Gas and Oil – The Journal

When gas wells are sold to small companies, can new owners afford the cleanup costs?

Some fear the transfer of wells to smaller operators increases the risk they will be orphaned

DATE: Jan 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado oil and gas wells constantly change hands, risk becoming costly ‘orphans’

If oil and gas properties fall into the wrong hands, they risk ending up abandoned, leaving the state on the hook for cleanup

DATE: Jan 19, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Six-figure ad campaign pressures Polis to act on abandoned oil and gas wells

Environmental groups have criticized Colorado governor as being weak on climate change

DATE: Jan 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Court rules to cancel energy lease on land sacred to tribes

BILLINGS, Mont. – Attorneys for a Louisiana oil and gas company have asked a federal judge to reinstate a drilling lease it held on land considered sacred to Native American tribes in the U....

DATE: Dec 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Business

New rules to curb oil and gas emissions across Colorado

More stringent leak detection, pollution regulations will help state meet air quality, climate change goals

DATE: Dec 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico’s draft plan for hydrogen a non-starter for environmentalists

Proposal promotes a fuel that may cause more harm than it’s worth to produce

DATE: Nov 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Natural gas company inches closer to exploring Mancos Shale formation in La Plata County

Two wells in northwestern New Mexico are highest producing in 20 years for San Juan Basin

DATE: Nov 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Should methane rules extend to older wells?

U.S. Sens. Bennet, Hickenlooper seek to extend Obama-era protections to orphaned and abandoned sites

DATE: Oct 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

U.S. drilling approvals increase despite Biden climate pledge

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Approvals for companies to drill for oil and gas on U.S. public lands are on pace this year to reach their highest level since George W. Bush was president, underscori...

DATE: Jul 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Business

EPA issues final permit for Kinder Morgan injection well at Pleasant View

Produced water from CO₂ drilling injected over 1.5 miles underground

DATE: Jul 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sen. Michael Bennet seeks to clean up orphaned wells

Environmental experts praise bills for increased accountability

DATE: Jun 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Idea of National Conservation Area on Dolores River flows back to the surface

Smaller proposed area is in Dolores and San Miguel Counties; Montezuma County seeks more involvement Draft legislation to designate a national conservation area on the Lower Dolores River i...

DATE: May 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News