For the month of January 2024 in Weld County, the ECMC recorded the largest number of oil & gas spills ever; 102 spills altogether. This represents 77.3% of the 132 spills reported for the month across the entire state.
Here’s a breakdown by offending facility type for the month of January 2024:
| Facility Type | Count |
|---|---|
| TANK BATTERY | 40 |
| WELL | 23 |
| FLOWLINE SYSTEM | 16 |
| GAS GATHERING PIPELINE SYSTEM | 3 |
| OFF-LOCATION FLOWLINE | 3 |
| CENTRALIZED EP WASTE MGMT FAC | 1 |
| (blank) | 16 |
And here’s a breakdown by offending operator for the month of January 2024:
| Operator | Count |
|---|---|
| NOBLE ENERGY INC | 38 |
| KERR MCGEE OIL & GAS ONSHORE LP | 29 |
| PDC ENERGY INC | 7 |
| KP KAUFFMAN COMPANY INC | 7 |
| HIGHPOINT OPERATING CORPORATION | 5 |
| CRESTONE PEAK RESOURCES OPERATING LLC | 4 |
| DCP OPERATING COMPANY LP | 3 |
| VERDAD RESOURCES LLC | 3 |
| EXTRACTION OIL & GAS INC | 2 |
| BONANZA CREEK ENERGY OPERATING COMPANY LLC | 2 |
| CUB CREEK ENERGY LLC | 1 |
| NGL WATER SOLUTIONS DJ LLC | 1 |
Notes and Observations
- As mentioned above, the 102 spills for January 2024 in Weld County represents 77.3% of the 132 spills reported for the month across the entire state.
- The largest number of spills occured at tank batteries, which are difficult to visualize with the ECMC GIS Online tools but are more easily accessed via third party GIS tools via a shapefile download.
We’re working on a more comprehensive visualization of spills in Weld County, here’s a teaser:
Data from the ECMC Downloads at https://ecmc.state.co.us/data2.html#/downloads