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Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission Weekly General Meeting - 9 AM

The Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission, formerly the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, will meet for their weekly general meeting.

Agenda:
9:00 Roll Call of Commissioners
9:00 Commissioner Comments
9:05 Public Comment
9:35 Consent Agenda:
5 Hearing Officer Recommendations under Rule 505
9:40 ECMC Geothermal and Hydrogen Study Presentation Michael Rigby, CCUS, Geothermal, and UGS Coordinator
10:30 Break
10:35 Docket No. 240600147, Weld County
Type: General Administrative
Applicant: Carbon Storage Solutions, LLC (“Carbon Storage”) (Operator No. 10786)
Attorneys: John Jacus and Natalie Boldt, Davis Graham & Stubbs, LLP
Staff: Elias Thomas, Hearing Officer
Subject: Pursuant to Order 1-326, Carbon Storage Solutions, LLC seeks approval of a stratigraphic test well, the Front Range 2 Well, to serve as a monitoring well to support and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Class VI Carbon Capture Sequestration program.
- Jason Maxey, Director / Local Government Designee,
Weld County Oil & Gas Energy Department (5 Minutes)
- Carbon Storage Presentation (40 minutes)
- Commissioner Questions and Deliberations
11:40 Break
11:45 Docket No. 230700250, Baca County, Cheyenne County, Kiowa County, and Prowers County
Type: Enforcement Default
Applicant: ECMC Staff
Operator: Bayhorse Petroleum, LLC (Operator No. 10234)
Staff: Siera Schroeder, Enforcement Advisor
Jana Jacobs, Hearing Officer
Subject: Staff requests approval of an Order Finding Violation against Bayhorse Petroleum, LLC (Bayhorse) for violation of Rules 1002.f and 1004.a, in Baca County, Cheyenne County, Kiowa County, and Prowers County, Colorado. The relief requested if Bayhorse fails to pay the penalty and/or return to compliance within 35 days includes: 1) suspend the Operator’s Form 10, Certificate of Clearance, for the Operator’s well(s), and withhold the issuance of any new drilling or oil and gas location permits; 2) terminate Bayhorse’s Operator Number (Operator No. 10234), rescind Bayhorse’s Form 1 (Doc. No. 1930585), and revoke Bayhorse’s right to conduct oil and gas operations in Colorado; 3) foreclose Bayhorse’s existing financial assurance (Surety ID Nos. 2020- 0071, 2020-0041, 2020-0040, and 2020-0039); and 4) such other relief requested by Staff in its application.
12:00 Lunch Break
12:30 Docket No. 240300072, Montrose County and San Miguel County
Type: Enforcement Default
Applicant: ECMC Staff
Operator: Paradox Upstream, LLC (Operator No. 10453)
Staff: Scott Schultz, Senior Assistant Attorney General Counsel
Caitlin Stafford, Assistant Attorney General Counsel
Stephen Smeltz, Hearing Officer
Subject: Staff requests approval of an Order Finding Violation against Paradox Upstream, LLC (Paradox) for violations of Rules 419.c, 217.a, 326.b now 417.b, 206 now 207, 405.p, 308B now 416.b, 707.a, 309, and 319.b in Montrose County and San Miguel County, Colorado. The relief requested if Paradox Upstream, LLC fails to pay the penalty and/or return to compliance within 35 days includes: 1) suspend the Operator’s Form 10, Certificate of Clearance, for the Operator’s well(s), and withhold the issuance of any new drilling or oil and gas location permits; 2) terminate Paradox’s Operator Number (Operator No. 10453), rescind Paradox’s Form 1 (Doc. No. 2413458), and revoke Paradox’s right to conduct oil and gas operations in Colorado; 3) foreclose Paradox’s existing financial assurance (Surety ID Nos. 2017-0081, 2017-0082, and 2017-0083); and 4) such other relief requested by Staff in its application.
12:45 Break
12:50 Docket No. 240100021, Weld County
Type: Oil & Gas Development Plan (“OGDP”)
Applicant: Verdad Resources, LLC (Operator No. 10651)
Attorneys: Joseph C. Pierzchala and Anthony M. Roeber
Welborn Sullivan Meck & Tooley, P.C.
Staff: Jana Jacobs, Hearing Officer
Subject: Boydston 3535 OGDP
- Public Comment - Jason Maxey, Director / Local Government Designee, Weld County Oil & Gas Energy Department (5 Minutes) - Verdad Presentation (20 minutes) - Commissioner Questions and Deliberations
TBD: Adjourn

This meeting's agenda is here:
Agenda

The CO ECMC website with instructions for viewing the meeting online is here:
Website and online meeting instructions
When:
Wednesday, July 10, 2024, 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM
Where:
Online meeting.
CO  

Additional Info:
Category:
Community Government Meeting
Registration is not Required
Payment In Full In Advance Only