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Northwest Colorado Oil and Gas Forum

Northwest Colorado Oil and Gas Forum. BLM/USFS Update, June 5, 2008. Glenwood Springs Energy Office. 164 APDs in FY 08 to date: Williams 92 Laramie II 6 Antero 6 EnCana 39 Noble 21. Glenwood Springs Energy Office: Master Development Plans (GAPS).

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Northwest Colorado Oil and Gas Forum

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  1. Northwest Colorado Oil and Gas Forum BLM/USFS Update, June 5, 2008

  2. Glenwood Springs Energy Office 164 APDs in FY 08 to date: • Williams 92 • Laramie II 6 • Antero 6 • EnCana 39 • Noble 21

  3. Glenwood Springs Energy Office: Master Development Plans (GAPS) • HelmerGulch, (7 new multi-well pads, 5 existing pads, 116 wells) Decision in May • Hells Gulch II EA(up to 6 wells pads and 45 wells on USFS) Decision in May • Orchard II GAP (25 new well pads, 1 existing, 95 wells) Decision expected this summer

  4. Master Plans of DevelopmentPre-planning stage • Gibson Gulch, 15-20 multi-well pads • Kokopelli, 15-20 multi-well pads • Spruce Creek, 4 multi-well pads • All will have public comment opportunities

  5. Glenwood Springs: Roan Plateau Phased Development • Lease all parcels on top at once • Federal unit with only one operator working on the ground the entire time • Phase development one ridge at a time, never more than 1 percent disturbed

  6. Glenwood Springs: Roan Plateau Phased Leasing • Lease over time • Federal unit?? One operator?? • Would likely require additional BLM planning process

  7. Glenwood Springs/Kremmling RMP revisions • Drafts out in Fall 2008 • 90-day comment period • Public meetings

  8. Grand Junction: APDs • 29 APDs to dateFY 08 Delta 17 Black Hills 2 EnCana 1 Plains Exp 9

  9. Multiple-well EAs • Black Hills (Horseshoe Canyon, Winter Flats, South Shale Ridge) EA completion in June • Aspen Operating (Whitewater) Scoping in June • Oxy (Bowdish) On-sites this month • Retamco (Roan Creek) Revised MDP

  10. Grand Junction • Whirlwind Uranium Mine: Comment period on Preliminary EA closes June 20 • CAM/Red Cliff Coal Mine Draft EIS expected later this summer

  11. Collbran Pipeline • 22-mile, 30-inch pipeline • 5 miles west of Collbran to 6 miles NE of DeBeque (Orchard Unit compressor site) • Preliminary EA expected this summer

  12. White River: APDs 109 processed in FY 2008 • BOPCO 18 • C&J Field Services 1 • ExxonMobil 42 • Williams Production 16 • XTO Energy 1 • Chevron 2 • Genesis 1 • Conoco Phillips 28

  13. White River: RMP Amendment • Amends 1997 RMP • Addresses anticipated increase in oil and gas development • 90 day public review for Draft EIS early 2009

  14. Oil Shale • Programmatic EIS Draft on Oil Shale and Tar Sands • 83,000 comment submissions • http://ostseis.anl.gov/ • Final out by end of the year

  15. Overland Pass Pipeline • 153-mile pipeline from southwest of Meeker, Colo., to east of Wamsutter, Wyo. • 14-inch pipeline to transport natural gas liquids • EA anticipated to be out for public review in June

  16. Little Snake: 9 APDs in FY 08 • Wexpro 8 • Julander 1

  17. Little Snake: RMP revision • Working with EPA on air analysis • Expect 45-day public comment period this fall • Expect Record of Decision in 2009

  18. Little Snake: Hiawatha • Questar and WexPro propose up to 4,207 new wells in existing fields in CO & WY • Expect Draft EIS in August, 90-day comment period with public meetings

  19. Kremmling APDs • 4 APDs pending in FY 08 to date • Jackson County

  20. Uncompahgre Field Office Montrose 16 APDs to date

  21. Solar Energy PEIS • Facilitating solar energy on public lands and mitigating impacts • BLM lands in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah

  22. Solar Energy PEIS • Public scoping comments through July 7 • 8 public meetings throughout the West • Denver: June 23, 6 p.m. • Salt Lake City: June 25, 6 p.m.

  23. Oil and Gas Lease Sales May 8 Lease Sale: • 46 parcels; 28,546 acres • Net $4 million (48% to State) • Highest bid: $3,300/acre for 160 acres in Weld Co • Highest total: $528,000 for same parcel Next sale Aug 14 (info out next week) Lease info on-line

  24. More info www.blm.gov

  25. Wildfire Safety

  26. Wildfire Safety

  27. Wildfire Safety If you spot a fire, call 911 and provide: Fire location – legal, GPS, access Vegetation – grass, brush, trees Terrain – canyon, top of hill, etc Approximate size (1 tree, 1 football field) Color and quantity of smoke Your name, phone, and company

  28. Wildfire Safety If you start a fire, call 911 • Provide all info from the last slide • Follow company policy – if the fire is small you may try to extinguish it, but: • Easy to be overwhelmed • Safest to let the firefighters to their job • Better to evacuate or find safe area • Fire can outrun you, and it doesn’t get tired

  29. Don’t underestimate the fuel type!

  30. Evacuation If possible, evacuation from the fire is best Ensure you have a safe route out Drive slowly going out and expect fire traffic coming in

  31. Safe Areas

  32. Safe Areas When evacuation is not possible, go to safe area: Area free of vegetation, flammable liquids, hazmat, etc. Irrigated areas Old well pads

  33. Help Firefighters

  34. Help Firefighters • Do not self-dispatch with equipment or trucks • Keep roads open • Provide incident commander with information on your worksite: • Number and location of people • Facilities • Flammables and hazmat • Shut-in, etc.

  35. Everybody comes home!

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