questions of local control still loom in...
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ConventionSection: Colorado Oil & Gas Association
Questions Of Local Control Still Loom In Colorado
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Dt:."VEI<_fJI'on< by 10<01 II"''''''' men" in C<>Icodo '0 <U<t control ""'" oil ..... ...ruraI PI' oko."kJpn<n" i."""", ca... io direc, viol"';"" of_I ..... are concuoiIIg fOf <>p<nton _ the -.cl.
ot;"" "'"' "'I' .. !hom, ~ til< groop',~. It is _ is""" "'"' i, changing the W2)' companies """""" in Co!<:nm',1knoro IuI<Sbq 1Ia<in,....-0 "" Haley, prftid<Dt ..... dIief .. oc.m.. ofl"oeo< of the CoIondo Oil and Ga!I AsllOCiatiooo.
"We..., it ... a problematk treod in oev<"" COInImllllru., in II<lrtbem Col· orado.," Haley &ay:L .. 0; ........ "" and 001, IobonDoo '" 0>0id \eg.a.l oooomcu would liuly provid< ........ ",<Dlb. ~
AI COGA prq>=' fur i" :uun",1 m«ti,,& sch«W<d fo< """'. ~, '" til< 1.Unidt Qyc- .. 0..-, the __
of a tr>P< ace ...... from April conti ..... to irtflaMc< opt._ iounctiom -.rith romtiIIIiIitie, andlh< poIici<s of the _',
poIili<:al I<>o.derWp. H.tey 011' .... In tnpon>< to wch ~m', the in·
dusuy ."',,' mIoub\e it> dfun, to illfOllll and educat< ilS ""igkboR, mo.lntlin. COGA CltUtrnan John ~I"""""'Y. Rock· ~'~~.IIP~4~. 1km~ has bo<come a major hub fur o il ond P' in~ tWawi,,". ~ to dW in· nov:uiooo i, I><>w "" ._ willi local ond ..... 1eadon. "' ......... OW'~ i, d<_ and uf.: MWDiDOf}' ,~ "lIy OW' di~ and actioo., COGA me ...... h< lp"""'" ourultim ... coal-
oommi_ to """" ..... ni"t ... ufdy pnctkos -' "...u.g c"-Iy ",i' h ..oil ond p!I oornn-rn.. """"" ..... ..-. ~
H3l')l1I)'" LDGA remain<""""""'" about ",baI i, corWden a height<_ oommunioy aw>ren<5S of ~ p<e><~ and pocrotial haurdsot tu'ird I'IcNli .... and g>lhrrlng ry_ in ...,. !bat IIave ho5t<d oil and PI op<nlion< _ wh= ..... w<11o and t3cilities .." p<tIpO'«I
n..t,....." ..... i_ .. if .. d last opi. _ two people ....... ioillod io an .. pi<>. ........ a hom< io F~ Co., that i ... ..,wg>l<n tnc<d tom iml'opuly __ don.<d f1.....1 i"". Since theR, ~ loca<ioo _ ....... of Iboilineo and their """,imily '" homes, a:hooI. and .- buildi"S' ha< dr .......... • ttJotDoo of _n1<_ ..... media, Haley __
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In til< moanlimo, ~ local g~ ........ "-,,~ ... ..,, OOIIOid<ring rule<
'" ~ openIOB '" ~ maps of ""'~~1i'iIIIinllW boundar>«. Haley ""'Y"- I n Aapst, Goor"""" John Hick<nloop« i<sa<d a 0<fttI
poiDt policy - '" pro.- """"'"""" il'oCidooll (_ ~g ""'J).
The gooernor'. artioo fol_ an ..... pit reqU<St by tho ..... . itIWo <bys of .... April ~ fly "I"""""" to prorid< imfomutiooo _ "'" 1oc.o<i0ll __
ofalillowr undorlh<ir~W.lGR, .hIne20I1,pg. 32).
IUCaSSfuI o il and ga.< openboo' i. Col. In Sepo<mbo', a ..... Ofdi"""". ""'* ..-atlo--is ",oIiud" <ff=t i. Erie, Co., targeti,. oWsaftCe
Cdora<!o', pro<It>< .. , "'" ronfronring """" from oil and gas op«><ioru. local • voridyof i"",,", h< "d .. " .. ~t.. m<di. roport< i~ Erie ill a towft of the """,i",ion ill m<eti"t Ih<m hood-on 1 BJOl ""idMts ~ 2~ rile, _ .. It i. a ch:oIlon"", ' i .... for the oil and of DelIWi'. An op<nt<>r fowod guilty of P' i~, "'" COGA and its ..,.",ber viobli"t ..... ordinanc< ooWd he Ii""" companies..., _ng hard on ~ $2fi5O a day and """""" torontlin ~ front1,~ MnrtVD<I)' "'portL "Co ___ ', """'. oil and ga.< indDsuy i. "" tho .......... g AoconIi", to IW" ace.,...., the city Mgo of""lInoto,y intlO\'llliM, ind,,,liIIg has t..,n I1DlifiM by <W <fJ'fOIN IhaI it irnl""""fd op<nOOi' <ffic i<llcio, • til< d<o.rns!be otdi"""""" violalioo of """ ' WliaOOn of daa anolyOc< lllroqhout proc<'" rigk". nga< and diflicu lt to Ih< oil. gas nIu< ___ W< ~a1so prov<, and in ronflict with "" ~ .. TliE AMERICAN Oil /I; GAS AEF'OATHl
.~, ~ in plac< ..."...,., ,ho OOIOpany and city.
1'1>< onli""",. app!;-• ....-hin, o:aIiI'd 'two ~t. """'-'S' m o.Ilaw ...- to fi le a rompWn' that bring. _ the police. ...no ""'" Ii)' '" """firm the odor," Haley do"";"'" 1'bis i, """ of_ thinp clurtJr ..... gn<d to ~<t oil and go,- but tho", "'" p lenty of ""'" .0Ill\O'" , h .. may ""io"n' i""""1 he IlIiOpr<! into this .,.,. \ocaI otdiiWIU."
I!rir 01", pa««ltuIes call i"t for c0m
panies to map flowli...,. i. the city, H.1ey __ "W<"""""" its"""';npand bad di"-"ltlSions ... til< city undemood 0Ui'
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Tho regub<ions a1so "",ntioo """ "" ~ may apply for a waiver in ,ho
~ d 01\ ~ <OIII'Iict Of """'"""" iofe ... ""i.,.. "_of_ i~pre-"' ....... by""" law becato< tho CoIondo Oil .l a .. eon..rv..;". Conunission i .
Convention Section: ColOfado Oil & Gas Association
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ond respoouibly. Thi, i, • ~oo !hat will cootinue for oev<nl rean.M
Holey ruw,t, opernton in Coklndn hav. made <ignificm: progress in oo:Iajo:ing their operation, '0 • chon ged oommUTlity landscope.
''Our open""" undentand they need • <o<i.1 licen", to opente in Coklndn ond that COIl be very different than el..,_ where," be de«ribe.. '1t;' not unique to our industry. In "",;'ty today, people hav. berorre ut.<d to g<'IIing their qoe<tion< ~ immediately ond operlIIon have to be re<p<llUive."
E.ol. ing Summit
(X)GA', biggest event of the year ond
it< Iorgest """""" """'" "''''' • big .. """. I-bIey "'I""f'. The orunw Enetgy Swnmi, oounted more ottendee<, spomon ondex_ hibi""" than in 2016. report' Soroh Sondberg, COGA', chief oper.>ling officer.
''Our finol rount "' ... , I ,DR attendee.," Sondberg detail,. ''Our prognm ond the quality of our .. hibi""" were very ""'" "",-,ful in gotting folh to til< ..,mmi!. M
Amongthem. on, ci." pmgrnms aimed ., mill",,"i.l< ond pre..,n,.,ion, .bout how oomp.ni"'...., dato to imprm" effi_ ciency ond reduce C""U. 'Thi, Y"..-', theme "' .. , CIe .... r BotteT Further S.f.,,ond oor f<OI!TllIll delivered,M <he odd,.
(X)GA soys it< Board of Direct"'" ond ,toll' maintain OIl ongoing di<C\LUion .bout adapting the Summit to mainwn ito relevance in on industry that incre .. _ ingly i, led by y<lUIIg people with differen' ide .. obout bow to networt ond gotheT inl'omWioo.
''Ire narure of inWsIry """"" i, ctw.g_ ing ond we have to change with it." SondIl<rg mainwn,. '1t i, on import""t di ... """ion that we continue to have with our ""'mben."
The osoociatioo feted three individual. .,the2017ES.
o.r;, Wright, chief eHCUti", offic.,,., libelty Oilfield Service< in Den,..,,-, wu pre .. nted the Indu,try Advocate Award (X)GA recognized Wright fo< ' 'bi, p,mioo fo< energy ond it< mle in making humon life Il<tter: Haley de=ill< •. "He regnlorly <peID 10 commu_ nitie •• bout _ Il<nef,,, ond doe ... ·' hold back wll<n oommenting .bout what the industry neoo. 10 do differently."
(hig McMillin, chief opernling oI'fi= .t £Ogle Autom.,ion in De",,,r, w., named til< 2017 Emerging Leader. Haley note, McMillin i, d.e=ill<d ... "born le3der: who has mentored to "rountl ... up_ond-comen in the industry." Haley . 1'0 cit .. 'he oclrnowledgement of McMillin', peen fo< hi, ".bil ity to jump into . ny ,ituation ond inspire people with hi. intelligence ond work ethic."
Ken Womtok-n. an ottomey at Bill B .... rett Corp., ..... honored ",ith • (X)GA Lifeti..., Ach"""""-"nt Aw:rrd Woostolen. fonnfo-COGA<bIf""""",,I, ",,..~ fu.- hi, "tenacity ond weafth of rnowledge about the industry," I-bIey detail,. "He 11M touched 01"""" "''''Y staruIe ond nu_ onced regubtioo oIfocting the indu-nry in Color.>do. Hi> admcaling fu.- principled policie< eomed him the resp<"Ct of col_ leagues, regul""'" ond elected officim.M
A,urn. And E ,·ent.
'WIth til< 2017 Energy Summit Il<hind it, (X)GA i. ~ng fu.- it. 33rd Annual Meeting Luncheon, ""heduled forThurs_ d.y. NO>'. 9, al Denve,-', M:miott City Center. According to (X)GA, networking begin' at 1O:3() "-m., fo llowed by the luncheon., 11:3() "-ffi.
Th.t c"",,ilute. only a ponion of COGA', unden.U:ing<, initiat"· .. ond event< in the lotteT part of til< year. In Septemher, COGA reported that member comp"""" roi""" nearly $10 millioo to support relief eIftm in 1'ex.1< """ LrnWano. in the wili of Hurricane Horvey .
September al", '"w (X)GA ... pport Energy D.y WI7, ' free family fO',,"..! showcosing ",ier.c<, technology, engi_ """;ng ond "",thematic, (STIM)" Denver', East High School, on event that 0<_
gani",,, "y i, intended '0 encoorage studen" 10 meet indu,trr ""pe'" ond ed_ uca/or> ond ,pork interest in ",Ialed c.--" Haley al,o poin" to COGA', effort< to _lop ond oo.t....mer """"" Wrugh the 00IlN: of the year. The group ~ regul..- Lunch & I.e.." ..,..i"", fu.- mem_ ber< that cover. v:rriety of topic, ond gener.tlly are """ted by a producer or service company. Educotiooal "",.iom that dive deeper into topic< of intere" ore Il<ld qu.vteT1y under the Expe'" & Eat, barlOe,-, ond otheT opportuniti'" in_ clude Quiz Night ond ne_ng .... nto, Small OpeTalor Holf_D.y', "''''''<Ioops ond • spe.U;eT. bureau.
(X)GA ol", "' ... title ._th;. year of the (X)GA Elite Cycling Te.un that porticipated in """,rol premier cycling even" OCTOM the country, Holey"""'" "Bicycle T30ing Il<lps \IS reach. ""'ing damognphic ouuid.e of the tYJlicol oil ond gao community," he relale<. 0
Coming In November The MWDILWD & Geostoering
'peci al reports, fe.,uring field cos< ,tudi", from til< Del.wore B .. in
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