SHELL WELL ALERT: 4 APDs IN GARDNER AREA

BLASTED MAY 23

On Friday May 18 through Monday May 21, SWEPI OFFICIALLY FILED APDs (applications for permits to drill) FOR 4 LOCATIONS IN HUERFANO COUNTY STRETCHING FROM NORTH OF GARDNER DOWN TO MAJOR'S RANCH/YELLOWSTONE RD.  THESE ARE THEIR FIRST FOUR SINCE THE LA VETA KLIKUS WELL (NOW ON HOLD).

Here are the locations:

ALL FOUR LOCATIONS

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FORTUNE 4-9 (37.801253, -105.223147)

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STATE 2-36 (37.750078, -105.169544)

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SEIBERT 3-8 (37.712842, -105.134039) 

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FREEMAN 3-24 (37.684831, -105.067631) 

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To see the detailed information and documentation on them go to the COGCC website : http://cogcc.state.co.us/
1) Click the Permits link in the left menu bar.
2) Enter Huerfano County in both "Pending Applications" and "Location Assessments" to pull them all up
3) On EACH Click under Documents to read all the info about them

THE COGCC 20 DAY PUBLIC INPUT PERIOD EXPIRES JUNE 6!

4) Click under eTask then Login and Comments to leave comments (or just email the COGCC directly).
That's a lot of reading and responding!    The Huerfano Local Government Designee to the COGCC (LGD), John Galusha, can, by the COGCC rules, ask the COGCC for a 10 day extension if he were so convinced ... so far we have not succeeded with that, but maybe you would have more success!

 The LGD is, according to the Governor's task force and the DNR, a key link between the public and the Oil and Gas Commission:
 http://coloradoenergynews.com/2012/04/task-force-on-oil-and-gas-regs-leave-unanswered-questions-for-some/
"One of the COGCC initiatives that task force members welcomed is the local government designee (LGD). While they won’t have any enforcement responsibility, the local designees can bring issues of concern directly to the COGCC.    'The LGD is the person who takes the requests, concerns and comments of local citizens to the attention of the COGCC. They answer to their local government board or commission, so the position is not merely a figurehead,” says King. 'The LGD is the key to a robust process for us.''"  (Mike King is the Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, under which the COGCC functions.)

Huerfano County LGD is John Galusha and his contact information is on the Huerfano County website:  http://www.huerfano.us/County_Administrator.html

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions citizensforhuerfanocounty@gmail.com