The Colorado Independent

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013

Posts Tagged record fine

Drilling on the Roan Plateau on Colorado's Western Slope.

State to levy record $940,000 fine against bankrupt operator for abandoned gas wells

By | 09.15.11 | 8:25 am

Colorado oil and gas regulators are poised to set a dubious record next week when nearly $1 million in fines will be levied against a company for essentially abandoning eight gas wells in Rio Blanco County. But state officials never expect to see a penny from the now-bankrupt operator.

State set to levy record fine in benzene-guzzling natural gas case

By | 08.12.10 | 8:09 am

A dubious record will likely be set when the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) meets over the next two days in Adams County: the highest fine ever levied against an oil and gas company for a spill in the state of Colorado.