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Home My WebLink About930142.tiff RESOLUTION RE: APPROVE SITE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND SPECIAL REVIEW PERMIT FOR AN OIL AND GAS SUPPORT FACILITY (BRINEWATER DISPOSAL) IN THE A (AGRICULTURAL) ZONE DISTRICT - CONQUEST OIL COMPANY WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners held a public hearing on the 10th day of February, 1993, at the hour of 10:00 a.m. in the Chambers of the Board for the purpose of hearing the application of Conquest Oil Company, 3400 West 16th Street, Suite 6L, Greeley, Colorado 80631, for a Site Specific Development Plan and Special Review Permit for an oil and gas support facility (brinewater disposal) in the A (Agricultural) Zone District on the following described real estate, to-wit: Part of the SE; SE;, Section 8, Township 4 North, Range 64 West of the 6th P.M. , Weld County, Colorado WHEREAS, said applicant was represented by Dale Butcher, Vice President of Conquest Oil Company, and WHEREAS, Section 24.4.2 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance provides standards for review of said Special Review Permit, and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners heard all of the testimony and statements of those present, has studied the request of the applicant and the recommendations of the Weld County Planning Commission and all of the exhibits and evidence presented in this matter and, having been fully informed, finds that this request shall be approved for the following reasons: 1. The submitted materials are in compliance with the application requirements of Section 24. 7 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance. 2. It is the opinion of the Board of County Commissioners that the applicant has shown compliance with Section 24.4.2 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance as follows: a. The proposal is consistent with the Weld County Comprehensive Plan Agricultural Policies. The proposal will not remove prime agricultural land from production. b. The proposal is consistent with the intent of the Agricultural Zone District and is provided for as a Use by Special Review. PL0897 930142 pLc897 el- Nc n-Pr SPECIAL REVIEW PERMIT - CONQUEST OIL COMPANY PAGE 2 c. The uses which would be permitted will be compatible with the existing surrounding land uses which include agricultural production, and other oil and gas facilities. The uses which would be permitted will be compatible with the future development of the surrounding area as permitted by the existing zoning. d. The applicant has demonstrated a diligent effort has been made to conserve productive agricultural land in the locational decision for the proposed use. e. No overlay districts affect the site. f. Special Review Permit Development Standards will provide adequate protection of the health, safety, and welfare of the neighborhood and County. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, that the application for a Site Specific Development Plan and Special Review Permit for an oil and gas support facility (brinewater disposal) in the A (Agricultural) Zone District on the hereinabove described parcel of land be, and hereby is, granted subject to the following conditions: 1. The attached Development Standards for the Special Review Permit shall be adopted and placed on the Special Review plat prior to recording the plat. The plat shall be delivered to the Department of Planning Services and be ready for recording in the Weld County Clerk and Recorder's Office within 15 days of approval by the Board of County Commissioners. 2. The Special Review activity shall not occur nor shall any building or electrical permits be issued on the property until the Special Review plat is ready to be recorded in the office of the Weld County Clerk and Recorder. 3. Special Review activity shall not occur on site until the following is provided: a. A detailed diagram of the injection well which has been approved and permitted by the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission shall be submitted to the Weld County Environmental Protection Services Division for review and documentation. b. Evidence that the requirements of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have been met pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. 930142 SPECIAL REVIEW PERMIT - CONQUEST OIL COMPANY PAGE 3 4. Prior to any injection of waste into the well, a copy of the drilling log must be submitted to the Weld County Environmental Protection Services Division. 5. Prior to pressure testing at the facility, the Weld County Environmental Protection Services Division shall be informed of the specific dates in order to observe the process. 6. Prior to commencement of the Special Use activity, the facility and injection well shall be reviewed and approved by the Colorado Oil and Gas Commission. 7. Prior to recording the Special Review Permit plat, a road maintenance and improvements agreement shall be approved by the Board of County Commissioners. The agreement shall address the application of calcium chloride along Weld County Road 46, from the site's west boundary to the intersection of Weld County Roads 46 and 53, and shall designate a restricted haul route on Weld County Road 46 to Weld County Road 53. The agreement shall be reviewed and may be amended to require paving one year after approval by the Board of County Commissioners, if the Board deems the pavement is necessary. The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 10th day of February, A.D. , 1993. 4 P1 1, BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ATTEST: ��+.+41" ,Vae.4.41 WE COUNTY, COLORADO Weld County Clerk to the Board GiYiGG..C/ l n Constance L. Harbert, Chairman BY: 1 a � iron'nv f L Y�`r /2J Sri (A Deputy Cledlc to the Board W. H. Webster, Pr -Tem APPROVED TO FORM: 1 rge . Baxter County Attorney Dal K. Hall La%ca• /Barbara J. Kirkmey r 930142 SITE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN SPECIAL REVIEW PERMIT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS CONQUEST OIL COMPANY USR #996 1. The Site Specific Development Plan and Special Review Permit is for an oil and gas support facility (brinewater disposal) in the A (Agricultural) Zone District as submitted in the application materials on file in the Department of Planning Services and subject to the Development Standards stated herein. 2. Approval of this plan may create a vested property right pursuant to Section 90 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance. 3. A manager, knowledgeable in operating an injection well, shall be on site when the facility is receiving waste. 4. A safe and adequate sewage disposal system shall be available on the facility premises. A vault system shall be acceptable. 5. A safe and adequate fresh water supply shall be available on the facility premises. 6. A 3-foot by 4-foot sign shall be posted at the entrance gate listing wastes accepted, hours of operation, and 24-hour emergency telephone numbers. 7. The name of the facility at which the filters will be disposed, and copies of any required analysis, shall be provided to the Weld County Environmental Protection Services Division. 8. No disposal of waste other than Class II, as defined by the Environmental Protection Agency is permitted. Any change from the approved Class II use would require an amendment to this Special Review Permit. 9. The maximum permissible noise level shall not exceed the industrial limit of 80 dB(A) , as measured according to 25-12-102, Colorado Revised Statutes. 10. Fugitive dust shall be controlled on the site. 11. The haul route shall be Weld County Road 46 east to Weld County Road 53. No hauling shall be allowed on Weld County Road 46 west of the site to Weld County Road 49. 12. The facility/operation shall comply with the approved road maintenance and improvements agreement. 930142 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS - CONQUEST OIL COMPANY PAGE 2 13. A spillage retention berm shall be constructed around each tank battery. The volume retained by the spillage berm shall be greater than the volume of the largest tank inside the berm. The surface area within the tank battery berm shall be constructed of at least a 24-inch compacted or in- situ earthen materials or other low permeability materials, so as not to exceed a seepage rate of 1 x 10-7 cm/sec. The operator shall have available suitable evidence that a completed lining meeting these requirements is in place. 14. All chemicals stored on site shall be stored in locked buildings, on an impervious surface, provided manufacturer recommendations for safe storage and handling are in accord. In any event, manufacturer recommendations will take precedence. 15. Any required air emissions permit shall be obtained from the Air Pollution Control Division, Colorado Department of Health. 16. The surfaces around the disposal area shall be constructed of an impervious material and graded to insure that all spilled waste is contained within the unloading pad. 17. The facility shall be entirely fenced and maintain locking gates during periods when the facility is closed. 18. Any analysis of waste shall be forwarded to the Weld County Health Department, Environmental Protection Division. The Division reserves the right to require additional, more extensive monitoring at a later date. 19. The sludge pit shall be lined. The pit shall be constructed of fiberglass or alternative materials, provided that they are at least as durable and impervious as fiberglass. 20. The drainage pits located at each disposal pad shall be constructed of materials as required for the sludge pit. 21. The facility shall maintain compliance with the proposed Treatment and Disposal Methods for the Waste Materials Associated of Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Regulations. 22. This facility shall comply with the laws, standards, rules and regulations of the Air Quality Control Commission, the Water Quality Control Commission, the Hazardous Materials and Solid Waste Division, the Colorado Oil and Gas Commission, and any other applicable agency. 23. The facility shall accept waste from dawn to 10:00 p.m. only. 24. All construction on the property shall be in accordance with the requirements of the Weld County Building Code Ordinance. 930142 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS - CONQUEST OIL COMPANY PAGE 3 25. The property owner or operator shall be responsible for complying with the Design Standards of Section 24.5 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance. 26. The property owner or operator shall be responsible for complying with the Operation Standards of Section 24.6 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance. 27. Personnel from the Weld County Health Department and Weld County Department of Planning Services shall be granted access onto the property at any reasonable time in order to ensure the activities carried out on the property comply with the Development Standards stated herein and all applicable Weld County Regulations. 28. The Special Review area shall be limited to the plans shown herein and governed by the foregoing Standards and all applicable Weld County Regulations. Major changes from the plans or Development Standards as shown or stated shall require the approval of an amendment of the Permit by the Weld County Planning Commission and the Board of County Commissioners before such changes from the plans or Development Standards are permitted. Any other changes shall be filed in the office of the Department of Planning Services. 29. The property owner or operator shall be responsible for complying with all of the foregoing Development Standards. Noncompliance with any of the foregoing Development Standards may be reason for revocation of the Permit by the Board of County Commissioners. 930142 HEARING CERTIFICATION DOCKET NO. 93-06 RE: SITE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND SPECIAL REVIEW PERMIT FOR AN OIL AND GAS SUPPORT FACILITY (BRINEWATER DISPOSAL) IN THE A (AGRICULTURAL) ZONE DISTRICT - CONQUEST OIL COMPANY A public hearing was conducted on February 10, 1993 at 10:00 A.M. , with the following present: Commissioner Constance L. Harbert, Chairman Commissioner W. H. Webster, Pro-Tem Commissioner George E. Baxter Commissioner Dale K. Hall Commissioner Barbara J. Kirkmeyer Also present: Acting Clerk to the Board, Shelly Miller Assistant County Attorney, Bruce Barker Planning Department representative, Lanell Adler Health Department representative, John Pickle Engineering representative, Drew Scheltinga The following business was transacted: I hereby certify that pursuant to a notice dated January 11, 1993, and duly published January 14, 1993, in the Windsor Beacon, a public hearing was conducted to consider the request of Conquest Oil Company for a Site Specific Development Plan and Special Review Permit for an oil and gas support facility (brinewater disposal) in the A (Agricultural) Zone District. Bruce Barker, Assistant County Attorney, made this a matter of record. Lanell Adler, Planning Department representative, entered the favorable recommendation of the Planning Commission into the record as written. Dale Butcher, Vice President of Conquest Oil Company, represented the applicant and stated they operate 35 wells in Weld County. He said the property on which the brinewater facility is to be located is under purchase contract. Mr. Butcher said the new well will be drilled to 9,200' , with 2 buildings and 10 holding tanks on the site. He said the noise will only be one-half of the maximum allowable, and 20 to 30 loads of water will be trucked to the facility per day. Mr. Butcher explained that all tank batteries will be bermed, and the entire facility will be bermed. There will be a maximum of 400 barrels of oil on site. He said they will begin drilling immediately, and construction will begin as soon as building permits are received. Mr. Butcher said, in reference to Condition of Approval #7 which concerns a road maintenance and improvement agreement, that they would prefer to buy the road base and have the County lay and grade it. They would then apply magnesium chloride approximately three times per year. In reference to Development Standard #4 which requires a vault system for sewage disposal, Mr. Butcher said they would prefer portable toilets with a maintenance contract. Mr. Butcher also stated that Development Standard #23, concerning acceptance of waste during daylight hours only, would be too restrictive. He explained that the winter is their busiest time, and their competitors have no such restriction. Drew Scheltinga, County Engineer, said his original recommendation was to pave Weld County Road 46 east of Weld County Road 53, with hauling restricted from the west. He said the traffic counts on Road 53 were from 135 to 153 per day, with approximately 10% being trucks. The facility would add 20 to 30 trucks per day, which a gravel road will not support. Mr. Scheltinga noted that calcium chloride has its limits, and he does not feel it will support this level of traffic 365 days per year. He said with this extent of trucks, long term support is needed, and the cost of calcium may exceed the cost of paving. Mr. Scheltinga also noted that Road 53 is a major artery near Kersey. In response to questions of the Board, Mr. Scheltinga explained that the paving would probably require 3" of asphalt and 6" to 8" of basecourse; and Weld County would do the maintenance, with approximately 1,000' to be paved along the front of the site. In response to questions from Commissioner Harbert, Ms. Adler said the haul route could be restricted in the agreement to allow trucks to only go east, and the trucks coming from the west would have to use either Highway 34 or Road 44, which are both paved. John Pickle, Health Department representative, said the sewage disposal 930142 PLO SCO C. G.• PAL. RE: HEARING CERTIFICATION - CONQUEST OIL COMPANY PAGE 2 ordinance allows only septic and vault systems, with portable toilets being excluded except for temporary sites. After further discussion, Mr. Pickle said he is not aware of any dust complaints on the road; and in response to a question from Commissioner Hall, he said septic tank are usually pumped out and filled in after the site is abandoned. David Bates, surrounding property owner, asked what happens to the brine water 9,200' below the surface and how it is kept track of in the future. Cole Busha, owner of Cole's Water Service, Inc. , said he will be hauling water to the site, and he gave a brief background of similar facilities. He said there is such a high level of activity that the wait is two to three hours. Mr. Busha said this facility will reduce the traffic and congestion at other sites. He noted that limiting the hours of operation of Conquest will put them at a disadvantage because drilling takes place 24 hours a day. Mr. Busha answered questions of the Board and noted that other facilities operate either 24 hours per day or from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Ms. Swanson said the Planning Commission restricted the hours of operation to daylight hours; however, the staff has no problem with extending the hours. Mr. Butcher said the vault system is not a tremendous concern, and he asked Mr. Pickle to address the question concerning seismic activity. He said the traffic being restricted from the west on Road 46 is acceptable, and he noted the trucks will not be going over 15 miles per hour on the 700' foot stretch before they turn into the facility. Mr. Butcher said the trucks are not 18-wheelers, which will limit the dust, and most of the trucks will not be over 54, 000 pounds. He said they would like to try the magnesium chloride, which they think will be ten times less cost than paving. Commissioner Kirkmeyer noted that she read the trucks would weigh 85,000 pounds when full of water. Mr. Butcher said that would be approximately 10% of the trucks that would weigh that much, and the other 90% would weigh 54,000 pounds. Commissioner Webster questioned whether the Planning Commission had put a cap on the maximum number of users per day. Mr. Butcher said the maximum they anticipate would be 3000 barrels per day, which would be about 30 trucks per day. He said, however, if the demand dictated, they would enlarge the facility. Ms. Adler clarified they would need to amend the permit to enlarge, and 30 trucks per day is the limit as noted in their application. Commissioner Baxter suggested when they received their capacity, they would then need to close for the day. Commissioner Harbert questioned where the trucks hauling water would enter and wait, if there were a two or three hour wait. Mr. Butcher explained that they would be able to unload four trucks at one time, and there is adequate space for six trucks to wait. He noted that the trucks take only 15 minutes to empty. In response to a question from Commissioner Hall, Mr. Butcher said the treatments of chloride would be from $200 to $300 per treatment, which would be done quarterly, and he estimated the paving at $15,000 to do the entire 1000' and the access road. He said the nearest resident is 800' to the north on Road 53. After further discussion, Mr. Butcher said the initial cost for chloride would be about $1,500. Roger Knoph, Environmental Technical Services, said the chloride applications they have done in the past have satisfied the Health Department's dust abatement requirements, even with 200 to 300 vehicles per day. In response to a question from Chairman Harbert, Mr. Knoph confirmed the stabilization would be $1,500, then about three applications per year would be needed. Commissioner Baxter stated his concern of muddy conditions with the heavy trucks. Mr. Knoph said the road will seal over and have a high compaction with a good road base; therefore, the surface will stay hard. Commissioner Harbert said her understanding is that the chloride cannot be graded. Mr. Knoph said they can reapply after each grading. In response to a question from Commissioner Hall, Mr. Knoph said they will need material to build the road base, and they would like to pay the County to lay it. Mr. Scheltinga said the standard design procedures for structural value are 3" of pavement and 6" to 8" of basecourse, which is what will be needed to support this level of traffic. He said cost for 3" of magnesium chloride treated material will not be of value, because it will fail in severe weather, which will cause a continual major maintenance problem. Mr. Scheltinga estimated one-fifth of a mile would cost approximately $10, 000 to $15,000 to prepare and another $10,000 to $15,000 to pave. He estimated four applications per year of chloride over ten years would be $8,000, which would not include the cost of extra materials or equipment. 930142 RE: HEARING CERTIFICATION - CONQUEST OIL COMPANY PAGE 3 Mr. Scheltinga said it is a matter of paying the cost up front for paving or spreading it out over ten years for chloride applications. He said, however, the difference in service is going to be dramatically different. Mr. Scheltinga said in other similar projects, Weld County pays for basecourse and preparation, and the applicant pays for paving. In response to questions from the Board, Mr. Scheltinga said Weld County pays for long-term maintenance. He also said the road is not designed for overloads, which would increase the cost dramatically; however, the standard design should handle the truck traffic. Mr. Scheltinga said the low speed traffic will decrease the dust on a gravel road; however, the structure of a paved road is not affected by speed. Commissioner Webster said he does not want the County to have to do additional grading or provide preferential treatment for the facility. Mr. Scheltinga reiterated that if the road is paved, there will be no problems; however, if the chloride is used, there will be a continual on-going maintenance problem. Commissioner Hall questioned, since the road is not currently capable of handling the traffic, what the cost would be to bring the road up to standard. Mr. Scheltinga said the matter is a question as to the level of service. He explained that with this many trucks the same structural design for chloride versus pavement will not provide the same level of service. He reiterated that the chloride will probably cost more than paving in the long run. Mr. Pickle commented on seismic activity relative to injection wells. He said there are devices which can be installed to detect such activity; however, in areas where there are no faults or prior earthquake activity, they are not necessary. He said Amoco has an agreement with the School of Mines to detect activity for their facility. Ms. Adler said, per a geologist who was present at the Planning Commission meeting, there are no faults in this area. In response to a question from Commissioner Kirkmeyer concerning the explosion at Wright's Disposal, Mr. Pickle and Trevor Jiricek, Health Department, said it is a hazardous facility because of the petroleum in the brinewater. Mr. Pickle also stated he feels a notification of emergencies policy needs to be established. There was further discussion regarding the notification procedure, and Mr. Barker said the applicant should address requirements pursuant to the State for emergencies, and the Office of Emergency Management should notify County departments. Bruce White, representing the applicant, said they are aware of all State and Federal regulations which they need to meet. He said the two berms address spillage, and the well is located 150' to 200' from the facility for safety. He said the water is skimmed and recycled; therefore, nothing at the well is combustible. Mr. White noted that Wright's fire was in an open tank, and all of Conquest's tanks will be closed. He said the only danger of fire would be from the storage tank where there will be a small amount of oil. Mr. White submitted a Newsletter of the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists, The OUTCROP, as Exhibit K for the record, concerning the Rocky Mountain Arsenal's seismic activity. John Benton, Engineer representing the applicant, reiterated that there are no faults in the area, and the there would be minimal seismic activity from the injection well. He explained the difference in the formations beneath the Rocky Mountain Arsenal and this facility. In response to a question of Chairman Harbert, Mr. Benton said there are zero chances of brinewater seeping below the 9,200' because the formation is capped and is not fractured. Mr. White said they would like to request that the chloride be used on a trial basis. He said the dust will not be extreme, they will pay for the additional material for the structure of the road, and treatments will be started. Mr. White said they will not ask for additional maintenance and will coordinate treatments with grading. He said if that does not work, then they will pave. Chairman Harbert stated a concern with heavy traffic and safety. After discussion, Ms. Adler said they can include in the road maintenance agreement that the matter will be reviewed in one year. In response to a question from Commissioner Baxter, Mr. Barker said the Board will make the final decision as to whether or not to pave. Mr. Scheltinga recommended if the chloride is done for a trial period, the grading should be the applicant's responsibility. He noted the chloride method is presently done only on low traffic areas, and during bad weather this area will fall apart. He reiterated that the applicant should be responsible for all maintenance. Chairman Harbert said the grading needs to be done to a certain standard to provide safety 930142 RE: HEARING CERTIFICATION - CONQUEST OIL COMPANY PAGE 4 for all other traffic, and Commissioner Webster said the applicant will coordinate with the grader. Mr. Scheltinga explained that the applicant will be having problems with their road at the same time the County is having problems with other roads. He also noted that the County will be cutting the applicant's cost by providing grading. After further discussion, Ms. Adler read proposed language for Condition of Approval #7 into the record. Mr. Barker suggested adding that the matter be reviewed by the Board and the Board should make the sole determination for paving or applications of chloride. Mr. Scheltinga said the applicant should be responsible for maintenance, and Weld County has the authority to require maintenance and treatment as needed. Commissioner Webster suggested extending the hours to 10:00 p.m. Chairman Harbert and Commissioner Kirkmeyer said they would prefer 8:00 p.m. After further discussion, Commissioner Webster moved to extend the hours of operation to 10:00 p.m. , and the motion was seconded by Commissioner Baxter. The motion carried three to two, with Chairman Harbert and Commissioner Kirkmeyer voting nay. Mr. Scheltinga recommended if the Board approves a trial period for one year, the applicant should be required to work out the final agreement, with the specifics to be discussed upon approval of said agreement. Commissioner Webster moved to amend Condition of Approval #7, and Ms. Adler read the language into the record. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Kirkmeyer, and it carried unanimously. Commissioner Webster noted that the applicant had consented to a vault system as recommended by the Health Department, and he included said fact in his motion to approve the request of Conquest Oil Company for a Site Specific Development Plan and Special Review Permit for an oil and gas support facility (brinewater disposal) in the A (Agricultural) Zone District, based on the recommendations of the Planning staff and the Planning Commission, with the Conditions of Approval and Development Standards as amended and entered into the record. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hall, and it carried unanimously. This Certification was approved on the 17th day of February, 1993. APPROVED: f f i ATTEST: ryA BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WE COUNTY, COLORADO Weld County Clerk to the Board / By: 1 \ av�a�cfyv onst rbert, hair Deputy Clerk) to the BoardW. H 1 �ebste Pro- em y//� TAPE #93-05 ;? eorge E Baxt r DOCKET #93-06 ‘1#1Z- K. Hall PL0897 arbara 4,14.4J' � i 7 ar J. Kirkme r 930142 ATTENDANCE RECORD HEARINGS ARE AS FOLLOWS ON THIS 10th DAY OF February 1993: DOCKET # 93-06 - Special Review Permit, Conquest Oil Company DOCKET 8 93-07 - Amende Special Review Permit, Monfort, Inc. DOCKET # DOCKET 0 PLEASE write or print your name legibly, your address and the DOCKET 11 (as listed above) or the name of the applicant of the hearing you are attending. NAME ADDRESS HEARING ATTENDING e'R LVII)GA"eR .263-0 53R0 /l vc MONFoRT - (ORF, /3Lb6.IXV/a. 1i/A LT aJ sL6 ; P ' F=— d ,9 a e' '-7 _46;kWF Wm / Tic 4DLj4 tU i 47 0Oki c)uts-T n'c it_ptr- 6054-19- 41 .7, 01 !0� L-1- 3 - CA DO 1 r\DUJQ loot!. ( w(Z. la t tree` 9 .3 ''7 / ' )<H N N � � To n.112 S21 id. I f��BLMN 44 0 ? r-tvT� o..,,, 13 - ©7-" I Q /b )G) ti-IL r CO j..)tyse../ 6Nne i:'gIrr 1 selns=r POW 'elk);k311/4, 11. 0. not 33c t;ers ,..) or,wee ..0AQS- (ICSrosra-I G4 _kr Q// 4/Val Ito c c_,—''s 4t4 st MEMORAnDU i Clerk to the Board February 11, 1993 To Date Bruce T. Barker, Assistant County Attorney COLORADO From Condition # 7 for USR-996 : Conquest Oil Company Subject: At the hearing on Wednesday, February 10, 1993, the Board of County Commissioner approved USR-996 with a change to Condition # 7 . The amended language to Condition # 7 is as follows : 7 . Prior to recording the Special Review Permit Plat, a Road Maintenance and Improvements Agreement shall be approved by the Board of County Commissioners. The Agreement shall address the application of calcium chloride along Weld County Road 46, from the site' s west boundary to the intersection of WCRs 46 and 53, and shall designate a restricted haul route on WCR 46 to WCR 53 . The Agreement shall be reviewed and may be amended to require paving one year after approval by the Board of County Commissioners, if the Board deems the pavement is necessary. Call me at Extension 4389 if you should have any questions regarding this amended Condition # 7 . BTB/gb: pc Lanelle Adler, Planning Bruce T. Barker 2 9k; r,,e NOT I C E The Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, on February 10, 1993, conditionally approved a Site Specific Development Plan and Special Review Permit for the property and purpose described below. Conditional approval of this plan creates a vested property right pursuant to Article 68 of Title 24, C.R.S. , as amended, for a period of three years. APPLICANT: Conquest Oil Company 3400 West 16th Street Suite 6L Greeley, Colorado 80631 LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Part of the SE; SE* of Section 8, Township 4 North, Range 64 West of the 6th P.M. , Weld County, Colorado TYPE AND INTENSITY OF APPROVED USE: An oil and gas support facility (brinewater disposal) in the A (Agricultural) Zone District SIZE OF PARCEL: 4 acres, more or less Failure to abide by the terms and conditions of approval will result in a forfeiture of the vested property right. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY, COLORADO BY: DONALD D. WARDEN CLERK TO THE BOARD BY: eputy C rk to the Board PUBLISHED: February 18, 1993, in the Windsor Beacon Mona AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION The Board of County STATE OF COLORADO Commissioners of Weld County, ss Colorado,on February COUNTY OF WELD 10, 1993,conditionally approved a Site I, KEITH HANSEN, of said County of Weld,being duly Specific Development sworn,say that I am publisher of Plan and Special Review Permit for the property and purpose WINDSOR BEACON described below. Conditional approval a weekly newspaper having a general circulation in said of this plan creates a County and State, published in the town of WINDSOR, vested property right pursuant to Article 88 in said County and State; and that the notice, of which of Title 24, C.R.S.,as the annexed is a true copy, has been published in said amended,for a period weekly for _successive weeks, that the notice of threeyears. was published in the regular and entire issue of every APPLICANT : number of the paper during the period and time of Conquest Oil publication, and in the newspaper proper and not in a Company, 3400 West supplement, and that the first publication of said notice 16th Street, Suite 6L, was in said paper bearing the date of the Greeley, Colorado '�-� .�r.�L y 80631 day of ?"... da , A.D., 19 93 and LEGAL the last publication bearing the to of the DESCRIPTION: Part of the SE1/4 SE1/4 of day of , A.D., 19_ and Section 8,Township 4 that the said WINDSOR BEACON has been published North,Range 64 West continuously and uninterruptedly for the period of 5 of the 6th P.M., Weld consecutive weeks, in said County and State, prior to the County,Colorado date of first publication of said notice, and the same is a TYPE AND newspaper within the meaning of an Act to regulate INTENSITY OF printing of legal notices an advertisements, approved APPROVED USE: An May 18, 1931,and all prior tts�6Car as in force. oil and gas tsupport J� /?.�/ facility (brinewater disposal) ciTgr in the A A (Agricultural) Zone. District P LISHER SIZE OF PAARpCEt,, acres,mem or ie al 4 Subscnbd and sworn to before me this _day of ?-614...44<w. 193 Failure to'Me by the terms and condNions !C4 D 22Lh-rn of approval MI result NO TA -RY PUBLIC in a forfeiture of the vested property right My commission expires /FE2/ Z /9 14t BOARD OF COUNTY ✓ _ , COMMISSIONERS, WELD COUNTY, COLORADO BY: DONALD D. WARDEN,CLERK TO THE BOARD BY:Shelly K. Miller, Deputy Clerk to the Board Published In the WISear beacon on February tt,taa0. me OUTCROP Ass Newsletter of the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists VOLUME 42,No.2 February 1993 r, Deep Disposal Wells—An Example from the A` "`' ' Rocky Mountain Arsenal ., .f.'`_ t _n 'yr 1 ' by Ron W. Pritchett !i� „n Resource Projects, Englewood, Colorado t� I gr ' t_r%e �, • In the Rocky Mountain News of injection wells that have caused ' `C " ` t.w November 27, journalist Bill Scanlon contamination of a USDW" (Under- reported on earthquakes that occurred in ground Source of Drinking Water).The the north Denver area 25 years ago.These Arsenal well stands as the only example quakes were linked to injection of haz- where a connection has been made be- ardous wastes in a Rocky Mountain tween deep underground waste disposal r : Y Arsenal well.In balanced reporting,Mr. and damage to the surface property of f'G may, Scanlon listed benefits and hazards of citizens. earthquakes from deep-well disposal at By today's standards,the Arsenal well y the Arsenal. But readers should not get would have been planned differently. n the impression that earthquakes happen First, it would not be located along a VI t j, r o '� every time a well is used for disposal of potential earthquake fault. Second, the .. : v 1F' s hazardous wastes.The trend toward using reservoir for disposal of the wastes would — deep-well disposal has to do wi th benefits. be sedimentary rock and not relatively Inside The Outcrop ... At regulated disposal-well sites across impermeable metamorphics (gneiss). the country, industrial liquid wastes are Third,the pressure during fluid injection put into sedimentary rock pore space would be limited to slightly more than Committee Reports: thousands of feet below ground level—a natural fluid pressure in the rock, and Continuing Education 8 place where poisonous wastes will never operations would be monitored to keep The Mountain Geologist Award 8 come into contact with any life on earth pressure and fluids within the intended Continuing Education Course: (except for anaerobic bacteria that feast disposal reservoir. After injection stops Seismic Stratigraphy 7 on the organics and convert them to at the end of disposal well operations, Friday Luncheon Abstracts 3 natural gas).We have the technology to fluid pressures return to normal,andwaste Friday Luncheon Programs 3 safely use sedimentary rocks for respon- liquids are diluted by deep basin brines. Geo-Calendar 15 sible disposal while providing for Today,the EPA has an extensive body of GeoSki'93 5 population growth. regulations enforcing safe testing and Grand Canyon Raft Trip 13 Sedimentary rocks have been used to operations, coupled with severe penal- In The Pipeline 6 store and s li uidgasesfor many years. ties for noncompliance. New Publications 10 q Industry and government can draw from In no way do I diminish the loss of President's Column 2 a long history of experience in reservoir property or make light of the anxiety Revisions,Moves&Gyrations 6 engineering. For disposal wells designed caused to people who were affected by RMAG 1992 Guidebook 11 and operated with what are now consid- Arsenal well operations.But the Arsenal Rocky's News 10 ered by industry and the Environmental well was not a failure for its purpose. Trader's Come 6 Protection Agency as safe procedures, Through disposal of pesticides and nerve a there has been no documented damage to gas wastes in a well more than two miles EXHIBIT life,ground water,or other resources.For deep, the U.S. Army safely disposed of example, the EPA is"... unaware of any 155,000,000 gallons of toxic liquids.To properly operated hazardous waste —Continued on page 4. v Rocky Mountain OG Oil Durrett Meridian 930-9318 President's Column... Ann.of Geologists Directory—Randy Ray 730 17th St.,Suite 350 R3 Exploration 233-1187 DPA Representative—John Robinson 973-2907 It has been said that change is the only ir'/', constant in this wor ,and I think tha 303/573-8621 Independent Employment IndepenndentEtmoBroan 758-5130 most of us would aldee with that obt Environmental—Ralph Rice URS Consultants 796-9700 nervation. Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists is a Field Trip 1992—Gary Nydegger 237 2883 1 served as Councilor on the 1986 nonprofit organization whose purposes are to Independent promote interest in geology and allied sciences GeoSki'93—Anson Mark Board,after which I took a consulting job and their practical application,to foster scien- Mark Explorers 987-2087 requiring me to live overseas for four tific research,and to encourage fellowship and Golf Tournament—Spencer Flournoy eq g Columbine Logging 289-7764 years. This absence, and consequent a montati publicationts of the RMAG.TheOutcropis Guidebook Editors,1992 a monthly publication of the Jim Schmoker,USGS 236-5794 temporary loss of contact with RMAG, Ed Coalson,Bass Enterprises 292-1314 perhaps gives me a different perspective. Editor—Kevin Corbett Charlie Brown,Snyder Oil 292-9100 During my training as Presi- Marathon Oil.. .. .. .. .... 794-2601 Guidebook Editor,1993—John Dolsonon-the-job Contributors Amoco Production 713/556-2000 dent-Elect last year,I became aware that John Dolloff Informal Field Trips—Bob Raynolds Ripley Energy Associates 861-8604 Consultant 762-9379 the Association,atleastaslhadperceived Advertising—Dan L.Wilson Long-Range Planing—Ed Dolly it,has changed in many ways. Wilson Coyote 733-8567 Independent 893-1225 Production—Steve Schwochow Luncheon House Committee—Dave Zwart For instance, in the "old days" our Cob.School of Mines 273-3888 Apache Corporation 837-5152 major annual professional meeting con- RMAG Office Luncheon Program—Chris Oglesby Dee Tyler,Risha Bradshaw 573-8621 Bass Enterprises 292-1314 sisted of a field trip, usually held in the Luncheon Vendors Program—Al Heinrich Fall of the year. This was a pleasurable Petrolific Exploration 534-0122 1993 OFFICERS& Membership—(Open) affair, involving plenty of fresh air and BOARD of DIRECTORS Past Presidents—Duff Kerr generally moderate volumes of mildly al- Kerr&Associates ... .. 388-6565 coholicevera beverages. ourutin ,we Photegnpher—Jadt Rathbone g g g President—Harold Kellogg Independent 292-3670 looked at real rocks, in place, and at a Harold E.Kellogg Inc 237-5613 Popular Geology Education—Bob Kosihr President-Elect—John C.Osmond Consultant 399-7556 scale such that everyone could get the Consultant 292-5259 Preservation of Cores/Samples—Keith Fisher "big picture." In conjunction with the 1st Vice President—Ronald W.Pritchett Consultant 573-1178 Resource Projects 741-0670 publications—Ed Coalson field trip,a number of articles relating to 2d Vice President—Lee T.Shannon Bass Enterprises 292-1314 the area under study were compiled, Consultant 980-5306 Publications Fund—Dennis Irwin Secretary—Bruce S.Kelso Consultant ... 494-3815 printed, bound, and distributed as a Advanced Resources Intl. 986-2121 Publication Sales—Steve Kenney guidebook. Treasurer—Donna Goldstein Consultant 744-8051 Western Gas Processors 452-5603 Public Issues More recently,we choose a subject of Counselor(1 year)—Keith Murray Richard Horn interest, solicit scholarly papers from D.K Murray and Associates 986-8554 General American Oil Prop 589-3031 Counselor(2 years)—John W.Oty Ron Pritchett sources anywhere in the world,and pub- Consultant 825-3511 Resource Projects 741-0670 lish them in a bound volume,still referred Publicity—Gary Bell Intl.Petroleum Advisors 830-1023 to as a guidebook.At some point during COMMITTEES RMAG Foundation(Contributions are tax deductibl e) preparation of this volume,an event re- Trustee&Chair—Robert T.Sellars AAPG Delegates—Stephen Sonnenberg Consultant 592-5157 quiring the physical presence of people Consultant 238-8708 Trustee—Jim Rogers (again perhaps from all over the world)is Alliance for Science—(Open) Natl.Geological Services 832-2328 Astrogeology Trustee—David MacKenzie arranged and held, hopefully in con- Chair—Sherod Harris Independent 794-4750 junction with publication of the volume. Consultant for Conley P.Smith 296-1434 RMS-SEPM Liaison—Vito Nuccio 236-1654 This event may range from a relatively Co-Chair—Graham Curtis USGS Gold Cup Exploration.. ... 232-8293 Rockbusters'Ball—Larry Boucher simple core workshop or seminar to a Awards Summit Consulting .. 595-3326 Luncheon Papers—Matt Silverman Co-Chair—Bill Calkin miniconvention. Gustayson&Associates 443-2209 Consultant 526-0711 Lest the reader think that I unduly Professional—Dudley Bol yard Tennis Tournament—Terry Britt 930 9483 favorthe"oldtime"activities,ordenigrate D.W.Bolyard and Associates 825-6960 Meridian Oil Science Fair—John Fontana The Mountain Geologist the current,let me say emphatically that Direct Geochemical Surveys 278-1911 Executive Editor—Jim Schmoker 236-5794 such is not the case.Rather,I think the Student—Bill Nesse USGS Univ.of Northern Colorado.. 1/351-2830 Managing Editor—Janine Travisono shift in emphasis in our activities is a The Mountain Geologist—Tom Pouch Anschutz 298-1000 USGS 236-7064 Video—Steven Veal logical response to trends in earth science Ballot—Elmo Brown DCX Resources 861-4295 research during the past decade or two.In Independent 758-5130 of Computer Applications—Stephen Krajewski any case,our publications are certainly Industrial Ergonomics 423-2069 high quality and serve the needs not only Continuing Education—Steve Goolsby of our membership but of the geology Goolsby Bros.&Associates 893-1718 Denver Museum of Natural History Liaison profession as a whole. Ridc Farrand,JR Environmental 451-1161 —Continued on page 4. 2 9301.4 THE OUTCROP—FEBRUARY 1993 Friday Luncheon Programs & Abstracts. . . Friday People gather about 11:30 and sit to lunch about 11:55.The speaker's presentation Luncheon Program begins about 12:25. Reservations are taken on a recording line, 303/623-5396 until 10:30 a.m.on the Wednesday,two days before the luncheon.Cancellations are taken until 11:00 a.m.on Wednesday by calling 303/573-8621.The cost of the luncheon is $11.No reservations are necessary to attend the talk only.The cost of this is$2.00 at the February 5 door.Luncheons normally are held at the Denver Athletic Club,1325GlenarmPlace, William Muehlberger, University of Denver,Colorado.Call the recording line for the luncheon's exact time and location. Texas/Austin.Studying the Earth from the Perspective of the Space Shuttle. Denver Athletic Club,4th Floor Ballroom. Friday Luncheon Abstracts... February 12 —No Meeting— February 5 being assembled by the AAPG Astro- February 19 Studying the Earth from the geology Committee), arid regions, Ned Timbel, GES International Inc., Perspective of the Space Shuttle volcanoes, major fault zones, environ- Englewood,Colorado.A Hydrocarbon Ex- by mental degradation surveys,atmosphere- ploration Model for the Southern Chindwin William R.Muehlberger ocean interaction,and the Himalayas. Basin, Northern Myanmar. Denver Ath- letic Club,4th Floor Ballroom. During each mission of the space February 19 shuttle, the astronauts take more than A Hydrocarbon Exploration Model for February 26 2,000 frames of hand-held photographs the Southern Chindwin Basin, —No Meeting— of the Earth.These photographs are taken Northern Myanmar to document geologic, oceanographic, by March 5 meteorologic, and environmental phe- Ned Timbel Jeff Citrone,Enecotech Inc.Pits,Ponds, nomena.Because of varying launch times and Lagoons—Environmental Regulations and mission lengths,the photos are taken The Southern Chindwin basin is one on Drilling and Producing Impoundments over a wide range of sun angles and look of the most remote and least explored and their Impact. Denver Athletic Club, directions.Further,the photos are mostly portions of the productive Tertiary trend 4th Floor Ballroom. in color(color infrared of selected areas) in Myanmar. Much exploration effort 12 and for many regions,in stereosets. recently has been applied to finding eco- March Because most missions orbit between nomic quantities of hydrocarbons along —No Meeting— 28.5°N and 28.5°S latitude, the bulk of this trend. Factors affecting prospectiv- March 19 available photos are of areas between ity of the Chindwin basin include the Steven E. Boyer, University of Wash- these latitudes. With more 57°N and presence of source rocks,positive timing 57°S latitude missions, the higher lati- of structural development,and favorable ington, Seattle. Sequence of Deformation tude regions will be better covered. facies for reservoir-quality rocks. and Structural Variation within Thrust Belts—Implications for Mechanical Models Nadir phtographs have a resolution of Thin coals deposited during Eocene about 90 m with the 100-mm lens and and Oligocene time are partially respon- and Hydrocarbon Exploration. Denver about 30 mwith the 250-mm lens.These sible for hydrocarbon seeps and shows Athletic Club,4th Floor Ballroom. photographs are avaiable from EROS Data observed in the basin.Data suggest that March 26 Center and other government photog- these coals provide significant source po- -No Meeting— raphy sources. tentialforliquidhydrocarbonproduction. High sun angles give best color Vitrinite reflectance measurements April 2 rendition;low sun angles produce shad- (R ) have been employed to determine Roger M. Slatt, Colorado School of ows that emphasize structure. Different maturation stage and timing of structural Mines,Golden,Colorado.Outcrop Gam- look directions allow the viewer to em- growth.These analyses indicate that de- ma Ray Logging to Improve Understanding phasize linear trends or changes in trend. formationbeganinlateEocenetimewhile of Subsurface Well Log Correlations and The educational and research early and middle Eocene source rocks Interpretations in Exploration in Develop- potential of this vast collection is illus- entered peak stage of oil maturation.The merit Settings.Denver Athletic Club,4th trated in photos of selected deltas,coasts, resulting models for migration pathways Floor Ballroom. and reef regions (part of the slide set —Continued on page 4. THE OUTCROP—FEBRUARY 1993 4n net A p,:As3 Rocky Mountain Arsenal—continued frompage i. President's Column —Continued from page 2. put things in perspective—the volume of Environmental Protection Agency and My point is that RMAG has changed, hazardous material placed under two miles many technical experts.After exhaustive and it will continue to change as long as of rock via the Arsenal well is fourteen study of wells across the United States, it is a viable organization.We see this also times more than the Exxon Valdez oil the EPA concluded that waste disposal in in the shifting demography of our mem- spill in Alaska.The difference is that not deep wells can be safe and of great benefit bership, which is reflected in reduced one drop of liquid put deep into the earth to the popular majority. It would be a attendance at functions such as our under the Arsenal is available to harm shame in Colorado,especially along the luncheon meetings and social events. animals and landscapes.Over a time span Front Range Urban Corridor,if deep dis- Thus,the question that most concerns of millions of years, the toxic material posal wells were little used as a result of me as I enter this term as President is, injected into the Arsenal well will not political pressure based on emotion and what has RMAGbecome,andhow should make its way to the surface of the earth. traced to fear about the Arsenal well. its elected leadership respond to our The deep-well operation stands in stark For an excellent review of deep-well changing needs?I am sure my predeces- contrast to the hazardous pollution re- disposal operations at the Arsenal, refer sors have asked the same question and suiting from relatively shallow storage of to David M. Evans' article, The Denver struggled for answers.It is the goal of this wastes in ponds and basins at the Arsenal, Area Earthquakes and the Rocky Mountain year's Board of Directors not only to now contaminating potable groundwater. Arsenal Disposal Well, published in The handle day-to-day business but,with the The safety of deep-well disposal is not Mountain Geologist (January 1966, v. 3, help of our membership, to cope with just my opinion but the opinion of the no. 1,p.23-36). * continuing change. Luncheon Abstracts—Continued from page 3. and timing of structural growth indicate industry. Many new programs with far- triangle zones, fault-propagation folds, positive relationships for hydrocarbon reaching consequences have gone or be ramp anticlines(fault-bend folds),piggy- accumulation. going into effect soon,as a result of these back basins,large structural culminations, Sequence stratigraphic methods can and other mishaps. and duplex fault zones on various scales. be used to predict the presence of reser- Realizing these current and pending Detailed analyses of these structures voir facies in geographic areas of sparse regulatory controls, the industry finds provide clues to the kinematics and control.Tentative sequence boundaries itself facing a complicated path to com- mechanical explanations of thrust belt have been interpreted and indicate several pliance in every aspect of the business, deformation. stratigraphic intervals may have reser- from the wellhead to the service station. Field studies, sequentially restored voir potential. Both progradation and A major area of potential regulatory cross sections, and patterns of tectonic retroprogradation are observed in the concern centers around the industry sedimentation observed on seismic data Eocene through Miocene interval of the practice of utilizing surface impoundments indicate that several faults may be syn- Southern Chindwin basin. on drilling and producing sites for vari- chronously active in thrust belts and As exploration continues within the ous purposes, mainly drilling mud and accretionary prisms. Many researchers Tertiary productive trend in Myanmar, produced water pits. Federal, state, and have come to this conclusion and have the Chindwin basin will remain an area local agencies are requiring the petroleum abandoned a rule of the 1970s and early with potential for hydrocarbon accumu- industry to examine a myriad of issues 1980s that thrusts developed in an order- lations. ranging from the protection of migratory ly hinterland-to-foreland sequence with birds to the cleanup of impacted media minor"out-of-sequence"imbrication.In March 5 resulting from improper waste-manage- addition, the recognition of out-of- Pits, Ponds,and Lagoons— ment practices. sequence thrustinghasbecome more com- Environmental Regulations on Drilling and mon. These observations are in general Producing Impoundments and their Impact March 19 agreement with modern theory of thrust by Sequence of Deformation and Structural mechanics that predicts such mechanisms Jeff Citrone Variation within Thrust Belts— must be operative to maintain critical Implications for Mechanical Models and taper during the evolution of a thrust belt Over the past eight years,the oil and Hydrocarbon Exploration. or accretionary prism. gas industry has come under increased by Steven E.Boyer However, the shortening associated scrutiny with regard to environmental AAPG Distinguished Lecturer with out-of-sequence and synchronous regulation. Such dramatic incidents as thrusting and other deformational mech- the Exxon Valdez and Ashland spills Thrust belts and accretionary prisms anisms does not appear to be sufficient to have brought regulatory attention to the have many features in common:frontal —Continued on page 6. 4 THE OUTCROP—FEBRUARY 1993 RMAG Annual Ski Day t Bus Trip, Lift Tickets, NASTAR Racing, Apres-Ski g Party with Hors d'Oeuvres, Beer, Wine, and Pop for ONLY $55 !! s• e 9 Keystone Ski Resort Friday, February 26, 1993 * * Schedule of Events * * * * Registration Form 7:00 a.m. Buses leave from Heritage Square Name(s): in Golden. Coffee, juice, and donuts will be provided on the buses. Office Phone: Home Phone: 10:00 a.m. NASTAR races Please Reserve: 3:30-5:00 p.m. Food, beer, wine, door prizes, and Bus ride only($15/person) $ race awards Downhill lift tickets&bus ride ($50/person) ....$ 7:00 p.m. Buses return to Heritage Square NASTAR Race ($5/person) $ Apres-ski party with hors d'oeuvres,beer,etc. ... FREE Contact: Anson Mark 303/987-2087 Total Enclosed $ Make check payable to and mail to: Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists 730 17th St.,Suite 350 Denver,CO 80202-3508 Deadline for Reservations — February 15, 1993 Please return your registration as soon as possible to help with planning. l THE OUTCROP-FEBRUARY 1993 5 Luncheon Abstracts In The Pipeline... Slope Tertiary and Recent Hydrocarbon —Continued from page 4. Discoveries,Tom Fouch,USGS.Denver maintain critical taper,necessitating the February 4 Press Club. Contact Donna Anderson, search for additional factors.The original AAPG Student Chapter Lecture. Tec- 279-3516. taper angle,or basement dip,of the pre- tonic Map of North America—Unsolved existing sedimentatry basin appears to Problems.William Muehlberger,Univ.of March 8-10 play a role.If a thrust belt develops within Texas at Austin. CSM/Berthoud Hall. Short Course. Environmental Laws and a sedimentary basin with high basement Call 273-3066. Regulations, Breckenridge, Colo. Sport- dips (>6°), large thrust sheets develop soredbyGovemmentInstitutes.Contact and internal deformation is minimal, February 10 Colleen Sullivan,301/921-2345. whereas if the precursor basin has a low AAPG Student Chapter Lecture.Char- taper (<3°), more closely spaced imbri- acteristics of Parasequences of Transgressive March 23 cates with greater internal deformation System Tracts Deposited in Foreland SEPM Monthly Luncheon. Fluvial are favored. Basins—Examples for the CretaceousFront- Architecture of the Salt Wash Member, The sequenceofdeformationwill have tier and Dakota Formations, Utah and Morrison Formation, Southeastern Utah. an important impact on timing of gen- Wyoming. Tom Ryer, ARIES Group. John Robinson,CSM.Denver Press Club. eration and migration of hydrocarbons CSM/Berthoud Hall.Call 273-3066. Contact Donna Anderson,279-3516. and their entrapment in thrust structures. If thrusts develop sequentially, hydro- February 11 March 23-24 carbons ususally will be generated and DGS Monthly Luncheon. 3-D Seismic Fluvial-Dominated Deltaic Reservoirs flushed from the basin ahead of the ad- DataforFieldDevelopment—LandslideField in the Southern Midcontinent.Norman, vancing thrust front.These hydrocarbons Case Sudy. Sandra K.Raeuchle,ARCO Oklahoma. Sponsored by Oklahoma will be trapped in adjacent basins or on Alaska. Denver Athletic Club.Contact Geological Survey and DOE Bartlesville forebulges peripheral to the thrust belt. DGS,573-3846. Project Office. Contact Ken Johnson, During synchronous thrusting, front OGS,100 E.Boyd,Rm.N-131,Norman, structures develop at the same time as February 16-17 OK 73019;ph.405/325-3031. shortening and tectonic loading is oc- Reservoir Description Workshop. curring near the back of the thrust wedge. Application of Underutilized Technologies, April 10-13 Hydrocarbons generated by burial Fourth Financial Center, Wichita, Geological Society of Nevada Sympo- beneath the tectonic load at the rear of Kansas. Organized by Energy Research sium and Field Trips. Geology and Ore the wedge can be trapped within the Center, Univ.of Kansas.Contact Lynn Deposits of the American Cordillera,John thrust belt by the frontal structures. * Wamey or Bob Sawin,Energy Research Ascuaga's Nugget Hotel,Reno,Nevada. Center/Kansas Geological Survey, 1930 Contact, Bob Hatch, Chairperson, Revisions, Moves, & Constant Ave.,Campus West,Lawrence, Geological Society of Nevada,P.O.Box KS 66047. Ph.913/864-3965. 12021,Reno, NV 89510. Ph. 702/323— Gyrations... 4569;fax 702/323-3599. February 18 Richard A. Kopp has joined L.B. AAPG Student Chapter Lecture. April 12-14 Industries Inc.,Denver,as Senior Geolo- Sequence of Deformation and Structural Low-Permeability Reservoirs/Rocky gist. Kopp previously was with Wolf Variationwithin Thrust Belts—Implications Mountain Region Meeting, Denver. Energy Company in Denver. for Mechanical Models and Hydrocarbon Sponsored by Society of Petroleum Exploration,Steven E.Boyer,University Engineers.Contact 214/952-9293. of Washington,Seattle.CSM/Berthoud Trader's Corner... Hall.Call 273-3066. April 17-20 Exploration and Discovery, Denver. I have the following AAPG Bulletins February 18 Sponsored by Society of Economic free for the asking if you pick up:January The Coalbed Methane Forum. Devel- Geologists,Society of Exploration Geo- 1975 to December 1979, June 1980 to opment of a Tight Gas Completion and physicists.Contact J.Alan Coope,303/- September 1985. Call Dean Lausten at Production Database for the U.S.,Robert 837-5819;fax 303/837-5851. 825-6541. Hugman, EEA, Washington, DC. Sheraton Denver West Hotel. Contact April 18-21 —For Sale— Steve Schwochow,273-3888. 6th SAGEEP, San Diego, California. Well completion cards for Montana, Sponsored by Environmental and Dakotas,and Wyoming.Call Dan,813/- February 23 Engineering Geophysical Society. 275-4984. SEPMMonthly Luncheon.Akukallorth Contact Mark Cramer,303/771-2000. 6 THE OUT OWPIE l t4 RY 1993 Reservoir Seismic Stratigrapny for Geologists and Geophysicists Thomas R. Wittick, Instructor President, Lindon Exploration Company Sponsored by The Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists February 17-18, 1993 This seminar is intended for all exploration and production personnel who are involved with the use of seismic data for defining stratigraphic prospects or measuring properties of a reservoir (porosity, thickness,pore-fluid content,etc.).The intent of the seminar is to show practical applications of technology that is in use today and is readily available from industry sources.The lectures are designed to give a basic understanding of the principles behind the techniques and to show how they are used in exploration and exploitation work as well as several workshops in which participants will have the opportunity to use the technology on actual seismic data. ' About the Speaker— Lecture Topics THOMAS R.WITTICK is President of Lindon Exploration • Basics of reflection seismology that relate to seismic Company, a geophysical consulting and exploration firm. stratigraphy Prior to forming the company in 1984,he held positions with • Preparation and processing of seismic data for several oil companies, seismic contractors, and consulting stratigraphic work firms as Division ExplorationManager,DivisionGeophysicist, • Synthetic Seismograms: the bridge between seismic Consulting Geophysicist, and Seismic Processing Center and log data Manager. He holds an M.Sc. degree from Kansas State • Seismic Trace Inversion:Uses and applications University and a B.Sc. degree from Wheaton College. Mr. • Seismic Modeling Wittick has presented papers at several SEG conventions and • Thin bed measurement using seismic amplitude The Offshore Technology Conference and has published in Wedge Model;Low and high velocity cases the Journal of Petroleum Technology. He is currently • AVO Amplitude-vs-Offset presenting seminars on Geophysics for Geologists, Seismic Stratigraphy, Development Geophysics,and Integration of Class Workshops (with seismic sections) Log and Seismic Data. • Correlation of Pseudosyns to Seismic Lines • Seismic Inversion Interpretation Time & Place — • Seismic Modeling to Estimate Sand Thickness 3:30-9:00 pm on Wednesday&Thursday,February 17&18, • Seismic Amplitudes to Estimate Sand Thickness 1993, at the Denver Marriott City Center Hotel,1701 California St.,Denver,Colorado,80202. REGISTRATION FORM Reservoir Seismic Stratigraphy for Geologists and Geophysicists Registration Fees: RMAG Member$95,Nonmember$105. Full-time Student$45,ID No.Required: Enclosed is my U Check U Money order in the amount of$ NOTE: Please bring three or four colored pencils to the seminar. Name: Address: Company Affiliation: Telephone: Business Home Registration and refund cancellation deadline is February 10, 1993 NOTE: $10 late fee after February 10, 1993 Make check payable to RMAG and send to RMAG,730 17th St.,Suite 350, Denver,CO?Q2Qh .' 2 L Call for Papers RMAG Continuing The Mountain Geologist Education Programs Best Paper Award Geology and Resources of the Eastern Frontal Belt, Ouachita In addition to February's course on The Mountain Geologist 1992 Best Mountains, Oklahoma Reservoir Seismic Stratigraphy(seepage Paper Award goes to Andrew E.Malone 7),RMAG'sContinuing EducationCom- and LeeJ.Sutter,for theirpaper,Deposition One-Day Workshop and Presentations mittee has scheduled another course on of the Morrison Formation (Jurassic), and Two-Day field Trip Venture Analysis and Property Eval- Northern Tobacco Root Mountains, Mon- Robert S.Kerr Conference Center, uation,to be presented by Sidney Moran tana, with Evidence Against Recurrent Poteau,Oklahoma of Houston on March 17 and 18,also at Movement along the Willow Creek Fault November 1994 the Marriott City Center in Denver.This Zone. Congratulations for writing an course includes three segments—Industry exceptional paper. The members of the For more information, contact Neil H. Outlook, Evaluation of"Settled" Prop- Awards Committee were very impressed Suneson,Oklahoma Geological Survey, erties, and Evaluation of Exploratory with the amount of work that went into Sarkeys Energy Center,Rm.N-131,100 Ventures.Announcements will be mail- this paper. All papers are judged on ab- E.Boyd St.,Norman,OK 73019-0628. ed by mid-February and will appear in stract,organization and focus,readability the March issue of The Outcrop. and conciseness, illustrations, scientific Moran's evaluation techniques for content,impact,and references. Mineral Exploration and producing properties is of particular in- Congratulations to Andrew and Lee Development—Canada 1993 terest as it reveals a method for quick on an excellent paper! International Convention and Trade Show analysis of properties that appear on the market without time for exhaustive eval- Dinosaur Ridge Activities Toronto,Ontario uation. He has successfully applied his g March 28-31, 1993 methods to more than fiiftyproperties,for for 1992 Pre-Convention Short Course— his own,clients'and partners'interests. • How To Explore for and Evaluate Moran recently retired after more than The vision of an educational facility Diamond Deposits thirty years with Shell Companies,where on Dinosaur Ridge, where Alameda he specialized in economic analysis. At Parkway crosses the Dakota Hogback, Technical Program— retirement he was in charge of worldwide has continued to grow during 1992 with • Diamonds in North America venture analysis for Shell Oil's Pecten RMAG's continuing support. Major • Devloping CIS and Eastern Europe International.He contributed an article accomplishments include erection of • Ore Reserves and Metallurgy entitled An Analysis of International signs, excavation for footprints, public • New Discoveries and Developments Petroleum Contracts to the forthcoming tours, and teacher education. Plans and AAPG volume,The Business Side of Ex- dreams for further development include For information,contact the Prospectors ploration,and is presenting a short course an access ramp to view dinosaur bones in and Developers Association of Canada, on contract analysis at the 1993 AAPG the Morrison Formation, purchase of a 74 Victoria St.,Toronto,ON M5C 2A5. Convention in New Orleans. headquarters facility,and preparation of Ph.416/362-1969;fax 416/362—0101. Looking ahead this year, mark your the genotype Stegosaurus bones collected calendars for May 6 and 7 for the RMAG by O.C. Marsh in 1877. Additionally, Ground-Water Courses cosponsored technology-transfer confer- monies are needed to reconstruct the ence, New Technology for Independ- fence and to build appropriate ramps and March 8-12: ents.This conference is directed not only shelters. Concepts in Groundwater Flow and at producers, but also at exploration. Contaminant Transport There will be as many as eight sessions, Excavation for Footprints in March 22-26: including Reservoir Heterogeneities, Dakota Sandstone Modeling Groundwater Flow and Well Completions,and Geophysics.The Contaminant Transport on a PC program will emphasize practical appli- With grants from the Jefferson County April 12-16: cations of new technology,many through Scientific and Cultural Facilities District Groundwater Remediation and Legal case histories and interactive discussions. and from Amoco, Friends of Dinosaur Issues The program allows for an overview of Ridge blasted and removed overburden diverse subjects and promises to provide from the south side of the main track site. All courses will be held at Red Rocks a unique opportunity for the Rocky This has exposed a 6-inch layer of shale Community College. For more infor- Mountain oil and gas community. Bob that will be removed during the winter by mation, contact Dr. Roger Stillwater, Cluff is chairing the event, and more CU-Denver Professor Martin Lnckley, Groundwater Resources,278-3892. information will be forthcoming. his students,and others. 8 ".-po*a r 2 THE OUTCROP—FEBRUARY 1993 Open Ridge and Private Tours To Golden the Cretaceous Period.The signs are es- pecially important for self-guided tours To Denver but have also proved useful for guides. About 10,000 people have toured Rooney Dinosaur Ridge during each of the last To Point of o I Ranch three years.This visitors includes school Geological Interest .1Teacher Accreditation Courses classes,scoutsand similar groups,and the 'g O 33 E general public on seven "Open Ridge" v •:, ?A2 14 The Friends through CSM have offered days in each of those years.Tours are led i �: 09 ; training seminars for elementary school I o 13 teachers to enable them to use Dinosaur by 70 volunteer guides,half of whom are 1 9 q RMAG members.A sincere thank you is 1N a 4 Dinosaur Ridge as a natural outdoor classroom. extended to each of you for sharing the 1 oZ . Tracks The program was repeated three time in responsibility for public education.The 12 1992 and will be continued in 1993. Friends of Dinosaur Ridge are preparing Dinosaur ++ '" e°°' tour schedules for 1993 and hope thatyou Membership in To + Marries will continue to participate.Orientation Red Rocks 2 ii. 10 Friends of Dinosaur Ridge sessions will be announced soon for any- s one who would like to be a guide in 1993. 4 •si�; You, your friends and families are 025 Mile / T invited to join Friends of Dinosaur Ridge Installation of Signs Morrison To in support of this public education and preservation effort. Members receive The project to design fifteen interpre- newsletters and notices of informative tive signs(see sketch map),raise money Foundation paid for three signs—one at meetings held at the Morrison Natural to pay for them,and set them in concrete the ripple marks, a second overlooking History Center,casting classes,and special was completedinSeptember.TheRMAG the Denver Basin,and a third introducing field trips led by experts. Application for Membership ❑ Renewal ❑ New Friends of Dinosaur Ridge Name: Organization: Address: ti. City: State: ZIP: Tele phone: hon e: Home: ;ii:g:I:R8E::::::.i.::i:::::::: .. Work: Memberships The Friends of Dinosaur Ridge is a nonprofit group established to Individual $10 protect the natural resources of the hogback west of Denver and Family $10$25 to inform visitors of the area's significance for geologic,prehistoric, Sponsor historic, and natural features of general and scientific interest. Corporate $500+ You can help us accomplish these goals through your membership and participation. Amount enclosed: Date: Members receive newsletters, information on our general and Please make checks payable to Friends of Dinosaur Ridge and send technical publications,as well as advance notice of field trips and to Morrison Natural History Center,P.O.Box 564,Morrison,CO other opportunities. 80465. "0°` 2 THE OUTCROP-FEBRUARY 1993 �==- A 9 Rocky's News... nearly $680,000. 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J DIRECTORY UPDATE (Employment, Address, Personal Changes) Last Name First Initial Nickname Spouse Company Name Position/Title Company Address City State ZIP Cede Area Code/Telephone Home Address City State ZIP Code Area Code/Telephone Preferred Mailing Address: U Company U Home School Year Degree Major Professional Affiliations: ❑ AAPG ❑ AIPG ❑ SEPM ❑ SEG ❑ Other AMERICAN / CANADIAN • STRATIGRAPHIC STRATIGRAPHIC LOGS ENCODED LITHOLOGY FOR BASIN ANALYSIS SUBSURFACE MAPS & CROSS SECTIONS t t " COMPUTER RETRIEVAL & MAPPING SERVICE __ G CONTRACT SAMPLE STUDIES SAMPLE LIBRARIES DENVER,COLORADO 80207 CALGARY.ALBERTA T2L 2A7 ANCHORAGE,ALASKA 99503 6280 EAST 39TH AVE. 3613 33RD ST.NW (907)561-1554 (303)399-2746 (403)284-1112 FAX:(303)388-0415 FAX:(403)284-1115 SERVING THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY SINCE 1947 :' Y SUMMARY OF THE WELD COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING C LLD Cry" February 2;_ 11993 . 1 9, I7 A regular meeting of the Weld County Planning Commission was hel&FSbxuary 2, 1993, in the County Commissioners' Hearing Room (Room #10t)-- 11Wet4Y County Centennial Building, 915 Tenth Street, Greeley, Colorado. The meeting was called to order by the Chairperson, Judy Yamaguchi, at 1:30 p.m. Tape 431 Roll Call Richard Kimmel Present Bill O'Hare Present Don Feldhaus Present Judy Yamaguchi Present Bud Clemons Present Shirley Camenisch Present Juliette Kroekel Present Tom Rulon Absent Jean Hoffman Absent Also present: Lanell Adler, Current Planner, Department of Planning Services; Lee Morrison, Assistant County Attorney; John Pickle, Director, Environmental Protection Services , Weld County Health Department; Sharyn Ruff, Secretary. The summary of the January 5 , 1993, regular meeting of the Weld County Planning Commission was approved as read. No minutes were submitted for the meeting scheduled January 19 , 1993, due to lack of quorum. CASE NUMBER: USR-996 (Continued from January 19, 1993 regular meeting. ) APPLICANT: Conquest Oil Company REQUEST: A Site Specific Development Plan and a Special Review permit for an Oil and Gas Support Facility (Brinewater Disposal) in the A (Agricultural) zone district. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Part of the SE4 SE4 of Section 8 , T4N, R64W of the 6th P.M. , Weld County, Colorado. LOCATION: On the north side of Weld County road 46 , approximately 450 feet west of Weld County Road 53 . Dale Butcher, representative, Conquest Oil Company, explained they operate 35 wells in Weld County and were established in 1984. This request for a Use by Special Review permit is for a commercial brinewater disposal facility. Approximately 4 acres will be permitted under the Use by Special Review. An injection well will be drilled 9,200 feet to the Lyons formation, a very thick porous non-productive zone. The facility will consist of two buildings and 10 holding tanks. Water deliveries will be accepted from dawn until 8:00 p.m. , and the facility will be manned during those hours. The facility will pump water up(nit -- •? E'h�b�� SUMMARY OF THE WELD COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING February 2, 1993 Page 2 to 24 hours a day, if necessary. The noise level will be one-half the maximum allowable by the County and the water will be trucked to the facility in 20 to 30 truck loads a day. For safety, the entire facility will have a berm and all tank batteries will also be bermed. The maximum storage at any time on the premises will be 400 barrels. Dale Butcher said Conquest Oil appreciates the Planning Department' s recommendation for approval; however, they have concerns. Microseismic equipment can run up to $70,000. Conquest Oil believes this procedure is unnecessary due to the characteristics of the formation. Conquest Oil would like to enter into an agreement with the County to maintain the existing road instead of paving Weld County Road 46, as stated in the Planning Services' recommendation. Also, Conquest Oil feels the septic and water requirements in the recommendation are too extreme. They will have a maximum of one employee on the premises and feel a properly maintained portable toilet facility and bottled water for drinking purposes would be adequate. Bill O'Hare asked for an explanation of microseismic monitoring. John Benton, Registered Petroleum Engineer, Orbis Engineering, representative, Conquest Oil Company, explained they investigated the cost of installing a microseismic monitoring device. It measures the amount of seismic movement in a local area that would potentially result in any deep well injection into fault zones . They recommended against it because there aren' t any fault zones in the area or in the formation to which they plan to inject. Bill O'Hare asked John Pickle why this was a Health Department recommendation. John Pickle explained there have been two previous applications for two injection wells where this has been a recommendation. In this particular situation this is a recommendation, the Health Department stands by the recommendation, but would not necessarily require it. Don Feldhaus asked with 20 to 30 trucks coming into this facility what does Conquest Oil intend to do to provide them with restroom facilities and water services. Dale Butcher explained this facility will only be used for the employee. In an emergency situation Conquest Oil would allow outsiders , but for the most part no services would be provided. Bud Clemons asked how they could refuse services to the drivers. Dale Butcher said they could not completely refuse services but this facility would be maintained by a credible professional portable toilet supplier that would be on a schedule that would sufficiently handle the usage. Bud Clemons asked about the wetland below the ditch. Lanell Adler explained the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reported on this and Conquest Oil redesigned their application due to the wetlands issue. Bud Clemons also questioned the dust abatement issue with 20 to 30 trucks traveling the road daily. ' :o !7 SUMMARY OF THE WELD COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING February 2, 1993 Page 3 Judy Yamaguchi asked how many days the facility would operate. Dale Butcher said they would operate 6 days a week. Don Feldhaus asked how many total employees would man the facility. Dale Butcher said they would hire two employees who would work shifts. Bill O'Hare asked about lights for the facility. John Benton said Conquest Oil would proved adequate lighting, probably mercury vapor. Bud Clemons was concerned about trucks traveling into the facility after dark. The Chairperson asked if there was anyone in the audience who wished to speak for or against this application. David Bates, surrounding property owner, said he lives 2-1/2 miles northeast of the proposed well. With the volume of injection being so high he is concerned about where the water is going and what it is going to do. He strongly recommends requiring microseismic monitoring. Don Feldhaus asked how close the recently submitted injection well is to this proposal. Lanell Adler said the other one is down near the City of Ft. Lupton. Don Feldhaus also wanted to know the life expectancy of the well and if there were other ways of monitoring the well. Dale Butcher said 8 to 10 years is the life expectancy of the well and the best indicator for monitoring is the injection pressure. Bud Clemons moved a new Development Standard be added to regulate deliveries to daylight hours only. "The facility will accept waste during daylight hours only" . Bill O'Hare seconded the motion. The Chairperson asked the secretary to poll the members of the Planning Commission for their decision. Richard Kimmel - yes; Bill O'Hare - yes; Judy Yamaguchi - yes; Juliette Kroekel - no; Don Feldhaus - yes; Shirley Camenisch - no; Bud Clemons - yes. Motion carried. Comments: Richard Kimmel - hates to see a company limited. Bill O'Hare - we shouldn' t limit a company unless we've done it before, and apparently with Amoco we have. Judy Yamaguchi - has empathy for the company and their income, but is also concerned about the health and safety who live in the area, traffic wise. Bud Clemons - has concerns about the neighborhood. SUMMARY OF THE WELD COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING February 2, 1993 Page 4 Don Feldhaus moved to remove Condition of Approval 3b, microseismic monitoring equipment. Bill O'Hare seconded the motion. The Chairman asked the secretary to poll the members of the Planning Commission for their decision. Richard Kimmel - yes; Bill O'Hare- yes ; Judy Yamaguchi - yes; Juliette Kroekel - yes; Don Feldhaus - yes; Shirley Camenisch - yes; Bud Clemons - yes. Motion carried unanimously. Comments: Bud Clemons - the evidence has been less than convincing that there's a dire need for this and we have to go on the evidence. Richard Kimmel moved Case Number USR-996, Conquest Oil Company, be forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners with the Planning Commissions' recommendation for approval as amended. Motion seconded by Bill O'Hare. The Chairman asked the secretary to poll the members of the Planning Commission for their decision. Richard Kimmel - yes; Bill O'Hare- yes; Judy Yamaguchi - yes; Juliette Kroekel - yes; Don Feldhaus - yes; Shirley Camenisch - yes; Bud Clemons - yes. Motion carried unanimously. CASE NUMBER: Z-476 APPLICANT: Weld County Board of County Commissioners - Gary L. and Tina Bogott REQUEST: A Change of Zone from R-1 (Low Density Residential) to A (Agricultural) . LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Part of the NW4 of Section 31, T3N, R68W of the 6th P.M. , Weld County, Colorado. LOCATION: East of Weld County Road 1, approximately 1 mile south of Highway 66. Tina Bogott, application explained they have an 87 acre tract of land. The northern 20 acres is zoned R-1 (Low Density Residential) and the remaining acreage is zone A (Agricultural) . Lanell Adler explained the Bogott' s want to divide the land but the R-1 zoning will not allow this. The zoning in this area is faulty and needs to be corrected. The Chairperson asked if the applicant agreed with the Department of Planning Services' recommendation. Tina Bogott said yes . The Chairperson asked if there was anyone in the audience who wished to speak for or against this application. No one wished to speak. Bud Clemons moved Case Number Z-476, Board of County Commissioners - Gary L. and Tina Bogott, with Conditions of approval and Development Standards, be forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners with the Planning Commissions recommendation for approval. Bill O'Hare seconded the motion. rime- :'d BEFORE THE WELD COUNTY, COLORADO, PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION OF RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS -'u Moved by Richard Kimmel that the following resolution, as amendid._With the deletion of Development Standard Number 23, a new Development Stantarq Number 23, and the deletion of Condition of Approval 3b, be introduced for passage by the Weld County Planning Commission. Be it resolved by the Weld County Planning Commission that the application for: CASE NUMBER: USR-996 NAME: Conquest Oil Company ADDRESS: 3400 W. 16th Street, Suite 6L, Greeley, CO 80631 REQUEST: A Site Specific Development Plan and a Special Review Permit for an Oil and Gas Support Facility (Brinewater Disposal) in the A (Agricultural) zone district. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Part of the SE4 SE4 of Section 8, T4N, R64W of the 6th P.M. , Weld County, Colorado. LOCATION: On the north side of Weld County Road 46, approximately 450 feet west of Weld County Road 53. be recommended favorably to the Board of County Commissioners for the following reasons: 1. The submitted materials are in compliance with the application requirements of Section 24.7 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance. 2. It is the opinion of the Planning Commission that the applicant has shown compliance with Section 24. 3 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance as follows: The proposal is consistent with the Weld County Comprehensive Plan Agricultural Policies. The proposal will not remove prime agricultural land from production. The proposal is consistent with the intent of the Agricultural zone district and is provided for as a Use by Special Review. The use which would be permitted will be compatible with the existing surrounding land uses which include agricultural production, and other oil and gas facilities. The uses which would be permitted will be compatible with the future development of the surrounding area as permitted by the existing zoning. The applicant has demonstrated a diligent effort has been made to conserve productive agricultural land in the locational decision for the proposed use. Fah % r RESOLUTION, USR-996 Conquest Oil Company Page 2 No overlay districts affect the site. Special Review Permit Development Standards will provide adequate protection of the health, safety, and welfare of the neighborhood and County. This recommendation is based, in part, upon a review of the application materials submitted by the applicant, other relevant information regarding the request, and responses from referral entities. The Planning Commission's recommendation for approval is conditional upon the following: 1. The attached Development Standards for the Special Review permit shall be adopted and placed on the Special Review plat prior to recording the plat. The plat shall be delivered to the Department of Planning Services and be ready for recording in the Weld County Clerk and Recorder' s office within 15 days of approval by the Board of County Commissioners. 2. The Special Review activity shall not occur nor shall any building or electrical permits be issued on the property until the Special Review plat is ready to be recorded in the office of the Weld County Clerk and Recorder. 3. Special Review activity shall not occur on site until the following is provided: A detailed diagram of the injection well which has been approved and permitted by the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission shall be submitted to the Weld County Environmental Protection Services Division for review and documentation. Evidence that the requirements of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have been met pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. 4. Prior to any injection of waste into the well, a copy of the drilling log must be submitted to the Weld County Environmental Protection Services Division. 5. Prior to pressure testing at the facility, the Weld County Environmental Protection Services Division shall be informed of the specific dates in order to observe the process. 6. Prior to commencement of the special use activity, the facility and injection well shall be reviewed and approved by the Colorado Oil and Gas Commission. r ., RESOLUTION, USR-996 Conquest Oil Company Page 3 7. Prior to recording the Special Review permit plat, a road maintenance and improvements agreement shall be approved by the Board of County Commissioners. The agreement shall address paving of Weld County Road 46 to Weld County Road 53 and shall designate a restricted haul route on Weld County Road 46 to Weld County Road 53. Motion seconded by Bill O'Hare. VOTE: For Passage Against Passage Richard Kimmel Bill O'Hare Don Feldhaus Judy Yamaguchi Bud Clemons Shirley Camenisch Juliette Kroekel The Chairperson declared the resolution passed and ordered that a certified copy be forwarded with the file of this case to the Board of County Commissioners for further proceedings. CERTIFICATION OF COPY I, Sharyn Ruff, Recording Secretary for the Weld County Planning Commission, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing resolution, is a true copy of the resolution of the Planning Commission of Weld County, Colorado, adopted on January 19, 1993. Dated the 19 anuary 1993. haryn . Ruff Secretary I nn ' '' SITE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN SPECIAL REVIEW PERMIT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS Conquest Oil Company USR-996 1. The Site Specific Development Plan and Special Review permit is for an Oil and Gas Support Facility (Brinewater Disposal) in the A (Agricultural) zone district as submitted in the application materials on file in the Department of Planning Services and subject to the Development Standards stated hereon. 2. Approval of this plan may create a vested property right pursuant to Section 90 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance. 3. A manager, knowledgeable in operating an injection well, shall be on- site when the facility is receiving waste. 4. A safe and adequate sewage disposal system shall be available on the facility premises. A vault system shall be acceptable. 5. A safe and adequate fresh water supply shall be available on the facility premises. 6. A 3-foot by 4-foot sign shall be posted at the entrance gate listing wastes accepted, hours of operation, and twenty-four hour emergency telephone numbers. 7. The name of the facility at which the filters will be disposed, and copies of any required analysis, shall be provided to the Weld County Environmental Protection Services Division. 8. No disposal of waste other than Class II, as defined by the Environmental Protection Agency is permitted. Any change from the approved Class II use would require an amendment to this Special Review permit. 9. The maximum permissible noise level shall not exceed the industrial limit of 80 dB(A) , as measured according to 25-12-102, Colorado Revised Statutes . 10. Fugitive dust shall be controlled on the site. 11. The haul route shall be Weld County Road 46 east to Weld County Road 53. No hauling shall be allowed on Weld County Road 46 west of the site to Weld County Road 49. 12. The facility/operation shall comply with the approved road maintenance and improvements agreement. f"TA •ry DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, USR-966 Conquest Oil Company Page 2 13. A spillage retention berm shall be constructed around each tank battery. The volume retained by the spillage berm shall be greater than the volume of the largest tank inside the berm. The surface area within the tank battery berm shall be constructed of at least a 24-inch compacted or in-situ earthen materials or other low permeability materials, so as not to exceed a seepage rate of 1 x 10-7 cm/sec. The operator shall have available suitable evidence that a completed lining meeting these requirements is in place. 14. All chemicals stored on-site shall be stored in locked buildings, on an impervious surface, provided manufacturer recommendations for safe storage and handling are in accord. In any event, manufacturer recommendations will take precedence. 15. Any required Air Emissions permit shall be obtained from the Air Pollution Control Division, Colorado Department of Health. 16. The surfaces around the disposal area shall be constructed of an impervious material and graded to insure that all spilled waste is contained within the unloading pad. 17. The facility shall be entirely fenced and maintain locking gates during periods when the facility is closed. 18. Any analysis of waste shall be forwarded to the Weld County Health Department, Environmental Protection Division. The Division reserves the right to require additional, more extensive monitoring at a later date. 19. The sludge pit shall be lined. The pit shall be constructed of fiberglass or alternative materials, provided that they are at least as durable and impervious as fiberglass. 20. The drainage pits located at each disposal pad shall be constructed of materials as required for the sludge pit. 21. The facility shall maintain compliance with the proposed Treatment and Disposal Methods for the Waste Materials Associated of Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Regulations. 22. This facility shall comply with the laws, standards, rules and regulations of the Air Quality Control Commission, the Water Quality Control Commission, the Hazardous Materials and Solid Waste Division, the Colorado Oil and Gas Commission, and any other applicable agency. 23. The facility shall accept waste during daylight hours only. I* al ^ A 7 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, USR-996 Conquest Oil Company Page 3 24. All construction on the property shall be in accordance with the requirements of the Weld County Building Code Ordinance. 25. The property owner or operator shall be responsible for complying with the Design Standards of Section 24.5 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance. 26. The property owner or operator shall be responsible for complying with the Operation Standards of Section 24.6 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance. 27. Personnel from the Weld County Health Department and Weld County Department of Planning Services shall be granted access onto the property at any reasonable time in order to ensure the activities carried out on the property comply with the Development Standards stated hereon and all applicable Weld County Regulations. 28. The Special Review area shall be limited to the plans shown hereon and governed by the foregoing Standards and all applicable Weld County Regulations. Major changes from the plans or Development Standards as shown or stated shall require the approval of an amendment of the Permit by the Weld County Planning Commission and the Board of County Commissioners before such changes from the plans or Development Standards are permitted. Any other changes shall be filed in the office of the Department of Planning Services. 29. The property owner or operator shall be responsible for complying with all of the foregoing Development Standards. Noncompliance with any of the foregoing Development Standards may be reason for revocation of the Permit by the Board of County Commissioners. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS USR-996 Conquest Oil The Platte Valley Fire Protection District has responded to the Department of Planning Services request for review and recommendation regarding USR-996 for Conquest Oil. The Fire District indicated concern regarding the following: traffic, contamination, transportation of petroleum by-products, the use being too close to the ditch, and possible leakage in the wetland area. It is the opinion of the Department of Planning Services that these comments have been adequately addressed by the referral agencies having responsibility in the noted areas of concern. The Weld County Engineering Department addressed traffic and transportation issues. The Weld County Health Department has responsibility for public health and safety issues and has provided extensive requirements with which Conquest Oil must comply. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) has been contacted by the applicant and the COE requirements pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act shall be met. Repeated efforts to contact the Farmer' s Reservoir and Irrigation Company, owner of the Gilmore Ditch, have been unsuccessful. nro - �' INVENTORY OF ITEMS SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION Applicant: Conquest Oil Company Case Number: USR-996 Submitted or Prepared Prior to Hearing At Hearing 1. Application 11 pages X 2. 1 Application plat 1 page X 3. DPS Referral Summary Sheet X 4. DPS Recommendation X 5. DPS Surrounding Property Owner's Mailing List X 6. DPS Mineral Owner's Mailing List X 7 . DPS Maps Prepared by Planning Technician X 8. DPS Notice of Hearing X 9. DPS Case File Summary Sheet X 10. DPS Field Check X 11. January 5, 1993, referral/field check from X Bill O'Hare 12. January 5, 1993, referral from Weld County X Health Department 13. January 5, 1993, referral addendum from Weld X County Health Department 14. January 7, 1993, referral from Colorado Oil and X Gas Conservation Commission 15. December 28, 1992, referral from Panhandle X Eastern Pipeline Company 16. December 22, 1992, referral from Weld County X Sheriff's Office, Office of Emergency Management 17. January 4, 1993, request from applicant to X preadvertise Board of County Commissioners' Hearing 18. December 22, 1992, letter to applicant X cc ' .n Exhibit INVENTORY OF ITEMS, USR-996 Conquest Oil Company Page 2 19. January 11, 1993, Notice of Publication, Board X of County Commissioners' Hearing 20. January 15, 1993, Planning Commission Sign X Posting Certification 21. January 15, 1993, Board of County Commissioners X Sign Posting Certificate 22. January 14, 1993, referral from Weld County X Engineering Department 23. January 18, 1993, referral addendum from Weld X County Engineering Department 24. January 12, 1993, referral from Platte Valley X Fire Protection District I hereby certify that the 24 items identified herein were submitted to the Department of Planning Services at or prior to the scheduled Planning Commission hearing. I further certify that these items were forwarded to the Clerk to the Board' s office on February 5, 1993.r t Tanner STATE OF COLORADO ) COUNTY OF WELD ) SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME THIS," day o 1999' SEAL OTARY UBLIC & 'Cmmissi0n mires*+e 4 21,199;1 My Commission Expires EXHIBIT INVENTORY CONTROL SHEET Case 5,e 'tgcy, — CentvedtOf.Q ci Exhibit Submitted By Exhibit Description 1 I(p A. ( C i12 C(1Q.4t_z` r ZZ /cig a _ /piceoLa ( 1 it B. (%e) /V -Z toC (1YZearc, /1/4aza- iz (etc C 1/,r C• (QC CAL/2- Zzo .�d fio0 ire:r_et-, of f b&WE 11l1 D. ( nQC 1./" 6 ez,/ ac / l o 6nr ) 0 /,I�, 9/Liat� /�0 E. / (�ih_fi 1 nom+ CAM M;1,'l,'nv 1L.CIYIIYILIn.t( � I�1PG7/l.�hP - e�'"Yi-E�-1"n nee_ AD F. O 0 �J l 1 is ) C• ( �P 1 t 710 &ziACL 61 t1-C) , /,5- H. P `t (AtilenktkA 01 ( . Lwt 9/5 I• /"is nruna, (�mm Unto 0n.� 9AePc cow d-1 1�P emr rPa. - ri �/I0 J. f'l4Onrn�Cll D7Ylmi vJch�7 irmmnAuI fl-5 Ileatwig 1, A U 0 „ L. H. N. 0. P. Q• R. S. T. U. V. W. X. Y. Z. ` NOTICE The hearing scheduled for January 27, 1993, concerning the following permit will be continued to February 10, 1993. If you have testimony for or against this matter, please plan on attending the February 10, 1993 hearing. DOCKET NO: 93-06 APPLICANT Conquest Oil Company 3400 West 16th Street Suite 6L Greeley, Colorado 80631 DATE: February 10, 1993 TIME: 10:00 a.m. REQUEST: A Site Specific Development Plan and Special Review Permit for an oil and gas support facility (brinewater disposal) in the A (Agricultural) Zone District LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Part of the SE} SE'-,-, of Section 8, Township 4 North, Range 64 West of the 6th P.M. , Weld County, Colorado LOCATION: On the north side of Weld County Road 46, approximately 450 feet west of Weld County Road 53 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY, COLORADO BY: DONALD D. WARDEN WELD COUNTY CLERK TO THE BOARD BY: Shelly K. Miller Deputy Clerk to the Board DATED: January 20, 1993 The !'n CERTIFICATE OF MAILING The undersigned hereby certifies that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Notice of Hearing, Docket #93-06, was placed in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the following property owners. 7 DATED this Olo2day of a_ftli j' /Ijt-i- 1993. Deputy Clerk tqjt e Board Loren D. and Joan K. Gehring 22453 Weld County Road 53 Kersey, CO 80644 Fredrick A. Combs and Colleen K. Vanlandingham 21791 Weld County Road 53 Kersey, CO 80644 Jerry W. and Kathleen J. Soukup 15737 Fortune Court Brighton, CO 80601 Arthur and Clair M. Heiser 2110 Van Buren Loveland, CO 80537 Lloyd D. and Marcine Kempema 22201 Weld County Road 53 Kersey, CO 80644 o 'n, SUMMARY OF THE WELD COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION January 19, 1993 Tape 430 Roll Call Richard Kimmel Absent Jean Hoffman Absent Tom Rulon Absent Bill O'Hare Absent Judy Yamaguchi Present Juliette Kroekel Absent Don Feldhaus Present Shirley Camenisch Present Bud Clemons Present Also present: Lanell Swanson, Current Planner, Department of Planning Services; Lee Morrison, Assistant County Attorney; John Pickle, Director, Weld County Health Department; Sharyn Ruff, Secretary. Judy Yamaguchi, Chairperson of the Weld County Planning Commission, stated, for the record, the Weld County Planning Commission Meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, January 19, 1993, will not be held due to a lack of quorum. The two agenda items, Case Number Z-476, Weld County Board of County Commissioners - Gary L. and Tina J. Bogott, and Case Number USR-996, Conquest Oil Company, will be considered on February 2, 1993, at the next regularly scheduled meeting. Respectfully submit -d, Sharyn F. Ruff Secretary fl " "^ oila3IG JAN 11 '93 14:26 1 WELD CO TREASURER TO CEN 4IAL BLDG PAGE.002i002 • ',•mss ter• = s: 't.. •t..�,. DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING SERVICES PHONE(303)3534145,EXT.3540 �• WELD COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES 1400 N.17TH AVENUE GREELEY,COLORADO 80831 • COLORADO NOTICE OP PUBLIC NEARING The Weld County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Tuesday. January 19, 1993, at 1:30 p.m. for the purpose of considering a Site Specific Development Plan and a Special Review permit for the property described below. Approval of the . request may create a vested property right pursuant to Colorado Law. APPLICANT: Conquest Oil Company LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Part of the SE4 SE4 of Section 8, T4N, R64W of the 6th P.N. , Weld County, Colorado. TYPE AND INTENSITY OF PROPOSED USE: Brinewater Disposal Facility in the A (Agricultural) zone district. LOCATION: On the northside of Weld County Road 46, approximately 450 feet west of Weld County Road 53. SIZE: 4 acres, more or less. The public hearing will be held in the Weld County Commissioners' Rearing Room, First Floor, Weld County Centennial Center, 915 Tenth Street, Greeley, Colorado. Comments or objections related to the above request should be submitted in writing to the Weld County Department of Planning Services, 915 Tenth Street, Room 342, Greeley,' Colorado 80631, before the above date or presented at the public hearing on January 19, 1993. Copies of the application are available for public inspection in the Department of Planning Services, 1400 N. 17th Avenue, Greeley, Colorado 80631 - Phone - 353-3845, Extension 3540. Judy Yamaguchi, Chairperson Weld County Planning Cowission To be published in the Windsor Beacon To be published ,ne (1) time b December 31, 1992. Received by: 1 i C [!-�± Date: / P7• ** TOTAL Sr.002 e* JAN 11 '93 14:26 M WELD CO TREASURER TO CEN VIAL BLDG PAGE.001i002 FACSIMILE MEMORANDUM DEPARTMENT OP PLANNING SERVICES Veld County Administrative Offices 1400 N. 17th Avenue Greeley, Colorado 80431 This wssage consists of t pages plus this cover sheet. SENT: tt a.m. DDa'tee:: 1/� s! • .m,, PLEASE DELIVER THE FOLLOWING PAGE(S) TO: 15 -_i(A_! COMPANY: ^ 14)- {„la W d+ FAIN: ''^^^��' FROM - S1 W t4..) PlanMl (i SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: u PHONE #: 303/353-3845, Ext. 3540 PAZ B : 303/351-0978 x CONTACT: 54✓ in. ¶10 THE SIGN SHALL BE POSTED ADJACENT TO AND VISIBLE FROM A PUBLICLY MAINTAINED ROAD RIGHT-OF- WAY. IN THE EVENT THE PROPERTY UNDER CONSIDERATION IS NOT ADJACENT TO A PUBLICLY MAINTAINED ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY, THE APPLICANT 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, PLANNING COMMISSION SIGN POSTING CERTIFICATE I HEREBY CERTIFY UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY THAT THE SIGN PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING SERVICES WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY AT LEAST 10 DAYS BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING FOR CASE ?/ L S 7 _ - {/ j THE SIGN WAS POSTED BY: _f 4L 3 / �.! ;c lkIL _ NAME OF PERSON POSTING SIGN SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT STATE OF COLORADO ) ss. COUNTY OF WELD ) :: CRJD BSBE AND SWORN TO ME THIS IS "' DAY OF aj`,LL , 19 /.) . AL (,/} NO Y PUBLIC MY COMMISSION EXPIRESlT, 3 /91Y LAST DAY TO POST SIGN IS: ;,. Al4 17 , 19 c, j PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING SERVICES' OFFICE ON OR BEFORE THE DATE OF THE HEARING. rJANn 5 irMflniflr THE SIGN SHALL BE POSTED ADJACENT TO AND VISIBLE FROM A PUBLICLY MAINTAINED ROAD RIGHT-OF- WAY. IN THE EVENT THE PROPERTY UNDER CONSIDERATION IS NOT ADJACENT TO A PUBLICLY MAINTAINED ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY, THE APPLICANT 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. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SIGN POSTING CERTIFICATE I HEREBY CERTIFY UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY THAT THE SIGN PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING SERVICES WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY AT LEAST 10 DAYS BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HEARING FOR CASE �/ !j t_ (/(7/6: THE SIGN WAS POSTED BY: NAME OF PERSON POSTING SIGN . �� ( SIGNATURE OF APPLIC T c STATE OF COLORADO ) ss. COUNTY OF WELD SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO ME THIS /6* DAY OF EJ-( Al , 19 93 . SEAL U 6-2a 9 dh NOTARY PUBLIC MY COMMISSION EXPIRES -1--)4P7, -i / 994 LAST DAY TO POST SIGN IS: J hnl CA( LI c/ , 19 i ) . PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING SERVICES' OFFICE ON OR BEFORE THE DATE OF THE HEARING. JA( r N1993 nb.1_, .q--nlanninr (1;17(1 r ♦,, Date: January 19, 1993 CASE NUMBER: USR-996 NAME: Conquest Oil Company ADDRESS: 3400 W. 16th Street, Suite 6L, Greeley, CO 80631 REQUEST: A Site Specific Development Plan and a Special Review Permit for an Oil and Gas Support Facility (Brinewater Disposal) in the A (Agricultural) zone district. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Part of the SE4 SE4 of Section 8, T4N, R64W of the 6th P.M. , Weld County, Colorado. LOCATION: On the north side of Weld County Road 46, approximately 450 feet west of Weld County Road 53. THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING SERVICES' STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THIS REQUEST BE APPROVED FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 1. The submitted materials are in compliance with the application requirements of Section 24.7 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance. 2. It is the opinion of the Department of Planning Services' staff that the applicant has shown compliance with Section 24.3 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance as follows: The proposal is consistent with the Weld County Comprehensive Plan Agricultural Policies. The proposal will not remove prime agricultural land from production. The proposal is consistent with the intent of the Agricultural zone district and is provided for as a Use by Special Review. The use which would be permitted will be compatible with the existing surrounding land uses which include agricultural production, and other oil and gas facilities. The uses which would be permitted will be compatible with the future development of the surrounding area as permitted by the existing zoning. The applicant has demonstrated a diligent effort has been made to conserve productive agricultural land in the locational decision for the proposed use. No overlay districts affect the site. Special Review Permit Development Standards will provide adequate protection of the health, safety, and welfare of the neighborhood and County. This recommendation is based, in part, upon a review of the application materials submitted by the applicant, other relevant information regarding the request, and responses from referral entities. only fi t) RECOMMENDATION, USR-996 Conquest Oil Company Page 2 The Department of Planning Services' staff recommendation for approval is conditional upon the following: 1. The attached Development Standards for the Special Review permit shall be adopted and placed on the Special Review plat prior to recording the plat. The plat shall be delivered to the Department of Planning Services and be ready for recording in the Weld County Clerk and Recorder's office within 15 days of approval by the Board of County Commissioners. 2. The Special Review activity shall not occur nor shall any building or electrical permits be issued on the property until the Special Review plat is ready to be recorded in the office of the Weld County Clerk and Recorder. 3. Special Review activity shall not occur on site until the following is provided: A detailed diagram of the injection well which has been approved and permitted by the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission shall be submitted to the Weld County Environmental Protection Services Division for review and documentation. A plan for microseismic monitoring. The plan shall be reviewed and approved by the Weld County Health Department. Evidence that the requirements of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have been met pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. 4. Prior to any injection of waste into the well, a copy of the drilling log must be submitted to the Weld County Environmental Protection Services Division. 5. Prior to pressure testing at the facility, the Weld County Environmental Protection Services Division shall be informed of the specific dates in order to observe the process. 6. Prior to commencement of the special use activity, the facility and injection well shall be reviewed and approved by the Colorado Oil and Gas Commission. 7. Prior to recording the Special Review permit plat, a road maintenance and improvements agreement shall be approved by the Board of County Commissioners. The agreement shall address paving of Weld County Road 46 to Weld County Road 53 and shall designate a restricted haul route on Weld County Road 46 to Weld County Road 53. SITE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN SPECIAL REVIEW PERMIT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS Conquest Oil Company USR-996 1. The Site Specific Development Plan and Special Review permit is for an Oil and Gas Support Facility (Brinewater Disposal) in the A (Agricultural) zone district as submitted in the application materials on file in the Department of Planning Services and subject to the Development Standards stated hereon. 2. Approval of this plan may create a vested property right pursuant to Section 90 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance. 3. A manager, knowledgeable in operating an injection well, shall be on- site when the facility is receiving waste. 4. An individual sewage disposal system is required for the proposed facility and the system shall be installed according to the Weld County Individual Sewage Disposal Regulations. The septic system shall be designed by a Colorado Registered Professional Engineer according to the Weld County Individual Sewage Disposal Regulations. 5. A safe and adequate fresh water supply shall be available on the facility premises. 6. A 3-foot by 4-foot sign shall be posted at the entrance gate listing wastes accepted, hours of operation, and twenty-four hour emergency telephone numbers. 7. The name of the facility at which the filters will be disposed, and copies of any required analysis, shall be provided to the Weld County Environmental Protection Services Division. 8. No disposal of waste other than Class II, as defined by the Environmental Protection Agency is permitted. Any change from the approved Class II use would require an amendment to this Special Review permit. 9. The maximum permissible noise level shall not exceed the industrial limit of 80 dB(A) , as measured according to 25-12-102, Colorado Revised Statutes. 10. Fugitive dust shall be controlled on the site. 11. The haul route shall be Weld County Road 46 east to Weld County Road 53. No hauling shall be allowed on Weld County Road 46 west of the site to Weld County Road 49. 12. The facility/operation shall comply with the approved road maintenance and improvements agreement. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, USR-966 Conquest Oil Company Page 2 13. A spillage retention berm shall be constructed around each tank battery. The volume retained by the spillage berm shall be greater than the volume of the largest tank inside the berm. The surface area within the tank battery berm shall be constructed of at least a 24-inch compacted or in-situ earthen materials or other low permeability materials, so as not to exceed a seepage rate of 1 x 10-7 cm/sec. The operator shall have available suitable evidence that a completed lining meeting these requirements is in place. 14. All chemicals stored on-site shall be stored in locked buildings, on an impervious surface, provided manufacturer recommendations for safe storage and handling are in accord. In any event, manufacturer recommendations will take precedence. 15. Any required Air Emissions permit shall be obtained from the Air Pollution Control Division, Colorado Department of Health. 16. The surfaces around the disposal area shall be constructed of an impervious material and graded to insure that all spilled waste is contained within the unloading pad. 17. The facility shall be entirely fenced and maintain locking gates during periods when the facility is closed. 18. Any analysis of waste shall be forwarded to the Weld County Health Department, Environmental Protection Division. The Division reserves the right to require additional, more extensive monitoring at a later date. 19. The sludge pit shall be lined. The pit shall be constructed of fiberglass or alternative materials, provided that they are at least as durable and impervious as fiberglass. 20. The drainage pits located at each disposal pad shall be constructed of materials as required for the sludge pit. 21. The facility shall maintain compliance with the proposed Treatment and Disposal Methods for the Waste Materials Associated of Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Regulations. 22. This facility shall comply with the laws, standards, rules and regulations of the Air Quality Control Commission, the Water Quality Control Commission, the Hazardous Materials and Solid Waste Division, the Colorado Oil and Gas Commission, and any other applicable agency. 23. The property shall be maintained in compliance with the microseismic monitoring program approved by the Weld County Health Department. ¶:20t. •:07. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, USR-996 Conquest Oil Company Page 3 24. All construction on the property shall be in accordance with the requirements of the Weld County Building Code Ordinance. 25. The property owner or operator shall be responsible for complying with the Design Standards of Section 24.5 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance. 26. The property owner or operator shall be responsible for complying with the Operation Standards of Section 24.6 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance. 27. Personnel from the Weld County Health Department and Weld County Department of Planning Services shall be granted access onto the property at any reasonable time in order to ensure the activities carried out on the property comply with the Development Standards stated hereon and all applicable Weld County Regulations. 28. The Special Review area shall be limited to the plans shown hereon and governed by the foregoing Standards and all applicable Weld County Regulations. Major changes from the plans or Development Standards as shown or stated shall require the approval of an amendment of the Permit by the Weld County Planning Commission and the Board of County Commissioners before such changes from the plans or Development Standards are permitted. Any other changes shall be filed in the office of the Department of Planning Services. 29. The property owner or operator shall be responsible for complying with all of the foregoing Development Standards. Noncompliance with any of the foregoing Development Standards may be reason for revocation of the Permit by the Board of County Commissioners. ')2O .2 a� ADDITIONAL COMMENTS USR-996 Conquest Oil The Platte Valley Fire Protection District has responded to the Department of Planning Services request for review and recommendation regarding USR-996 for Conquest Oil. The Fire District indicated concern regarding the following: traffic, contamination, transportation of petroleum by-products, the use being too close to the ditch, and possible leakage in the wetland area. It is the opinion of the Department of Planning Services that these comments have been adequately addressed by the referral agencies having responsibility in the noted areas of concern. The Weld County Engineering Department addressed traffic and transportation issues. The Weld County Health Department has responsibility for public health and safety issues and has provided extensive requirements with which Conquest Oil must comply. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) has been contacted by the applicant and the COE requirements pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act shall be met. Repeated efforts to contact the Farmer's Reservoir and Irrigation Company, owner of the Gilmore Ditch, have been unsuccessful. n`T ^ !7 a flOMN MEMORAnDU Wi`k To Nancy Kirkley planning a---demuary 18, 1943 COLORADO From Drew crhal rings Subject. Cnnquact Oil USR - 996 Since my memo of January 14, 1993, I have spoken to the applicant regarding orientation of his site plan and the double entrance on Weld County Road (WCR) 46. They have indicated the US Army Corps of Engineers has identified a portion of the site as wetlands and the revised site plan will not disturb those areas. Therefore, the revised site plan and the two accesses onto WCR 46 will be acceptable. The applicant has indicated they will make every effort to keep the unloading area as far from WCR 46 as possible and to configure the entrances so trucks will be able to access WCR 46 at right angles. DS/pds:mkirkl cc: Commissioner Baxter File USR - 996 ..2Q t.? ci LE/3 .4.0..c.u.v „ AN 1 8 1993 A/nW io-,o.. P PW;;ItInP mEmoRAnDum � �� a�� i► fc JAN 1 4 1993 Nancy Kirkley hiDe To Planning .4{}uary 14, 1993 COLORADO From Drew Scheltinga sunjoct: Conquest Oil USR - 996 The original site plan indicated a single entrance onto Weld County Road 46. We have received a revised site plan which shows two entrances at either edge of the property. The two entrance site plan is not acceptable because trucks will be exiting and entering on Weld County Road 46 at steep angles which will reduce visibility. In the original site plan truck turning will be done on the site and trucks will enter and exit at right angels to Weld County Road 46. Also, the addition of a second entrance doubles the maintenance problems associated with entrances such as drainage restrictions and culvert cleaning. Item 13 in the application materials addresses storm water from the standpoint of regulations that are administered by the Health Department. I am reviewing drainage from the standpoint of increased runoff due to development. That aspect was not addressed in Item 13, however, the plans indicate an earth berm is to be built around the equipment. If that berm will retain storm water within that area, increased runoff would be adequately addressed. Weld County Road 46 is a gravel road that is not capable of supporting the estimated twenty to thirty trucks a day anticipated by the applicant. Weld County Road 46 will have to be improved, including paving, from Weld County Road 53 to the site. Also, hauling should be restricted on Weld County Road 46 from the site west to Weld County Road 49. The hauling restriction would keep truck traffic on existing paved roads. DS/pds.mkirk cc: Commissioner Baxter File USR - 996 (,,,..,,,( ,,,, DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING SERVICES ID Lai PHONE(303)353.3845, EXT.3540 V! " WELD COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES 1400 N. 17TH AVENUE C ,i JAN 1 4 j993 GREELEY, COLORADO 80631 COLORADO ",_ �-..,„„ December 22, 1992 CASE NUMBER: USR-996 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Enclosed is an application from Conquest Oil Company for a Site Specific Development Plan and a Special Review permit for an Oil and Gas Support Facility (Brinewater Disposal) in the A (Agricultural) zone district. The parcel of land is described as part of the SE4 SE4 of Section 8, T4N, R64W of the 6th P.M. , Weld County, Colorado. The location of the parcel of land for which this application has been submitted is the northside of Weld County Road 46, approximately 450 feet west of Weld County Road 53. This application is submitted to you for review and recommendation. Any comments or recommendation you consider relevant to this request would be appreciated. Your prompt reply will help to facilitate the processing of the application and will ensure prompt consideration of your recommendation. Please reply by January 5, 1993, so that we may give full consideration to your recommendation. Please call Nancy Kirkley if you have any questions about the application. Check the appropriate boxes below and return to our address listed above. 1. We have reviewed this request and find that it does/does not) comply with our Comprehensive Plan for the following reasons. 2. X., We do not have a Comprehensive Plan, but we feel this request (S/is not) compatible with the inq1terests of our fi�e+rnDis/r;e/- for the following reasons: Tya cc;0 0on� tam ;na t :nnl.1 v ns� ,- i,_L:nQ o -F peIr / i., ..- y P a I to O //Se to c/, fP /i of pons;b )t le &Kaye en) w,'I land' arctt- 3. We have reviewed the request and find no conflicts with our interests. 4. A formal recommendation is under consideration and will be submitted to you prior to: 5. Please re. er to the enclosed letter. / [ ; ,� /�7 Signed: 4..- , Agency://c L /e Iw//ev f �. He / i2S7••'E. 71 Date: / / - 9 3 ...•-J.." '1J WarMakig AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION TM Weld Ce*1* STATE OF COLORADO Planning Commleelen ss dl Mid a public hearing COUNTY OF WELD an Tuesday,Jarasry 10. is at 1:30 p.m.WS purpose of consider,a I, KEITH HANSEN, of said County of Weld, being duly sit. Specific DS5t.flflf plan rd• sworn,say that I am publisher of Special Review permit ter the property WINDSOR BEACON described below. Approval of the request may create a vested a weekly newspaper having a general circulation in said property light pursued• County and State, published in the town of WINDSOR, pelwado Lew. in said County and State; and that the notice, of which APPLICANT: Conquest the annexed i¢ a true copy, has been published in said ON Company weekly for / _successive weeks, that the notice LEGAL DESCRIPTION: was published in the regular and entire issue of every Pen of the SE1/4SEIM number of the paper during the period and time of d Section 8,T4N,feel publication, and in the newspaper proper and not in a of the 6th P.M.;Weld supplement, and that the first publication of said notice County'Color was in said paper bearing the date of the TYPE AND INTENSITY OF PROPOSED USE: S/fr day of 41L- , A.D., 19 4 y and srinewater Dispose Facility in the A the last publication bearing the date of the (Agricultural) zone deakt day of , A.D., 19_ and LOCATION: On the that the said WINDSOR BEACON has been published needs ofWeidner* continuously and uninterruptedly for the period of 5 Reed 48,appreci tJik consecutive weeks, in said County and State, prior to the 450 test west of weld date of first publication of said notice, and the same is a Corny Road St newspaper within the meaning of an Act to regulate SIZE:4 acre.MOM sr printing of legal notices an advertisements, approved ' - May 18, 1931,and all prior cts ar as in force. The public hearing will / be MM in rr SAO w* Nearing -PUt c P LISHER • Floor, Weld. Gorey Cereem+larf%einw;Arta Tenth Street, 4eiS , Subscri and sworn to before me this // day Cobrado. Comae of 19 93 ob$clions related to rye • above request should be submitted in writing to p,� , 1131-972-4,1.4 the Weld County NOTARY PUBLIC Department of Peelle Services, 915 Tooth Street, Room 342, 2 /cf yk . Greeley, Colorado My commission expires 80691,before the above date or presented al ea • public hearing on January 19,1983. r Copies of the application are available for oak Inspection in IN. Department of Plante Servless, 1400 N. FM Avenue, / �1 Cdorado 80831Grle f f �V V 35a 3845, Extension JLII SAN 13199= I' Judy YamegueM, e”.4,...A.,”.4,...A., J ff, Chairperson, Weld ..A., (((�� County Planrrng "'�•nI°"tniow Canlmisebn Pbblsbed le IN. , Windsor Sam on in'110 n /9 SeesnYMI1,Wit, �:W� LAND-USE APPLICATION SUMMARY SHEET Date: January 19, 1993 CASE NUMBER: USR-996 NAME: Conquest Oil Company ADDRESS: 3400 W. 16th Street, Suite 6L, Greeley, CO 80631 REQUEST: A Site Specific Development Plan and a Special Review Permit for an Oil and Gas Support Facility (Brinewater Disposal) in the A (Agricultural) zone district. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Part of the SE4 SE4 of Section 8, T4N, R64W of the 6th P.M. , Weld County, Colorado. LOCATION: On the north side of Weld County road 46, approximately 450 feet west of Weld County Road 53. SIZE OF PARCEL: 4 acres more or less. POSSIBLE ISSUES SUMMARIZED FROM APPLICATION MATERIALS: The criteria for review of this Special Review permit is listed in Section 24.3 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance. The Department of Planning Services staff has received responses from the following agencies: Weld County Health Department; Weld County Sheriff's Office, Office of Emergency Management; Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission; and Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Company. The Department of Planning Services' staff has not received any objections from surrounding property owners. ne r _,, I L I ,--, I•6 > , •^ ,Z n • ! I., II e I v - I I Cr" m Nf P 1• e- n 1 viva .l :• • Iv• •• • GL? '• A I BI•RNESVrU_ an/es2xtar •• °• !% •° •tonal l ,• ',� •�•n>xE3e ® ! V! V I •• - ! .•� • xo • b-• xx I 73 • ! •:p : I ! \ 20 . is.; PI 22 (/ Rw •I° x. •! •• � .•-•N/ON PAC/F/C x-- ° . • 1 u • m \GILL 1 •• • ••i<%[. .:. J •! .o •J.° , ! :• •' •I I (x t 3 as I ss .• _ 1 f� �' I ID A34 v u se r : • • . fri . 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LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Part of the SE4 SE4 of Section 8, T4N, R64W of the 6th P.M. , Weld County, Colorado. LOCATION: On the north side of Weld County Road 46, approximately 450 feet west of Weld County Road 53. LAND USE: N Gilmore Ditch, vacant. E Vacant, oil and gas facilities. S Agriculture, vacant. W Agriculture, oil and gas facilities. ZONING: N A (Agricultural) E A (Agricultural) S A (Agricultural) W A (Agricultural) COMMENTS: Access is from Weld County Road 46, which is a gravel road. There are no improvements on the property at this time. 7 e Planner ¶ N1 " •f) REFERRAL LIST NAME: Conquest Oil Company CASE NUMBER: USR-996 REFERRALS SENT: December 22, 1992 REFERRALS TO BE RECEIVED BY: January 5, 1993 COUNTY TOWNS and CITIES Attorney _Ault • X Health Department _Brighton Extension Service _Broomfield • X Emergency Management Office _Dacono Sheriff' s Office _Eaton X Engineering _Erie Housing Authority _Evans -- --Airport Authority _Firestone X Building Inspection _Fort Lupton _Frederick STATE Garden City Division of Water Resources _Gilcrest Geological Survey Greeley _Department of Health _Grover _Highway Department _Hudson _Historical Society _Johnstown Water Conservation Board _Keenesburg • X Oil and Gas Conservation Commission _Kersey La Salle FIRE DISTRICTS _Lochbuie _Ault F-1 _Longmont _Berthoud F-2 _Mead Briggsdale F-24 Milliken _Brighton F-3 New Raymer _Eaton F-4 _Northglenn _Fort Lupton F-5 _Nunn Galeton F-6 _Platteville _Hudson F-7 _Severance _Johnstown F-8 _Thornton La Salle F-9 _Windsor Mountain View F-10 _Milliken F-11 COUNTIES _Nunn F-12 _Adams _Pawnee F-22 _Boulder Platteville F-13 Larimer X Platte Valley F-14 Poudre Valley F-15 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES Raymer F-2 _US Army Corps of Engineers _Southeast Weld F-16 _USDA-APHIS Veterinary Service _Windsor/Severance F-17 _Federal Aviation Administration Wiggins F-18 ____Federal Communication Commission _Western Hills F-20 SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICTS OTHER _Brighton _Central Colo. Water Conservancy Dist. _Fort Collins X Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. X Greeley Tri-Area Planning Commission _Longmont West Adams COMMISSION/BOARD MEMBER • X Bill O'Hare FIELD CHECK FILING NUMBER: USR-996 DATE OF INSPECTION: 6/..) /4-1 APPLICANT' S NAME: Conquest Oil Company CURRENT PLANNER: Nancy Kirkley REQUEST: A Site Specific Development Plan and a Special Review permit for an Oil and Gas Support Facility (Brinewater Disposal) in the A (Agricultural) zone district. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Part of the SE4 SE4 of Section 8, T4N, R64W of the 6th P.M. , Weld County, Colorado. LOCATION: On the northside of Weld County Road 46, approximately 450 feet west of Weld County Road 53. LAND USE: N V 1 7 Y / t- 4 //hj /y.} / • tit W 41 ZONING: N A (Agricultural) E A (Agricultural) S A (Agricultural) W A (Agricultural) COMMENTS: tile/ 5 ze --yr'� AC /' q pt4.) fJ05 e S. t- r S r 4. Cor la/tr 5ec..1494.1 s/f l j v , / s' ` // e-e / 4/J 11 7 ,:¢SS, '4 141�d r��lG /A . e*i eft diej '? �L JAN 0 8 1993 ; rornpn. DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING SERVICES PHONE(303) 353-3845, EXT. 3540 WELD COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES 1400 N. 17TH AVENUE R _ C E" ; \/ r D GREELEY, COLORADO 80631 COLORADO December 22, 1992 ""+"' T. " --- ASE NUMBER: USR-996 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Enclosed is an application from Conquest Oil Company for a Site Specific Development Plan and a Special Review permit for an Oil and Gas Support Facility (Brinewater Disposal) in the A (Agricultural) zone district. The parcel of land is described as part of the SE4 SE4 of Section 8 , T4N, R64W of the 6th P.M. , Weld County, Colorado. The location of the parcel of land for which this application has been submitted is the northside of Weld County Road 46, approximately 450 feet west of Weld County Road 53 . This application is submitted to you for review and recommendation. Any comments or recommendation you consider relevant to this request would be appreciated. Your prompt reply will help to facilitate the processing of the application and will ensure prompt consideration of your recommendation. Please reply by January 5, 1993, so that we may give full consideration to your recommendation. Please call Nancy Kirkley if you have any questions about the application. Check the appropriate boxes below and return to our address listed above. 1. We have reviewed this request and find that it does/does not) comply with our Comprehensive Plan for the following reasons. 2. We do not have a Comprehensive Plan, but we feel this request (is/is not) compatible with the interests of our town for the following reasons: 3 . We have reviewed the request and find no conflicts with our interests. 4. A formal recommendation is under consideration and will be submitted to you prior to: 5 Please refer, ft/o�the enclosed letter. Signed1l� 9.LkALXk Agency: U-eW 67u tu 1,vv,kn men%lam/ Date: /ray( ✓oT ^ erzo n mEmORAnDUm WilkWeld County Planning O1/OS/95 To Date �()� \C COLORADO John S. Pickle, Director, E.P.S. 4 From Case number: USR-996 Name: Conquest it Injection Well Subject: Environmental Protection Services has reviewed this proposal; this proposal does not state which class of well this Company is attempting to permit. This Division is assuming it to be a Class II well, the following conditions are recommended to be part of this approval: 1. A Manager, knowledgeable in operating an injection well, shall be on site when the facility is receiving waste. 2. An individual sewage disposal system, is required for the proposed facility and shall be installed according to the Weld County Individual Sewage Disposal Regulations. 3. The septic system is required to be designed by a Colorado Registered Professional Engineer according to the Weld County Individual Sewage Disposal Regulations. 4. A safe and adequate fresh water supply shall be available on the facility premises. 5. A detailed diagram of the injection well which has been approved and permitted by the Oil and Gas Commission must be submitted to the Weld County Environmental Protection Division for review and documentation. 6. A 3-foot by 4-foot sign shall be posted at the entrance gate listing wastes accepted, hours of operation, and twenty-four hour emergency telephone number. 7. The facility at which the filters are intended to be disposed, must be provided to the Weld County Environmental Services Division, including copies of any required analysis. 8. Maximum permissible noise level shall not exceed the industrial limit of 80db(A) , as measured according to 25-12-102, Colorado Revised Statutes. 9. No disposal of waste, other than Class II, as defined by the Environmental Protection Agency is permitted. Any change from the approved Class II use would require an amendment to this Special Review Permit. 10. Fugitive dust must be controlled on this site. 11. A spillage retention berm shall be required around each tank battery. The volume retained by the spillage berm should be greater than the volume of the largest tank inside the berm. en Oh a . 12. Any required Emissions Permits must be obtained from the Air Pollution Control Division, Colorado Department of Health. , 13. The surface area within the tank battery berm shall be constructed of at least a 24" compacted or in-situ earthen materials or other low permeability materials, so as not to exceed a seepage rate of 1 x 10-7 cm/sec. The operator shall have available suitable evidence that a completed lining meeting these requirements is in place. f. 14. The entire facility must be designed and built in accordance with Weld County's Flood Hazards Development permitting requirements. •15. The surfaces around the disposal area shall be constructed of an impervious material, and graded to insure that all spilled waste is contained within the unloading pad. 16. A microseismic monitoring program is recommended. • 17. The Colorado Department of Health may require other conditions be met upon review by their staff. 18. Facility must be entirely fenced and maintain locking gates during periods when the facility is closed. '19. All Chemicals stored on-site must be in locked buildings, on an impervious surface, provided manufacturer recommendations for safe storage and handling are in accord. In any event, manufacturer recommendations will take precedence. . 20. All structures to be located at this facility must be reviewed and approved by the Weld County Building Inspection Department and the Platte Valley Fire District. 21. The facility and injection well must be reviewed and approved by the Colorado Oil and Gas Commission. -22. Any analysis of waste will be forwarded to the Weld County Health Department, Environmental Protection Division. The Division reserves the right to require additional, more extensive monitoring at a later date. • 23. The proposal does not specify if the sludge pit is to be lined. This pit must be lined. The Division recommends that this pit be constructed of fiberglass. This pit may be constructed of alternative materials provided they are at least as durable and impervious as fiberglass. - 24. The drainage pits located at each disposal pad must be constructed of materials such as the sludge pit. 25. Facility must maintain compliance with the proposed Treatment and Disposal Methods for the Waste Materials Associated of Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Regulations. These regulations will be heard before the Oil and Gas Commission on January 21, 1992. e* a «n. , 26. This facility must comply with the laws, standards, rules and regulations of the Air Quality Control Commission, the Water Quality Control Commission, the Hazardous Materials and Solid Waste Division, the Colorado Oil and Gas Commission, any other applicable agency, and all applicable Weld County zoning laws and ordinances. TJ/cs-010 mEmoRAnDum VII o Nancy Kirkley To Weld County Planning Date January 5, 1993 `) COLORADO From John S. Pickle, M.S.E.H. , Director, Environmental Healtdr,,!_. u Subjeetuase Number: Addendum USR-996 Name: Conquest Oil Please add the following development standards to the previously submitted plan review: 27) A copy of the drilling log must be submitted to the Weld County Environmental Protection Division. 28) The Environmental Protection Division must be informed of the specific date/dates in which pressure testing will occur in order to observe the process. tJt93 . w,I#r.nrr'S�lan aian IT,^rOr �� • ;1/4.----\\ ittt 410,14.ip DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING SERVICES COUNTY (303)353.3845, EXT.3540 WELD ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES 1400 N. 17TH AVENUE "lige GREELEY, COLORADO 80631 Re COLORADO s f's y1 2 December 22, 1992 CASE NUMBER: USR-996 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Enclosed is an application from Conquest Oil Company for a Site Specific Development Plan and a Special Review permit for an Oil and Gas Support Facility (Brinewater Disposal) in the A (Agricultural) zone district. The parcel of land is described as part of the SE4 SE4 of Section 8, T4N, R64W of the 6th P.M. , Weld County, Colorado. The location of the parcel of land for which this application has been submitted is the northside of Weld County Road 46, approximately 450 feet west of Weld County Road 53. This application is submitted to you for review and recommendation. Any comments or recommendation you consider relevant to this request would be appreciated. Your prompt reply will help to facilitate the processing of the application and will ensure prompt consideration of your recommendation. Please reply by January 5, 1993, so that we may give full consideration to your recommendation. Please call Nancy Kirkley if you have any questions about the application. Check the appropriate boxes below and return to our address listed above. 1. We have reviewed this request and find that it does/does not) comply with our Comprehensive Plan for the following reasons. 2. We do not have a Comprehensive Plan, but we feel this request (is/is not) compatible with the interests of our town for the following reasons: 3. We have reviewed the request and find no conflicts with our interests. 4. A formal recommendation is under consideration and will be submitted to you prior to: 5. Please refer to the enclosed letter. Signed: Agency: Date: r I I JAN 0 9 1933 .d'... N_• I/o-j..;l,....4..O917nnjlp (it DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING SERVICES lung PHONE(303)353.3845, EXT. 3540 '^''^1!�lELD COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES 140C• GREELEY, N. OTH AVENUE COLORADO 80631 L).� 2 '4,44 COLORADO .� December 22, 1992 CASE NUMBER: USR-996 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Enclosed is an application from Conquest Oil Company for a Site Specific Development Plan and a Special Review permit for an Oil and Gas Support Facility (Brinewater Disposal) in the A (Agricultural) zone district. The parcel of land is described as part of the SE4 SE4 of Section 8, T4N, R64W of the 6th P.M. , Weld County, Colorado. The location of the parcel of land for which this application has been submitted is the northside of Weld County Road 46, approximately 450 feet west of Weld County Road 53. This application is submitted to you for review and recommendation. Any comments or recommendation you consider relevant to this request would be appreciated. Your prompt reply will help to facilitate the processing of the application and will ensure prompt consideration of your recommendation. Please reply by January 5, 1993, so that we may give full consideration to your recommendation. Please call Nancy Kirkley if you have any questions about the application. Check the appropriate boxes below and return to our address listed above. 1. We have reviewed this request and find that it does/does not) comply with our Comprehensive Plan for the following reasons. 2. We do not have a Comprehensive Plan, but we feel this request (is/is not) compatible with the interests of our town for the following reasons: 3. XX We have reviewed the request and find no conflicts with our interests. 4. A formal recommendation is under consideration and will be submitted to you prior to: 5. Please refer to the enclosed letter. Signed: Y .7 Agency: Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Date: January 7, 1993 2p ^ •'•7 V JAN 1 1 1993 '_ 5'eh4rn_., � .Dl,.v4nn artTh‘o DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING SERVICES PHONE (303)353.3845, EXT.3540 Ifni WELD COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES 0 1400 N. 17TH AVENUE GREELEY, COLORADO 80631631 COLORADO December 22, 1992 CASE NUMBER: USR-996 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Enclosed is an application from Conquest Oil Company for a Site Specific Development Plan and a Special Review permit for an Oil and Gas Support Facility (Brinewater Disposal) in the A (Agricultural) zone district. The parcel of land is described as part of the SE4 SE4 of Section 8, T4N, R64W of the 6th P.M. , Weld County, Colorado. The location of the parcel of land for which this application has been submitted is the northside of Weld County Road 46, approximately 450 feet west of Weld County Road 53. This application is submitted to you for review and recommendation. Any comments or recommendation you consider relevant to this request would be appreciated. Your prompt reply will help to facilitate the processing of the application and will ensure prompt consideration of your recommendation. Please reply by January 5, 1993 , so that we may give full consideration to your recommendation. Please call Nancy Kirkley if you have any questions about the application. Check the appropriate boxes below and return to our address listed above. 1. We have reviewed this request and find that it does/does not) comply with our Comprehensive Plan for the following reasons. 2. We do not have a Comprehensive Plan, but we feel this request (is/is not) compatible with the interests of our town for the following reasons: 3. X We have reviewed the request and find no conflicts with our interests. 4. A formal recommendation is under consideration and will be submitted to you prior to: 5. Please refer to the enclosed letter. Signed: ''p 7,T: 2i Agency: Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. (� Date: 2 Cb ug�`U2+r5�? .* r . D( EC29j woo Penn*'Moonily DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING SERVICES PHONE (303)353-3845, EXT. 3540 WELD COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES 140 N.1111DC. GREELEY, COLORADO RAAVENUE631 80631 COLORADO December 22, 1992 CASE NUMBER: USR-996 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Enclosed is an application from Conquest Oil Company for a Site Specific Development Plan and a Special Review permit for an Oil and Gas Support Facility (Brinewater Disposal) in the A (Agricultural) zone district. The parcel of land is described as part of the SE4 SE4 of Section 8, T4N, R64W of the 6th P.M. , Weld County, Colorado. The location of the parcel of land for which this application has been submitted is the northside of Weld County Road 46, approximately 450 feet west of Weld County Road 53. This application is submitted to you for review and recommendation. Any comments or recommendation you consider relevant to this request would be appreciated. Your prompt reply will help to facilitate the processing of the application and will ensure prompt consideration of your recommendation. Please reply by January 5, 1993, so that we may give full consideration to your recommendation. Please call Nancy Kirkley if you have any questions about the application. Check the appropriate boxes below and return to our address listed above. 1. We have reviewed this request and find that it does/does not) comply with our Comprehensive Plan for the following reasons. 2. We do not have a Comprehensive Plan, but we feel this request (is/is not) compatible with the interests of our town for the following reasons: / 3. -\ We have reviewed the ,r�q,/uest and find no conflicts with our interests. Stele' / orl'pci fE ;4, 4. A formal recommendation is under consideration and will be submitted to you prior to: 5. Please refer to the enclosed letter. Signed: Agency: tC'-'I�.94:7� � / Date: /.G.{ y L� c4 V 11 DEC 2 3 1992 '�G.hI emn !n,p1annino ft‘t „" iz4v WELD COUNTY DEFKDE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMEN HONE- (30O 3564000 FXT 24 OR 35° P.O_ RC' f,HELLEY, COLORADO +� C. COLORADO p,:';• �, �,.I, .^ ,.trt^ '.:r.tf1.?... is ` " '1 'SLC " U. -� -:'„'.'. .. . .. DEC 2 3 1992 inld rnnnt"nlgnninQ CERTIFICATE OF MAILING I hereby certify that I have placed a true and correct copy of the surrounding property owners and owners and lessees of minerals in accordance with the notification requirements of Weld County in Case Number USR-996 for Conquest Oil Company in the United States Mail, postage prepaid First Class Mail by letter as addressed on the attached list. this 22nd day of December, 1992. r‘'3(/ .RI) SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS AND/OR SUBSURFACE ESTATE/MINERAL OWNERS Conquest Oil Company USR-996 Loren D. and Joan K. Gehring 22453 Weld County Road 53 Kersey, CO 80644 Frederick A. Combs and Colleeen K. Vanlandingham 21791 Weld County Road 53 Kersey, CO 80644 Jerry W. and Kathleen J. Soukup 15737 Fortune Court Brighton, CO 80601 Arthur and Clair M. Heiser 2110 Van Buren Loveland, CO 80537 Lloyd D. and Marcine Kempema 22201 Weld County Road 53 Kersey, CO 80644 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING SERVICES ' PHONE(303)353-3845, EXT. 3540 WELD COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES 140C. GREELEY, N. ORAAVENUEO631 COLORADO 80631 COLORADO DATE: December 22, 1992 TO: SURROUNDING PROPERTY/MINERAL OWNERS CASE NUMBER: USR-996 There will be a Public Hearing before the Weld County Planning Commission on Tuesday, January 19, 1993, at 1:30 p.m. , in the County Commissioners' Hearing Room, First Floor, Weld County Centennial Center, 915 10th Street, Greeley, Colorado concerning the request of: NAME: Conquest Oil Company FOR: A Site Specific Development Plan and a Special Review permit for an Oil and Gas Support Facility (Brinewater Disposal) in the A (Agricultural) zone district. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Part of the SE4 SE4 of Section 8, T4N, R64W of the 6th P.M. , Weld County, Colorado. LOCATION: On the northside of Weld County Road 46, approximately 450 feet west of Weld County Road 53. Your property is within five-hundred (500) feet of the property on which this request has been made. For additional information write or telephone Nancy Kirkley, Current Planner. I • 4AFFIDAVIT OF INTEREST OWNERS • SURFACE ESTATE li' 1 Application No. Subject Property THE SOUTHWEST FOUR ACRES OF THAT PART OF THE SE/4 SE/4 OF 'SF'TION 8 LYING SOUTH AND EAST OF THE GILMORE DITCH BEING EIGHT ACRES MORE OR LESS. SECTION 8, }T[ , gesist,- ItFNfeLUc ,- STATE OF COLORADO ) ss. COUNTY OF WELD THE UNDERSIGNED, being first duly sworn, states that to the best of his or her knowledge the attached list is a true and accurate list of the names, addresses , and the corresponding Parcel Identification Number assigned by the Weld County Assessor of the owners' of property (the surface estate) within five hundred feet of the property under consideration This list was compiled from the records of the Weld County Assessor, or an ownership update from a title or abstract company or attorney, derived from such records, or from the records of the Weld County Clerk and Recorder. The list compiled from the records of the Weld County Assessor shall have been assembled within thirty days of the application's submission date. • The foregoing instrument was subscribed and sworn to before me this ,18th day DECEMBER , 1992 , by DALE S. BUTCHER WITNESS my hand and official seal. MY Commission expires: 7/30/94 Notary Public My Commission Expires: 47:-TO - . �/ , NAMES OF OWNERS OF PROPERTY WITHIN 500 FEET Please print or type ADDRESS, TOWN/CITY, ASSESSOR'S PARCEL - NAME STATE AND ZIP CODE IDENTIFICATION # -r.OREN D. AND JOAN K. GEHRING 22453 WCR 53 105308000024 KERSEY, CO 80644 'i'REDERICK A. COMBS AND :OLLEEN K. VANLANDINGHAM 21791 WCR 53 105317000017 KERSEY, CO 80644 _ERRY W. AND KATHLEEN J. SOUKUP 15737 FORTUNE CT. 105317000016 BRIGHTON, CO 80601 r -•a • AFFIDAVIT OF INTEREST OWNERS MINERALS AND/OR SUBSURFACE ESTATE Application No. - Subject Property THE SOUTHWEST FOUR ACRES OF THAT PART OF THE SF,/4 SE/4 OF SECTION 8 LYING SOUTH AND EAST OF THE GILMORE DITCH BEING EIGHT ACRES MORE OR LESS. SECTION 8, STATE OF COLORADO ) ) ss COUNTY OF WELD ) THE UNDERSIGNED, being first duly sworn, states that to the best of his or her knowledge the attached list is a true and accurate list of the names and addresses of all mineral owners and lessees of mineral owners on or under the parcel of land under as their names appear upon the records in the Weld County Clerk and Recorder's Office or from an ownership update from a title or abstract company or an attorney. • VI). The foregoing instrument was subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day of DECEMBER , 19 . WITNESS my hand and official seal. My Commission Expires: 7/30/94 Notary Public NAMES OF INTEREST OWNERS MINERALS AND/OR SUBSURFACE ESTATE Please print or type ADDRESS, TOWN/CITY, NAME STATE AND ZIP CODE LOREN D. AND JOAN K. GEHRING 22453 WCR 53 KERSEY, CO 80644 ,,RTHUR AND CLAIR M. HEISER 2110 VAN BUREN LOVELAND, CO 80537 (tsit\C DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING SERVICES PHONE(303)353.3845, EXT. 3540 W WELD COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES 140C. GREELEY, N. ORAAVENUEO631 COLORADO 80631 COLORADO December 22, 1992 Mr. Dale S. Butcher 3400 W. 16th Street, Suite 6L Greeley, CO 80631 Subject: USR-996 - Request for a Site Specific Development Plan and a Special Review permit for an Oil and Gas Support Facility (Brinewater Disposal) in the A (Agricultural) zone district on a parcel of land described as part of the SE4 SE4 of Section 8, T4N, R64W of the 6th P.M. , Weld County, Colorado. Dear Mr. Butcher: Your application and related materials for the request described above are complete and in order at the present time. I have scheduled a meeting with the Weld County Planning Commission for January 19, 1993, at 1:30 p.m. This meeting will take place in the County Commissioners' Hearing Room, first floor, Weld County Centennial Center, 915 10th Street, Greeley, Colorado. It is recommended that you and/or a representative be in attendance to answer any questions the Planning Commission members might have with respect to your application. It is the responsibility of an applicant to see that a sign is posted on the property under consideration at least 10 days preceding the hearing date. Sometime prior to January 6, 1993, you or a representative should call me to obtain a sign to be posted on the site no later than January 8, 1993. The sign shall be posted adjacent to and visible from a publicly maintained road right-of-way. In the event the property under consideration is not adjacent to a publicly maintained road right-of-way, the applicant 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. Your sign posting certificate must be returned to the Department of Planning Services' office on or before the date of the hearing. The Department of Planning Services' staff will make a recommendation concerning this application to the Weld County Planning Commission. This recommendation will be available twenty-four (24) hours before the scheduled hearing. It is the responsibility of the applicant to call the Department of Planning Services' office before the Planning Commission hearing to make arrangements to obtain the recommendation. If you have any questions concerning this matter, please feel free to call me. Refs ectfully, n Kiirkley Current Planner nT,0 "m: APPLICATION TO WELD COUNTY. COLORADO FOR USE BY SPECIAL REVIEW PERMIT SUBMITTED BY: CONQUEST OIL COMPANY BRUCE B. WHITE/DALE S. BUTCHER 3400 W. 16TH STREET - SUITE 6L GREELEY, CO 80631 (303) 356-5560 USE BY SPECIAL REVIEW APPLICATION Department of Planning Services, 915 10th Street, Greeley, CO 80631 Phone - 356-4000 EXT. 4400 Case Number U52*a Date Received a/i 90-- Application Checked by Mylar Plat Submitt��€ddd Application Fee Receipt Number (W:s, Recording Fee Receipt Number tq On r TO BE COMPLETED BY APPLICANT: (PLEASE PRINT OIt �Y lFflf' 4 a NECESSARY SIGNATURE) ,, f - I (we), the undersigned, hereby request a hearing before the Weld Couniatpthglitamision concerning the proposed Major Facilities of a Public Utility Special Review Permit on the following described unincorporated area of Weld County, Colorado: LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF SPECIAL REVIEW PERMIT AREA: The Southwest four acres of that part of the SE/4 SE/4 of Section 8 Ivina South and East of the Gilmore Ditch being eight acres more or less(SEE vicinity map for more specifics.) SECTION 8 T 4 N, R 64 W LEGAL DESCRIPTION of contiguous property owned upon which Special Review Permit is proposed: Section 8 T 4 N, R 64 W. That part of the SE/4 SE/4 of Section 8 lying South and East of the Gilmore Ditch being eight acres more or less. Property Address (if available) Present Zone Overlay Zones TOTAL ACREAGE 4 Acres PROPOSED LAND USE BRINE WATER DISPOSAL EXISTING LAND USE AGRICULTURAL SURFACE FEE (PROPERTY OWNERS) OF AREA PROPOSED FOR THE USE BY SPECIAL REVIEW PERMIT: NAME: CONOUEST OIL COMPANY (UNDER PENDING PURCHASE CONTRACT) ADDRESS: 3400 W. 16TH ST. - STE. 6L CITY GREELEY. CO ZIP 80631 HOME TELEPHONE: BUSINESS TELEPHONE (303) 356-5560 APPLICANT OR AUTHORIZED AGENT (IF DIFFERENT THAN ABOVE): NAME: CONOUEST OIL COMPANY ADDRESS: 3400 16th STREET - SUITE 6L CITY GREELEY. CO ZIP 80631 HOME TELEPHONE: BUSINESS TELEPHONE (303) 356-5560 List the owner(s) and/or lessees of mineral rights on or under the subject properties of record. NAME: LOREN D. AND JOAN K. GEHRING (50% INTEREST) ADDRESS: 22453 WCR 53 CITY KERSEY.CO ZIP 80644 NAME: ARTHUR AND CLAIRE M. HEISER (50% INTEREST) ADDRESS: 2110 VAN BUREN CITY LOVELAND. CO ZIP 80537 NAME: SNYDER OIL CORPORATION (LESSEE) ADDRESS: 1625 BROADWAY - SUITE 2200 CITY DENVER. CO ZIP 80202 I hereby depose and state under the penalties of perjury that all statements, proposals and/or plans submitted with or contained within the application are true and correct to the best of my knowledge. COUNTY OF WELD ) i / STATE OF COLORADO ) Dale S. Butcher; ice President Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day of December , 19 92 . (,LPL +, //(CL�G'.vAI; NOTARY PUBLIC My Commission Expires: 7/30/94 1. PROPOSED USE: Conquest Oil Company (Conquest) has a pending purchase contract, contingent on receipt of all necessary permits, for property in Weld County (Eight acres in the SE/4 SE/4, Sec. 8, T4N, R64W, 6th P.M.). Approximately four acres of the property will be used for a facility for disposal of water that is produced with oil and/or gas as part of normal operation of such oil and gas wells. The facility, hereafter the "Facility", will be used to treat, filter and separate produced water so that it can be injected into a well by means of a reciprocating pumping unit. An application for a permit from the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission is being prepared at this time. The well will be drilled to the Wolfcamp formation with an approximate total depth of 9,200 feet. The Facility will have water storage/separation tanks in containment berms as well as three skid mounted buildings that will house pumps and filters for water treatment before injection and provide office space. The wellhead will be located more than 150 ft. away from the skid mounted buildings. The property will remain in compliance with the existing agricultural zoning restrictions. 2. NEED FOR USE: Currently oil and gas producers use several commercial facilities such as Roggen, Wright's, and Northern Colorado Brine and to dispose of production water. The nearest such facility to the proposed Conquest site is approximately fifteen (15) miles. Given the number of existing oil and gas wells and the high level of drilling activity in the vicinity, a closer disposal facility is in demand. 3. EXISTING USES ON SURROUNDING PROPERTIES: All surrounding areas are zoned for agriculture and there are eight residential dwellings within approximately one-half (1/2) mile of the Facility. The proposed facility is surrounded by farmland. 4. DISTANCE TO RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES IN EACH DIRECTION: The nearest residence to the facility is approximately 800' north. The nearest home to the south is 1000 ft. away and the closest residence to the west is 3/8 mi. There are no homes within 1/2 mile to the east. 5. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF USERS: The expected normal operation of the Facility will be 20-30 (80-130 Bbls. ea.) water trucks a day. 6. NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AND HOURS OF OPERATION: It is anticipated that there will be an employee on site while water deliveries are accepted. Hours of delivery will be dawn to 8:00 p.m. The facility will be automated and dispose of produced water 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. When the facility is not manned it will be secured with locking gates. 7. WATER SOURCE FOR PROPOSED USE: Since the Facility will have only one employee on site, a fresh water source is not necessary. The employee will be required to bring a container of fresh water, for personal use, to the site daily. Fresh water will be trucked in and used to control any dust problems around the delivery and access points to the Facility. Since the entry point to the Facility and the truck turnaround will be graveled, dust problems will be minimal. f; 8. ACCESS ROUTE TO BE UTILIZED FOR THE PROPOSED USE: All access to the Facility will be from Weld County Road 46 into a single driveway for entry and exit. 9. TYPE, SIZE, WEIGHT AND FREQUENCY OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC: Vehicular traffic will consist of 80-130 barrel capacity water trucks with approximate gross vehicle weight of 85,000#each when full of water. The estimated number of vehicles a day is twenty to thirty (20-30). 10. SEWAGE FACILITIES: There will be no sewage facilities for the proposed site. A portable toilet will be placed on site and will be maintained by a professional service company. 11. FIRE PROTECTION MEASURES: There are no plans for any additional structures at the Facility. Fire extinguishers will be placed at strategic locations on the premises. 12. TYPE AND SIZE OF ANY WASTE, STOCKPILE OR STORAGE AREAS: There will be no stockpiling of any waste on the Facility. Storage/separation steel tanks (8) will be used to hold the produced water until it is disposed down the wellbore. A steel condensate tank (1 - 300 Bbl.) will be used to store any oil that is separated from the produced water. These tanks will be periodically cleaned as required. As a result of the filtering process for the water, bacterial residue and particulates will be accumulated. The waste will be disposed of offsite at an approved disposal facility. Chemical treating of the produced water is necessary to protect above ground equipment and wellbore material from corrosive elements. These chemicals will be stored onsite in 55 gallon drums surrounded by a containment berm. 13. STORM WATER RETENTION FACILITIES: A stormwater construction discharge permit is not required as the site is less than five (5) acres. The site would also be exempt from the Heavy Industrial Stormwater Discharge Permit until or unless a reportable spill of oil or water or other chemicals occurs during a storm runoff event. Therefore, there is no scheduled installation of storm water retention facilities for the water disposal site. If runoff occurs it will tend toward the southeast end of the site. 14. TIME SCHEDULE AND METHOD OF REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF DEBRIS, JUNK AND OTHER WASTES: Waste will come as a direct result of water filtration. This waste (bacterial residue and particulates) will be stored and transported to an approved waste disposal site. Any other waste material will be disposed of by the use of trash bins and hauled away on an as-needed basis. 15. LANDSCAPING AND EROSION CONTROL: Aesthetically pleasing landscaping will be accomplished by the planting of trees along the east side of the property. The tanks and buildings will be painted tan to blend in with the natural environment surrounding the facility. Erosion is not expected to be a problem because of the lack of a significant contour change within and around the site. " '0 ". .e, I , •-• 16. RECLAMATION PROCEDURES TO BE EMPLOYED UPON CESSATION OF THE USE BY SPECIAL USE ACTIVITY: Reclamation of the Facility area will be the return of the area to farmland in the event the area is abandoned. Equipment, and tanks, will be dismantled and removed upon abandonment of the Facility. The well will be plugged and abandoned in accordance with COGCC Rules and Regulations. 17. TIME TABLE FOR CONSTRUCTION AND START-UP: The disposal well for the Facility will be drilled and completed upon receipt of use by special review permit. It is estimated, after receipt, a time of 6 weeks (weather permitting) is necessary for the drilling, completion, equipment installation and start-up. 18. STATEMENT RE: WELD COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN The proposed use is consistent with the Weld County Comprehensive Plan for the following reasons: A. The Facility is designed to be an environmentally preferred produced water disposal option versus what is presently available (evaporation pits, etc.). B. The traffic impact will be acceptable since established, well-maintained, paved and gravel roads will be used to access the Facility. A posted speed limit for vehicles will be enforced by Conquest to ensure the safety of surrounding areas. C. The Facility is consistent and compatible with oil and gas development and facilities throughout the area, including wells, pipelines, tanks batteries and other disposal facilities. The Comprehensive Plan allows for mineral owners and lessees to have the right to develop their property. D. The facility will only be visited during the hours of dawn to 8:00 p.m. for delivery and maintenance purposes. 19. CONSISTENCY WITH THE INTENT OF THE DISTRICT: The proposed use is consistent with the intent of the Agricultural Zoning District. The site location is small and will have little impact on the surrounding farmland and is in a relatively unpopulated area. The Facility is designed to be environmentally sound and aesthetically pleasing to the surrounding areas. n'""T,LI .r O 20. EFFORTS TO CONSERVE AGRICULTURAL LAND: The site for the Facility was chosen because it is near existing oil and gas production surface equipment and a paved county road. Any negative impact to the surrounding agricultural areas is considered minimal. 21. PROVISIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD: A six-foot chain link security fence will be installed on the site to prevent any harm to either livestock or unauthorized personnel. If emergency assistance is needed, the site is serviced by the Platte Valley Fire District. A containment berm will be installed to contain any spillage that would occur in the tank battery and chemical storage area. 22. COMPATIBILITY WITH EXISTING SURROUNDING LAND USES: As stated above, the Facility is compatible with the other oil and gas development in the immediate area and throughout Weld County. The primary use of the surrounding land is agricultural, and the Facility will have minimal impact on such agricultural activities. 23. FUTURE COMPATIBILITY WITH SURROUNDING AREA: The long-range future uses of the surrounding areas is likely to be agricultural and mineral development. 24. FLOOD PLAIN, GEOLOGIC HAZARD, AIRPORT OVERLAY: The facility is not located in a flood plain (Panel #080266-0775C dated September 28, 1982), geologic hazard or airport overlay. 25. PROOF OF WATER SUPPLY: No fresh water supply is required for the Facility because the lone employee on the site will provide the small quantities of water necessary on a daily basis. 26. COPY OF DEED: Conquest's contract to purchase the property is attached hereto. 27. NOISE REPORT: The Facility's power and pumping equipment will be housed in buildings and noise levels will be less than 70 decibels. The nearest residence is approximately 800 feet to the north. The Gilmore Ditch is between that residence and the facility and will serve as a noise buffer. 28. SOIL REPORT: A description of the soil types from the Soil Conservation Service is enclosed herewith. SITE SOILS Excerpted from Soil Survey of Weld County. Colorado Southern Part United States Department of Agriculture Soils Conservation Service. 4. Aquolls and Aquepts, flooded. This nearly level map unit is in depressions in smooth plains and along the bottoms of natural drainage ways throughout the survey area. Aquolls, which have a dark colored surface layer, make up about 55 percent of the unit. Aquepts, which have a lighter colored surface layer, make up about 25 percent. About 20 percent is soils that are well drained and soils that have sandstone or shale within 48 inches of the surface. These are deep, poorly drained soils that formed in recent alluvium. No one pedon is typical. Commonly the soils have a mottled, mildly to moderately alkaline loamy or clayey surface layer and underlying material that extends to a depth of 60 inches or more. In places they have a gleyed layer in the underlying material. Most of the acreage is subject to excessive runoff. The water table is at or near the surface in spring and during the peak of the irrigation season. These soils are used for rangeland and wildlife habitat. Some small areas are irrigated pasture. The potential native vegetation is dominated by switchgrass, prairie cordgrass, saltgrass, alkali sacaton, big bluestem, indiangrass, western wheatgrass, slender wheatgrass, sedge, and rush, Cattails and bullrush grow in the swampy spots associated with these range sites. Potential production ranges from 4,000 pounds per acre in favorable years to 3,000 pounds in unfavorable years. As range condition deteriorates, the tall and mid grasses decrease, production drops, and saltgrass, sedge, and rush increase. The farming and irrigation in adjacent areas has increased the amount of salts on much of the acreage. Management of vegetation on this soil should be based on taking half and leaving half of the total annual production. Swithcgrass, big bluestem, indiangrass, western wheatgrass, pubescent wheatgrass, intermediate wheatgrass, tall wheatgrass, and tall fescue are suitable for seeding. The plants selected should meet the seasonal requirements of livestock. For successful seeding, a firm prepared seedbed in needed. A grass drill should be used. seeding early in spring has proven most successful. Tillage is needed to eliminate the undesirable vegetation. Wetland wildlife, especially waterfowl, utilize this unit. The wetland plants provide nesting and protective cover as well as some food. The nearby irrigated cropland, where wildlife obtain much of their food and fmd protective cover, makes this unit valuable to both wetland and openland wildlife. Openland wildlife, especially pheasant, use this unit for cover and nesting. Deer fmd excellent cover in some areas. These valuable wildlife areas should be protected from fire and fenced to prevent encroachment and overuse by livestock. They should not be drained. Capability subclass VIw; Aquolls in Salt Meadow range site, Aquepts in Wet Meadow range site. - S . AFFIDAVIT OF INTEREST OWNERS Iy( SURFACE ESTATE Application No. Subject Property THE SOUTHWEST FOUR ACRES OF THAT PART OF THE SE/4 SE/4 OF SECTION 8 LYING SOUTH AND EAST OF THE GILMORE DITCH BEING EIGHT ACRES MORE OR LFSS. SECTION 8, R63W - 7 4 I\( STATE OF COLORADO ) ) ss. COUNTY OF WELD ) THE UNDERSIGNED, being first duly sworn, states that to the best of his or her knowledge the attached list is a true and accurate list of the names, addresses, and the corresponding Parcel Identification Number assigned by the Weld County Assessor of the owners' of property (the surface estate) within five hundred feet of the property under consideration This list was compiled from the records of the Weld County Assessor, or an ownership update from a title or abstract company or attorney, derived from such records, or from the records of the Weld County Clerk and Recorder. The list compiled from the ti records of the Weld County Assessor shall have been assembled within thirty days of the application's submission date. • z. //Let The foregoing instrument was subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day DECEMBER , 1992 , by DALE S. BUTCHER WITNESS my hand and official seal. MY Commission expires: 7/30/94 t Notary Public My Commission Expires: Q „ e NAMES OF OWNERS OF PROPERTY WITHIN 500 FEET Please print or type ADDRESS, TOWN/CITY, ASSESSOR'S PARCEL -NAME STATE AND ZIP CODE IDENTIFICATION # ',OREN D. AND JOAN K. GEHRING 22453 WCR 53 105308000024 KERSEY, CO 80644 -7REDERICK A. COMBS AND ;DLLEEN K. VANLANDINGHAM 21791 WCR 53 105317000017 KERSEY, CO 80644 _ERRY W. AND KATHLEEN J. SOUKUP 15737 FORTUNE CT. 105317000016 BRIGHTON, CO 80601 AFFIDAVIT OF INTEREST OWNERS MINERALS AND/OR SUBSURFACE ESTATE Application No. Subject Property THE SOUTHWEST FOUR ACRFS OF THAT PART OF THE. SF,/4 SF,/4 OF f SECTION 8 LYING SOUTH AND EAST OF THE GILMORE DITCH BEING EIGHT ACRES MORE OR LESS. SECTION 8, i TW, 6rM. -rgM)ZL4 . STATE OF COLORADO ) ) ss COUNTY OF WELD ) THE UNDERSIGNED, being first duly sworn, states that to the best of his or her knowledge the attached list is a true and accurate list of the names and addresses of all mineral owners and lessees of mineral owners on or under the parcel of land under as their names appear upon the records in the Weld County Clerk and Recorder's Office or from an ownership update from a title or — abstract company or an attorney. C K The foregoing instrument was subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day of DECEMBER , 1932. WITNESS my hand and official seal. My Commission Expires: 7/30/94 -k,114 Leettunkfe3\--, Notary Public NAMES OF INTEREST OWNERS MINERALS AND/OR SUBSURFACE ESTATE Please print or type ADDRESS, TOWN/CITY, NAME STATE AND ZIP CODE L.OREN D. AND JOAN K. GEHRING 22453 WCR 53 KERSEY, CO 80644 kRTHUR AND CLAIR M. HEISER 2110 VAN BUREN LOVELAND, CO 80537 The printed portions of this form approved by the i l Colorado Real Estate Commission(CBS 5C-5-89) I I _ THIS IS A LEGAL INSTRUMENT.IF NOT UNDERSTOOD,LEGAL,TAX OR OTHER COUNSEL SHOULD BE CONSULTED BEFORE SIGNING. VACANT LAND/FARM AND RANCfi CONTRACT'TO BUY AND SELL REAL ESTATE Seller's remedy Liquidated Damages or Specific Performance(Section 16) (FINANCING SECTIONS OMITTED) December 14 . ,19 92 I. PARTIES AND PROPERTY. Conquest Oil rnmpany a rnlnradn Corporation ,purchaser(s)[Purchaser],(as joint tenants/tenants in common) agrees to buy,and the undersigned seller(s)[Seller),agrees to sell,on the terms and conditions set forth in this contract,the following described real estate in the County of WO 1 d ,Colorado,to wit: - That part of the Southeast 1/4, Section 8, Township 4 North, Range 64 West of the 6th P.M. located South of the Gilmore Ditch consisting of approximately 8 acres . Exact legal description to • be attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference, upon completion of a registered land survey. Known as Nu. (sired Address City Stele.Zla) together with all interest of Seller in vacated streets and alleys adjacent thereto,all easements and other appurtenances thereto,all improvements thereon and all attached fixtures thereon,except as herein excluded,and called the Property. — INCLUSIONS. The purchase price includes the following items(a)if attached to the Property on the date of this contract:lightin ling, plumbing,ventilating,a ' 0d'' ' fixtures,'TV antennas,water softeners,smoke/fire/burglar alarms,se ' ' .,tnst e telephone wiring and connecting blocks/lacks,plants,mirrors,floor covering., is buil pp Lances,and sprinkler systems and controls;(b)if on the Properly whether attached or not on the date of this c • ' - t vacuum systems(inc us .. torm windows,storm doors,window and porch shades, awnin , ecns, curtain rods, drapery rods, fireplace inserts, fireplace screens, fireplace gra e , ins-rtnv s .,a eys and garage door openers including remote commis;and(c) (d)Water Rights,Purchase price to include the following water rights: None (e)Growing Crops.With respect to the growing crops Seller and Purchaser agree as follows: Purchaser to receive all growing crops or pasture appurtenant to the subject property subsequent to day of closing The above-described included items(Inclusions)are to be conveyed to Purchaser by Seller by bill of sale, N/A deed or other applicable legal instrument(,)at the closing,free and clear of all taxes,liens and encumbrances,except as provided in section 10. The following attached fixtures are excluded from this sale: N/A 3. PURCHASE PRICE AND TERMS. The purchase price shall be 530,000.00 ,payable in U.S.dollars by Purchaser as follows(complete the applicable terms below): (a)Earnest Money. Si . c 00.00 in the form of check ,as earnest money deposit and part payment of the purchase price,payable to and held by Orr Land Company of Greeley ,broker,in broker's trust account on behalf of both Seller and Purchaser.Broker is authorized to deliver the earnest money deposit to the closing agent,if any,at or before closing. (b)Cash at Closing. s2 R .5OO- 00 to be paid by Purchaser at closing in cash,electronic transfer funds,certified check,savings and loan tellers check,or cashier's check.Subject to tl1e provisions of section 4,if the existing loan balance at the lime of closing shall be different from the loan balance in section 3, the adjustment shall be made in cash at closing or paid as follows: 4. FINANCING CONDITIONS AND OBLIGATIONS. FINANCING TERMS,CONDITIONS AND OBLIGATIONS,PERTAINING TO SECTIONS 3 AND 4, ARE ATTACHED BY REAL ESTATE COMMISSION APPROVED ADDENDUM AS FOLLOWS:(check as applicable) D New Loan ❑Assumption ❑Seller or Private Third-Party Financing 5. GOOD FINDS. All payments required at closing shall be made in funds which comply with all applicable Colorado laws. 6. NOT ASSIGNABLE. This contract shall not be assignable by Purchaser without Seller's prior written consent.Except as so restricted,this contract shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the heirs,personal representatives,successors and assigns of the parties. No.CBS5C-5-89. VACANT LAND/FARM AND RANCH CONTRACT TO BUY AND SEI.I.REAL ESTATE(FINANCING SECTIONS OMITTED) 1 lP/ nradrord Pobaadng.1141 Wane Si..Denver,CO 5020E-1107)19215tH).-x.90 ' )41. t" O a • 7. EVIDENCE OF TITLE. Seller shall furnish to Purchaser,at Sellersespense,either a current commitment for owners title insurance policy in — an amount equal to the purchase priceerat-Safer?,choice,-arrabstracronitle certified to a current date,on or before December 31 • 19 92 . If a title insurance commitment is furnished, Purchaser may require of Seller that copies of instruments(or abstracts of instruments) listed in the schedule of exceptions(Exceptions)in the title insurance commitment also be furnished to Purchaser at Seller's expense.This requirement shall pertain only to instruments shown of record in the office of the clerk and recorder of the designated county or counties. The title insurance 1+ commitment,together with any copies or abstracts of instruments furnished pursuant to this section 7,constitute the title documents(Title Documents). Purchaser must request Seller to furnish copies or abstracts of instruments listed in the schedule of exceptions no later than 5 calendar days I — after Purchaser's receipt of the title insurance conrmitunent.If Seller furnishes a title insurance commitment,Seller will have the title insurance policy delivered to Purchaser as soon as practicable after closing and pay the premium at closing. 8. 'Fit LE. (a)Title Review. Purchaser shall have the right to inspect the Title Documents or abstract. Written notice by Purchaser of 2. unmerchantability of title or of any other unsatisfactory title condition shown by the Title Documents or abstract shall be signed by or on behalf of - Purchaser and given to Seller or Listing Company on or before 5 calendar days after Purchaser's receipt of Title Documents or abstract,or within five(5)calendar days after receipt by Purchaser of any Title Document(s)or endorsement(s)adding new Exception(s)to the title commitment together with a copy of the Title Document adding new Exception(s)to title.If Seller or Listing Company does not receive Purchaser's notice by the dale(s) specified above,Purchaser shall be deemed to have accepted the condition of title as disclosed by the Title Documents as satisfactory. i (b)Matters Not Shmvn by the Public Records. Seller shall deliver to Purchaser,on or before the dale set forth in section 7,true copies of all lease(s)and survey(s)in Seller's possession pertaining to the Property and shall disclose to Purchaser all easements,liens or other title matters not shown by the public records of which Seller has actual knowledge,Purchaser shall have the right to inspect the Property to determine if any third party(s)has any right in the Property not shown by the public records(such as an unrecorded easement,unrecorded lease,or boundary line discrepancy).Written notice of any unsatisfactory condition(s)disclosed by Seller or revealed by such Inspection shall be signed by or on behalf of Purchaser and given to Seller or Listing Company on or before_Janaa_r ._4_r� 19 said date,Purchaser shall be deemed to have accepted title subject to such rights,if any,3 .If of third pler or art es of which Purchaser has actual ting Company does not a knowledge. (el by (el Right to Cure. If Seller or Listing Company receives notice of unmerchamnbility of lisle ur any other unsatisfactory title condition(s)as provided in subsection(a)or(b)above,Seller shall use reasonable effort to correct said unsatisfactory title condition(s)prior to the date of elosing.If Seller fails to correct said unsatisfactory title condition(s)on or before the date of closing,this contract shall then terminate,subject to section 17;provided,however, Purchaser may,by written notice received by Seller or Listing Company on or before closing,waive objection to said unsatisfactory title condition(s). 9. DATE OF CLOSING. The date of closing shall be April i l 1 , ,19 Ia o f93 or by mutual agreement at an earlier dale. The hour and place of dosing shall be as designated by__t).)Gr La nilr1lRiaa of C ny Grotto 10. TRANSFER OF TITLE. Subject to tender or payment on closing as required herein and compliance by Purchaser with the other terms and provisions hereof,Seller shall execute and deliver a good and sufficient_general wa rr n n t y deed to Purchaser,closing,conveying the Property free and clear of all taxes except the general taxes for the year of closing,and eacepl;free and clear of all liens for special led as of the date of Purchaser's signature hereon,whether assessed or not;except distribution utility easements,including cable TV;except those mattersmprovements reflected by the Title Documents accepted by Purchaser in accordance with subsection 8(a);except those rights,if any,of third parties in the Property not shown by the public records in accordance with subsection 8(b);and subject to building and zoning regulations. )d(il. PAYMENT OF ENCt.IMBRANCES. Any encumbrance required to be paid shall be paid at or before the time of settlement from the proceeds of this transaction or from any other source. 12. CLOSING COSTS,DOCUMENTS AND SERVICES. Purchaser and Seller shall pay their respective closing costs at closing,except as otherwise provided herein.Purchaser and Seller shall sign and complete all customary or required documents at or before closing.Fees for real estate closing and settlement services shall not exceed$ 1 fl fl 00 and shall he paid at closing by Eq u l t ttr_, by p u rrh n qua r --and—S e41 a r 13. l'RORA't IONS. General taxes fur the year of closing,based on the most recent levy and the most recent assessment,rents,water and sewer charges,owner's association dues,and interest on continuing loan(s),if any,and shall be prorated to date of closing. by Any sales,use and transfer tax that may accrue because of this transaction shall be paid o 14. POSSESSION. Possession of the Properly shall be delivered to purchaser as fol • lows:ws:On date of delivery of deed . suhjecttothefoumwingleaefs)ortenancy(s): Any oil and gas leases currently in effect. and lease with Schnieder Oil Co . for a natural gas transmission facility . If Seller, after closing, fails to deliver possession on the date herein specified, Seller shall be subject to eviction and shall be additionally liable to Purchaser for payment of$ 1 5 .0 n per day front the date of agreed possession until possession is delivered.IS. MAGE Property and wear and tear)excepted.OF t ehevent the Properly rlPROPERTY.all bedamaged ge The y fire or other casualtyns shall prior to time of closing conveyed in , nr present an amount ofntion,not ordinary than len percent of the total purchase price,Seller shall he obligated to repair the same before the date of closing. In the event such damage is not repaired within said time or if the damages exceed such sum,this contract may he terminated at the option of Purchaser.Should Purchaser elect to carry out this contract despite such damage, Purchaser shall be entitled to credit for all the insurance proceeds resulting from such damage to the Property and Inclusions,not exceeding,however,the total purchase price.Should any Inclusion(s)or service(s)fail or be damaged between the date of this contract and the date of closing or the date of possession,whichever shall be earlier,then Seller shall be liable for the repair or replacement of such Inclusion(s) or service(s) with a unit of similar size, age and quality, or an equivalent credit, less any insurance proceeds received by Purchaser covering such repair or replacement.The risk of loss for any damage to growing crops,by fire or other casualty,shall be borne by the party entitled to the growing crops, if any,as provided in section 2 and such party shall be entitled to such insurance proceeds or benefits for the growing crops,if any. 16. TIME OF ESSENCE/REMEDIES. Time is of the essence hereof. If any note or check received as earnest money hereunder or any other payment due hereunder is not paid,honored or tendered when due,or if any other obligation hereunder is not performed or waived as herein provided, there shall be the following remedies: (a)IF1 LIE PURCHASER IS IN DEFAULT: IF TILE BOX IN SUBSECTION(1)IS CIIECK ED,SELLER'S REMEDIES SHALL BE AS SET FORT!!IN SUBSECTION(U(SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE).IF SAID BOX IS NOT CHECKED,SELLERS REMEDIES SIIALL BE AS SET FORfII IN SUBSECIION(2)(LIQUIDATED DAMAGES). bi(I)Specific Performance. Seller may elect to treat this contract as cancelled,in which case all payments and things of value received hereunder shall be forfeited and retained on behalf of Seller,and Seller may recover such damages as may be proper,or Seller may elect to treat this contract as being in full force and effect and Seller shall have the right to specific performance or damages,or both. (2)Liquidated Damages. All payments and things of value received hereunder shall be forfeited by Purchaser and retained on behalf of Seller and both parties shall thereafter be released from all obligations hereunder.It is agreed that such payments and things of value are LIQUIDATED DAMAGES and(except as provided in subsection(c))are SELLER'S SOLE AND ONLY REMEDY for Purchaser's failure to perform the obligations of this contract. Seller expressly waives the remedies of specific performance and additional damages. (b) IF SELLER IS IN DEFAULT: Purchaser may elect to treat ibis contract as cancelled,in which case all payments and things of value received hereunder shall be returned and Purchaser may recover such damages as may be proper.or Purchaser may elect to treat this contract as being in full force and effect and Purchaser shall have the right to specific performance or damages,or both. (r)COSTS AND EXPENSES. Anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding,in the event of any litigation or arbitration arising out of this contract,the court shall award to the prevailing party all reasonable costs and expense,including attorney fees. In 0 0 ..a 17. EARNEST MONEY DISPUTE. Notwithstanding any termination of this contract, Purchaser and Seller agree that, in the event of any Icontroversy regarding the earnest money and things of value held by broker or closing agent,unless mutual written instructions are received by the holder of the earnest money and things of value,broker or closing agent shall not he required to take any action but'tiny await any proceeding,or at broken or closing agent's option and sole discretion,may interplead all parties and deposit any moneys or things of value into a court of competent jurisdiction and shall recover court costs and reasonable attorney fees. IS. INSPECTION. Purchaser or any designee,shall have the right to have inspections)of the physical condition of the Property and Inclusions, at Purchaser's expense. If written notice of any unsatisfactory condition, signed by Purchaser, is not received by Seller or Listing Company on or before January 1ST ,19 93 ,the physical condition of the Property and Inclusions shall be deemed to be satisfactory to Purchaser. If written notice of any unsatisfactory condition,signed by Purchaser,is given to Seller or Listing Company as set forth above in this section, and if Purchaser and Seller have not reached a written agreement in settlement thereof on or before Jan in r.y 7 n, ,19_93.— ,this contract shall then terminate,subject to section 17.Purchaser is responsible and shall pay for any damage which occurs to the Property and Inclusions as a result of such inspection. 19. AGENCY DISCLOSURE, The listing broker,_nrr T,anr fnmpauy fyf ,r• eie and its sales agents(Listing Company)represent Seller. 'I he Listing Company owes duties of trust,loyalty and confidence to Seller only. While the _. Listing Company has a duty to treat Purchaser honestly, the Listing Company is Seller's agent and is acting on behalf of Seller and not Purchaser. BY SIGNING BELOW, PURCHASER ACKNOWLEDGES PRIOR TIMELY NOTICE BY LISTING OR SELLING COMPANY THAT LISTING COMPANY IS SELLER'S AGENT The selling broker, and its sales agents(Selling Company)represent: (IF THE BOX IN SUBSECTION(b) IS CHECKED, SELLING COMPANY REPRESENTS PURCHASER ONLY, AS SET PORTI; IN SUBSECTION (h). IF THE BOX IN SUBSECTION (b) IS NOT CIIECK ED,SELLING COMPANY REPRESENTS SELLER ONLY,AS SET FOIffn IN SUBSECTION(a).] (a)Seller. The Selling Company owes duties of trust, loyalty and confidence to Seller only. While the Selling Company has a duty to treat Purchaser honestly. the Selling Company is Seller's agent and is acting oil behalf of Seller and not Purchaser. BY SIGNING BELOW,PURCHASER ACKNOWLEDGES PRIOR TIMELY NO'T'ICE BY SELLING COMPANY THAT SELLING COMPANY IS SELLER'S AGENT. O (b)Purchaser. If the box is checked:The Selling Company owes duties of trust,loyalty and confidence to Purchaser only.While the Selling Company has a duty to treat Seller honestly,the Selling Company is acting on behalf of Purchaser and not Seller.SELLER AND LISTING COMPANY ACKNOWLEDGE PRIOR TIMELY NOTICE BY SELLING COMPANY TTIA'T IT IS PURCHASER'S AGENT. 20. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS: A. Price to include all Seller ' s interest in all producing and non—producing minerals , mineral rights , sand , gravel , hydrocarbons, oil and gas appurtenant to the subject property. B. This contract shall be contingent upon : 1 . Purchaser obtainin the necessary permits from Weld County and the State of Colorado to operate a Production Water Disposal Facility. 2 . Sellers obtaining a legal split on the . subject property from Weld County. If either contingency is not satisfied on or before March 31 , 1 93, This contract shall become null and void and Purchaser 's earnes money shall be returned . C. Sellers shall provide, at their expense, a registered land sury 21. RECOMMENDATION NDA'I ION OF I,F,GALthe subject COUNSEL. Eyt gning tPurchaserir t, rchasseer and or a kn wl a March that the Selliin ,Com 993 any or the Listing Company has recommended that Purchaser and Seller obtain the advice of their own legal counsel regarding examination of title andthis contract. 22, TERMINATION. In the event this contract is terminated,all payments and things of value received hereunder shall be returned and the parties shall be etieved of all obligations hereunder,subject to section 17. 23. NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE/COUNTERPARTS. If this proposal is accepted by Seller in writing and Purchaser receives notice of such acceptance oil or before—_AI= h 16-r-- 19—92_ this document shall become a contract between Seller and Purchaser. A copy of this document may he executed by each party,separately,and when each party 19 sculled a copy thereof,such copies taken together shall be deemed to he a full and complete contract between the parties. ]` NrchaserCongyst Oil . Co. Dm. Pu,an„a Btuc- B. W its, Pr sident male Purchasers Address_3_ Gr•o 1ey_con 31 356 5560 (TO BE COMPLETED BY SELLER AND LISTING COMPANY] 24.ACCEPTANCE/COMMISSION. Seller accepts the above proposal this day Of 19 Seller shall pay to the Listing Company a commission of %of the gross purchase price or as agreed upon between Seller and Listing Company for services in this transaction. In the event of forfeiture of payments and things of value received hereunder,such payments and things of value shall be divided between Listing Company and Seller,one-half thereof to Listing Company,but not to exceed the commission,and the balance to Seller. cater rem sine, Date Loren Gehring Sellers Address 'f he undersigned Selling Company acknowledges receipt of the earnest money deposit specified in section 3 and both Selling Company and Listing Company confirm the respective agency disclosure set forth in section 19. Selling Company By: !Sip nnmrel Address Dale Listing Company ( ,- —Orr—band Company—of—Greeley Fnnnn<I eCt1n J AA, 47/.//y Address 801 8th—. t e_,_.�,a.? 230 Gre y CO 80631 y/Mac 9.2 I 1 — The printed portions of IMF form approved by the Colorado Real Fatale Commission(Cr f0-2-81) THIS Is A LEGAL INSTRUMENT.IF NOT UNDERSTOOD,LEGAL,TAX OR OTHER COUNSEL SHOULD BE CONSULTED BEFORE SIGNING. — COUNTERPROPOSAL RE:Proposed contract for the purchase of property described as: That part of the Southeast 1/4 , Section 8 , Township 4 North, Range 64 West of the 6th P .M. located South of the Gilmore Ditch, consisting of approximately 8 acres . also known as number Vacant 1 -7nd_ , situated in the County of we Id d ,Colorado,dated 1Lecember 14 . ,1992 between Tiar_e iT flphrittgnafd- Brian fphri n9 ,Seller, and Coriquest oilcmmanv . A Colorado Corporation ,Purchaser. The undersigned Seller accepts said proposed contract,subject to the following amendments: 1 . Regarding Paragraph 3A: The fifteen hundred ( $1500 .00) earnest money shall become nonrefundable on January 15 , 1993 , unless Purchaser has notified Seller ' s agent in writing of u.nsatisfacto y conditions in regard to Paragraph 7 , 8 , or 18 2 . Regarding Paragraph 11 : Payment of Encumbrances , shall not be deemed to require the Seller to pay off any mortgage or deed of trust encumbering the Seller ' s farm. It shall be adequate for purposes of this contract if Seller obtains a partial Release of Deed of Trust with regard to any encumbrance relative to the lan being conveyed under this contract . 3 . Regarding Paragraph 13 : General taxes for the year of closing s all be prorated by using the taxes on Seller ' s farm as to the land o ly, exclusive of any improvements . Said total land taxes shall be divided by the total number of acres to determine the amount per acre , which amount shall be multiplied times the number of acres invol ed • in this transaction to the nearest tenth of an acre to determine the amount to be prorated between Seller and Purchaser . 4 . Regarding Paragraph 14 : Natural gas transmission facility lease is with Energy Oil . 5 . Regarding Paragraph 20C: Survey to be provided on or before March 31 , 1993 . All other terms and conditions shall remain the same.If this counterproposal is accepted by Purchaser,as evidenced by Purchaser's signature hereon,and if Seller receives notice of such acceptance on or before-ecembe E—=.a—, 19 92 ,the said proposed contract,as amended hereby,shall become a contract between the parties.• .�- � � 17 Se ler Seller '�Y�� Ti l The foregoing counterproposal is accepted this 1 -,day of ' >i t- '"•'i7(ts-- r c �-� feh,,er LL J �y ,(l a.<i — Porrhnser t(R Purchaser If this counterproposal is accepted by Purchaser as aforesaid, Seller agrees to pay listing broker a commission of To of the purchase price for services in this transaction,and agrees that,in the event of forfeiture of payments and things of value received hereunder and under said proposed contract,such payments and things of value shall be divided between Seller and listing broker, one-half thereof to said broker, but not to exceed the commission,and the balance to Seller.I •Seller Seller •N.B.When this counterproposal is used,said proposed contract is not to be signed by Seller. This counterproposal must be securely attached to said proposed contract. CA ?e n "' No.CP40-2-BI. r'ourTEaraorosnl.. h�„ n,ndh.,a nd,n.l,h,,ne7 W.,ee S,..o.mrr.Co P02n2 (305)297.2500._5.90 Hello