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NGSA Response to Gasland


Monday, July 26th, 2010

The Natural Gas Supply Association has posted a .pdf document about the Gasland documentary. They report that the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission investigated the case of flammable tap water shown in the film. COGCC found that the water was flammable because the water well penetrated a naturally occurring pocket of natural gas.


Replace Coal Plants With Natural Gas?


Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

The Colorado Legislature has placed the state’s leading electric power producer in a position where it must decide to replace its coal-fired power generation units with natural gas or retrofit the plants with new coal-burning technologies. More at The Denver Channel.


Project Rulison, Colorado Drilling


Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

In 1969 an underground nuclear blast was tested as a well stimulation method at a Colorado site known as “Project Rulison”. Today drilling is not allowed near the site but some want access to the gas. Is it contaminated? More at Forbes.com.


Study Hydraulic Fracturing Prior to Passing Regulations?


Monday, July 13th, 2009

Last month a bill was introduced in the House that calls for Federal regulation of hydraulic fracturing. Colorado Governor, Bill Ritter believes that the bill is uninformed and that comprehensive studies should be done before regulations are established. More at the Oil and Gas Journal.


Natural Gas in the “New Energy Economy”


Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

Colorado Governor, Bill Ritter, says that natural gas is a “vital part of the New Energy Economy”. He also comments on several issues related to natural gas such as tax credits for gas vehicles, regulation of hydraulic fracturing and the potential future of the fuel. More at BizJounrals.com.


Colorado Law Requires Downhole Chemical Inventory


Monday, May 4th, 2009

In some states where hydrofracturing is used to stimulate natural gas production many people are concerned that the chemicals used are considered to be “trade secrets” and not released. A new law in Colorado requires an inventory of each chemical used downhole during drilling, completion, and workover operations in amounts exceeding 500 pounds. More at the Oil and Gas Journal.


Horizontal Wells in the Gothic Shale of Colorado


Friday, November 7th, 2008

Bill Barrett Corporation has drilled two successful horizontal wells into the Gothic Shale in their Yellow Jacket prospect in the Paradox Basin of Colorado. Both wells flowed a few million cubic feet per day in initial testing. More at CNN Money.


Gas Wells in the Gothic Shale – Paradox Basin


Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Bill Barrett Corporation has drilled a horizontal well for natural gas in the Gothic Shale in the Paradox Basin near Yellow Jacket, Colorado. They completed the well with six fracture stimulation stages. Production rates are not known yet as they are still recovering the fracture stimulation fluid. Wells are also planned for the Hovenweep and Manning Canyon Shales. More in their quarterly report.

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