A proposal by a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum to drill 33 wells near a neighborhood in Firestone is shaping up to test new oil and gas rules that were touted as among the strongest in the country.
The wells that Kerr McGee wants to drill in southwestern Weld County are fewer than 2,000 feet from 87 homes.as part of an overhaul of state oil and gas regulations required that wells be set back at least 2,000 feet from homes and schools — with some exceptions.
The COGCC has previously approved one application that will allow wells within 2,000 feet of homes after the landowners gave their consent, one of the carve-outs permitted under the regulations. The 33-well pad, called McGavin, would be 763 feet away from the closest home, according to the COGCC director’s report.
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