Colorado. Oil and Gas Conservation Commission

Executive Order D 2013-004 directs the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to undertake a review of its enforcement program, penalty structure, and imposition of fines.

2016 Colorado ballot initiative #78 proposes a 2500-foot mandatory setback between an oil and gas development facility (including oil and gas wells, injection wells, production and processing equipment, and pits) and any "occupied structure(s)" and "area(s) of special concern" through an amendment to the state's constitution. This regulatory change would be applied to all new oil and gas development facilities in Colorado, and any operation that used...

Two recent stories in The Denver Post on Sept. 12 and a longer version on Sept. 13 focused on spills and releases associated with Colorado's oil and gas industry. The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission believes it's critical to responsibly address spills, releases, and other impacts to the environment and that such work is key to our mission to balance a thriving industry with protection of our air, land, water and health.

The study was designed in response to increased oil and gas drilling activity in Washington and Yuma Counties, Colorado.

A summary of the methane seep survey activities recently completed at the Bondad Explosion Site (Site), located in Bondad, Colorado. The purpose of the survey was to identify the horizontal extent of methane seep activity at the Site. The survey also included observations of site geology as a means to understand the potential source areas and migration pathways.