§ 34-60-127. Reasonable Accommodation
An operator shall conduct oil and gas operations in a manner that accommodates the surface owner by minimizing intrusion upon and damage to the surface of the land. As used in this section, “minimizing intrusion upon and damage to the surface” means selecting alternative locations for wells, roads, pipelines, or production facilities, or employing alternative […]
§ 34-60-128. Habitat Stewardship – Rules
This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Colorado Habitat Stewardship Act of 2007”. The commission shall administer this article so as to minimize adverse impacts to wildlife resources affected by oil and gas operations. In order to minimize adverse impacts to wildlife resources, the commission shall: Establish a timely and efficient […]
§ 34-60-130. Reporting of Spills – Rules
If one barrel or more of oil or exploration and production waste is spilled outside of berms or other secondary containment, the spill shall be reported within twenty-four hours after the discovery of the spill, to: The commission; and The entity with jurisdiction over emergency response within the local municipality, if the spill occurred within […]
§ 34-60-131. No Land Use Preemption
Local governments and state agencies, including the commission and agencies listed in section 34-60-105 (1)(b), have regulatory authority over oil and gas development, including as specified in section 34-60-105 (1)(b). A local government’s regulations may be more protective or stricter than state requirements. Source: L. 2019: Entire section added, (SB 19-181), ch. 120, p. 520, […]
§ 34-61-101. Boreholes Penetrating Coal Seams
It is the duty of the owner, or person in charge of any borehole which penetrates any workable coal seam or any accessible or inaccessible coal mine excavation, to notify the state oil and gas conservation commission of the location of such borehole by designating the particular five-acre subdivision of the land section on which […]
§ 34-61-102. Location of Borehole Restricted
No borehole penetrating a gas-bearing or oil-bearing formation shall be located within two hundred feet of a shaft or entrance to a coal mine not definitely abandoned or sealed. No such borehole shall be located within one hundred feet of any mine shaft house, mine boiler house, mine engine house, or mine fan. The location […]
§ 34-61-103. Casing of Borehole Penetrating Coal
Any borehole penetrating any workable seam of coal shall be cased by the owner of such borehole with a suitable casing, conductor, or drive pipe, so as to shut off all surface water from entering said workable coal seam. Source: L. 15: p. 375, § 33. C.L. § 3646. CSA: C. 118, § 46. CRS […]
§ 34-61-104. Oil or Gas Entering Coal Seams
When boreholes for gas or oil are drilled in the coal measures and pass through workable seams, if gas or oil is encountered in such borehole, the coal seams or worked out coal seams shall be sufficiently protected by casing so that the gas or oil shall not come in contact with the coal seams […]
§ 34-60-103. Definitions
As used in this article 60, unless the context otherwise requires: “And” includes the word “or” and the use of the word “or” includes the word “and”. The use of the plural includes the singular and the use of the singular includes the plural. “Commission” means the oil and gas conservation commission. “Common source of […]
§ 34-60-118. Agreements for Development and Unit Operations
An agreement for repressuring or pressure maintenance operations, cycling or recycling operations, including the extraction and separation of liquid hydrocarbons from natural gas in connection therewith, or for carrying on any other methods of unit or cooperative development or operation of a field or pool or a part of either, is authorized and may be […]