Tagged: Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC)

Fort Collins city council members will consider two options Tuesday that could ban the practice of hydraulic fracturing inside city limits.

Colorado’s oil and gas conservation commission has voted in favor of increasing the drilling setback distance between oil and gas wells and homes statewide. But the move doesn’t go far enough for the environmental community and goes too far for industry.

State officials have given initial approval to new setback rules requiring that oil and gas wells must be a minimum of 500 feet away from any buildings in Colorado.