160 acre tract and all these pump equipment largement to treat the formation. 9 PHSR has been granted an oil and gas lease to drill for these products that — Oil, water, and natural gas flow to the surface through the wellhead may be nearby or underlie your property. The lease provides HSR with into a buried steel flowline to the production facilities. the legal right to reasonable access and use of the surface for the purpose — Production facilities, consisting of oil and water storage tanks, a of drilling for and producing natural gas (and oil if it is present). The separator,and a housed gas metering system are located on the surface, lease also gives us the legal right to build gathering lines to transport the Strata& Typical Depthnatural gas to market. �� i I '� Deepening,Refracs,Recompleting-Existing Well — An area between 1.0 and 1.5 acres surrounding the wellhead is HSR plans to drill for natural gas near or on your property in the near Sussex:4,366' ' fenced-off. future. We wish to work closely with you to minimize disruptions to — The same equipment used in the"completion"process is moved in to treat the new or existing formation. your activities as a land owner or tenant. Codell:6,600' ' — The well is returned to production through the existing production facilities. After notification of the company's intention to drill a new well,deepen an Niobrara: existing well, refrac or recomplete a well, you will have the opportunity ' to discuss with a HSR representative such matters as the location of roads and other access requirements. J-Sand:7,600' ,wa ?t : . vt'₹' While we make every attempt co accommodate reasonable requests ,, s xa9 :. oP "' s While concerning well locations and future activities on existing wells we must Dakota:7,000' 1p., s,^ also abide by state spacing regulations and accepted reservoir management ,.. '�� _ techniques.No matter where the location,we will discuss a fair settlement lAk 'fy`;,; for damages that will result from our drilling and producing operations. :: ,:„:,:, ....... geologic formations can be combined in the same well. For example, We want to assure you that HSR's many years of experience in the DJ •HSR can enter an existing shallow well and deepen this well to a new Pt', Basin have shown that oil and natural gas operations can be compatible geologic formation.This rule promotes the use of existing wells to conduct — 12 I # - with other uses of the surface property. operations for recovering additional amounts of oil and natural gas,thus - '" ° ... minimizing surface disturbances. 'C1 • On Non-Crop Land: No later than twelve months after a well is emergency notification information. Signs must be posted within OIL AND GAS WELL plugged and abandoned. sixty days after the COGCC approves a change of operator. On all lands: An oil and gas operator is required to NOTIFICATION, • remove all production equipment and debris; COGCC COMPLAINT PROCESS • remove or treat any remaining production waste or If a surface owner or tenant has a complaint about an oil and gas CONSULTATION, AND contamination from spills or releases following COGCC rules; operation, the COGCC encourages them to first contact the operator • backfdl all production pits by replacing the soils in their to see if a solution can be found that works for both parties. If no RECLAMATION RULES original positions; satisfactory solution can be found,a surface owner or tenant may file • correct subsidence over closed production pit locations by a complaint, preferably in writing on a COGCC Complaint Report adding additional topsoil; form(Form 18), with the COGCC. The COGCC staff includes field INFORMATION FOR • close access roads to plugged and abandoned wells and inspectors,engineers and environmental specialists who are available associated facilities; to investigate complaints and take enforcement action if rule OIL AND GAS OPERATORS, • re-grade and re-contour the wellsite and access roads; violations are found. If the COGCC enforcement process does not • perform compaction removal, restoration,and revegetation on adequately address a surface owner or tenant complaint, an SURFACE OWNERS AND wellsites and access roads to the same standards as those for application can be filed for a Commission hearing. interim reclamation on both Crop Land and Non-Crop Land. SURFACE TENANTS • comply with all COGCC rules unless a surface owner waiver COGCC HEARING APPLICATION or Commission variance is obtained. PROCESS STATE OF FLOWLINE INSTALLATION AND Surface owners and tenants may file an application for hearing before ;h` COLORADO RECLAMATION INSTALLATION the Commission for the following purposes: • to seek a variance ntfrom the Commission Rules if the '�y/ Director does not grant their variance request administratively ,alti lib. On all lands: • to seek an Order Finding Violation if they object to the +/S\- All oil and gas well flowlines are required to be buried deep COGCC staffs formal resolution of their complaint enough to protect them from damage. Applications for Commission hearings are required to include a • flowlines may be installed above ground if certain difficult written description of the requested relief and the factual grounds for OIL& conditions prevent burial or by agreement with the surface the relief. All hearing applications are to be filed at least fifty days owner. in advance of the desired hearing date. No application fee is GAS On Crop Land: required. Contact the COGCC Hearings Manager for further • Flow lines must be covered by a minimum of three feet of soil information on hearing application procedures. unless prevented by certain difficult burial conditions, or the surface owner agrees to a shallower depth. • When excavating trenches wider than twelve inches, the The COGCC has several offices located throughout the operator is required to segregate topsoil and backfill trenches to state: DISCLAIMER: Surface owners are advised return the soils to their original positions and contour. to obtain legal advice as may be appropriate • Efforts are to be made to run flowlines parallel to crop Main Office: 1120 Lincoln Street,Suite 801 irrigation rows on flood irrigated land. Denver, CO 80203 to their particular circumstances. MAINTENANCE (303)894-2100-phone (303) 894-2109- Landowners may or may not own the mineral FAX rights underlying their property. In either Toll-free Complaint Line to Denver: case, surface owners and tenants may be On all lands: Flowline trenches are to be maintained to correct (888)235-1101 subsidence and prevent erosion, with interim and final reclamation faced with oil and gas mineral owners being performed to the same standards as for wellsites and access Fort Lupton: (303) 857-1635-phone roads. To prevent flowline leaks, flowlines are to be pressure testedBrush exercising their right to drill and produce upon installation,and then each year afterward. Lamar (970)842-4465-phone wells on the property. This brochure is Lamar: (719)336-2843-phone FLOWLINE ABANDONMENT Grand Jct: (970)256-9000 or(970)858-7521- designed to describe the key points of the phone regulations for the reclamation of land Parachute: (970)285-9000-phone On all lands: When flowlines are abandoned: Durango: (970)259-4587-phone disturbed by oil and gas activity. These • the lines are emptied of oil and gas; regulations are enforced by the Colorado Oil • above ground risers are removed, • the lines are capped at the ends. Visit the COGCC Internet Website at: and Gas Conservation Commission. OIL AND GAS WELL AND TANK BATTERY www.dnr.state.eo.us/oil-gas This brochure is a summary only, and is not to be used SIGNS Information available on the website includes: as a substitute for the complete rules and regulations. Oil and gas operators are required to post permanem signs at wells revised 02/15/2000 and tank batteries that identify the operator and provide location and STATEWIDE OIL AND GAS RECLAMATION the operations and the locations of the wellsite and access road, as developing a field. Operators are required to limit their travel RULES well as the final reclamation operations. to within original access road boundaries to reduce land damage. The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission's (COGCC) statewide reclamation rules are designed to ensure that the surface of SURFACE TENANT NOTIFICATION RECLAMATION BEGINS SOON AFTER A the land is restored as closely as possible to its pre-development It is the surface owner's responsibility to notify the surface tenant WELL IS DRILLED AND COMPLETED condition. These rules respect the surface owner's need to request about the proposed oil and gas operations. After a well is drilled,all areas which were disturbed by the drilling waivers of certain requirements under special circumstances. operations, and which are not needed for production operations, are SURFACE OWNER CONSULTATION to be reclaimed as close to their original condition as possible. The rules were developed with input from the oil and gas industry, The oil and gas operator is required to offer to consult with the the agricultural industry, the environmental community, and local surface owner about the locations of wellsites and access roads, and This"interim reclamation"is required to take place: governments. The COGCC also consulted with the Colorado about final reclamation. The operator has no obligation to consult Agricultural Commission as the rules were being written. with a surface tenant unless the surface owner appoints a tenant On Crop Land: No later than three months after a well is for consultation. completed. CROP LAND OR NON-CROP LAND? On Non-Crop Land: No later than twelve months after a well is The requirements for notification by oil and gas operators to surface Local government representatives may also participate in the completed. owners, as well as site construction and reclamation requirements, consultation about wellsite and access road locations if they desire. On all lands: Interim reclamation includes: depend on whether or not the wellsite and access road are built on Local governments receive notice of wells to be drilled if they • removing drilling waste materials and filling of pits and holes; Crop Land or Non-Crop Land. request to be registered in the COGCC local governmental designee program. • removing compaction from the soil in areas no longer needed Crop Land--Lands which are cultivated, mechanically or manually for oil and gas operations by cross-ripping the soil to a depth of harvested,or irrigated for vegetative agricultural production. SITE PREPARATION eighteen inches; Non-Crop Land--Lands which are not defined as Crop Land, • closing drilling pits by drying out the pit and backfilling it by including range land. replacing the soil layers in their original positions. FENCING On Crop Land: Additional interim reclamation requirements SURFACE OWNER NOTIFICATION BY THE On all lands: At the surface owner's request, and where livestock include: OIL AND GAS OPERATOR is in the immediate area,the operator is required to fence the drilling • guy line anchors for drilling and completion rigs are to be mud reserve pit on wells that are being drilled--and the wellhead,pit, removed if requested; Before drilling,the oil and gas operator is required to and production equipment on producing wells. • all bentonite drilling fluid is to be removed from the drilling pit • mail or deliver a notice to the surface owner,and On Crop Land: At the surface owner's request, the oil and gas before drying, and a minimum backfill cover of three feet must • post a notice on the drillsite. operator is required to mark the boundaries of drillsites and access be placed over any remaining contents in the pit; roads with berms, single strand fences, or other equivalent methods • subsidence over any reclaimed area,including a closed drilling Notice is also required: to minimize surface disturbance. pit, is required to be corrected by the oil and gas operator by • if future operations are planned at an existing well site that adding additional topsoil during the life of the well. cause significant surface disturbances,and SOIL SEGREGATION WHILE EXCAVATING On Non-Crop Land: Subsidence over the closed drilling pit only is • before final reclamation of the wellsite and access roads. required to be corrected by the operator for two years following pit On Crop Land: While performing all excavations, the oil and gas closure by adding additional topsoil. The notice timing requirements depend on the type of oil and gas operator is required to segregate all A (topsoil), B, and C soil operations: horizons, and stockpile each of these soils separately. Deeper soil horizons are segregated to a depth of six feet. INTERIM RESTORATION AND i On Non-Crop Land: The A(topsoil)horizon, or the top six inches REVEGETATION OPERATION CROP LAND NON-CROP LAND i of soil (whichever is deeper) is required to be segregated and On all lands: The oil and gas operator is required to replace all Drilling 30 Days 30 Days stockpiled separately at all excavations. soils to their original positions and contour,and to adequately till the soil. Additional Notice of 14 Days Does Not Apply if soil horizons are too rocky or too thin to segregate, the topsoil is On Crop Land: The operator is required to prevent weeds and Drilling on Irrigated segregated as much as possible and stored separately. On crop land, erosion, and to re-establish perennial crops that were present before Crop Land other deeper soil layers are segregated as much as possible to a drilling. depth of three feet. On Non-Crop Land: The operator is required to re-seed the Future Well 7 Days 7 Days disturbed area in the fast favorable season. Re-seeding is done Operations MINIMIZING SURFACE DISTURBANCE according to a surface owner agreement or in consultation with the local soil conservation district in the absence of an agreement. Re- Final Reclamation 30 Days 30 Days DURING DRILLING OPERATIONS seeding with a species consistent with the adjacent plant community On all lands: Drilling locations are required to be designed is encouraged. PURPOSE OF NOTICE and constructed in a manner that minimizes the total disturbed area. Steep slopes are to be avoided where possible, and The purpose of the surface owner notice is to inform the surface FINAL RECLAMATION owner about when and where the oil and gas operations are to take deep cut and fills are to be constructed to the least possible Final reclamation takes place after oil and gas wells are plugged and place so that the surface owner and tenant can make plans to slope. abandoned. All final reclamation work is required to be completed: coordinate their own land use with the oil and gas operations. Existing access roads are to be used where possible, and oil The COGCC rules require an oil and gas operator to ask the and gas operators are encouraged to share access roads when On Crop Land: No later than three months after a well is surface owner if they want to be consulted about the timing of plugged and abandoned. Hello