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BMP ID: 9960
Title: Density of well pads
Text: "2.1 Density. ELM RIDGE agrees that, except as provided in Article 2.2 herein or as may be otherwise permitted in the COGCC order approving ELM RIDGE's Infill Application, the density of Fruitland Coal Well Pads within the Infill Application Area shall not exceed four (4) within any single 640-acre governmental section of real property. Notwithstanding the foregoing [density rule], nothing contained in this Article II shall be construed so as to require the closure or abandonment of any existing gas well."
Source Publication Name: Memorandum of Understanding Between the Board of County Commissioners of La Plata County, Colorado and Elm Ridge Exploration Company, LLC, 2006
Citation Section: Article II: Density and Use of Existing Well Pads and Facilitiies
Citation Page: 5
Supplemental Documents:  
Usage Type: Required
Timing: • Construction / Siting / Design
Oil / Gas Field:  
Surface Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Mineral Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Primary Contact: Nancy Lauro
La Plata County, Community Development Services
1060 E. 2nd Ave.
Durando, CO  81301  USA
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Alternate Contact: James M. Clark Jr.
Elm Ridge Exploration Company, LLC
12225 Greenville Ave., Suite 950
Dallas, TX  75243-9362
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Categories: Land Surface Disturbance
Location: Colorado
Species:
Vegetation Types:
• Suburban / urban
General Comments: Local Government - Operator MOU
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Date Entered: 2016-01-29 12:02 UTC
Last Updated: 2016-06-15 12:36 UTC