Tag: Colorado
Almost ‘orphans’: Why Colorado’s low-producing oil wells could become the state’s responsibility
Even as Colorado plugs more “orphaned” wells each year at record-high costs, the backlog keeps growing as some operators avoid responsibility
A deal struck in Northern Colorado will shut down, clean up polluting oil wells
Prospect Energy negotiated with Larimer County and the City of Fort Collins to eliminate $1.7 million in penalties, to instead focus resources on closing its leaky wells.


