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Home My WebLink About15 - Letter from Antero from BOCC 06.15.2009• 06/15/2009 14:51 3033577310 Gexfietd County Cornrnissioners Face 970.945.7785 Roe ANTERO RESOURCES PAGE 01/02 RECEIVED JUN 1 9 2009 GARFIELD COUNTY RESOUR E S BUILDING & PLANNING 162517th 3 feet Suite 300 Denver, CO B0202 Phone: (303i 357-7310 ROM Kai tin !Osborn Pages 2 Date: 6115/2009 Phmee (303) 357-7311 Psx (3C3)357-7315 C El Per Review 0 Phase Comment 0 Pie ase Reply 0 Mese Itecycis •Caainseritim Dom Linda, Thank re for your assistance in dung this letter the 0 Jntp. :tommissioners. Tarte care Cheers. !Adrienne Sto rLewis • 06/15/2009 14:51 3033577310 June 15, 2009 Garfield County Board of Commers 108 8th Street, Suite 213 Garfield County, Colorado RE: Antero Planned Gas Development Battlement Mesa, Colorado Dear Commissioners: ANTERO RE:SOURCES PAGE 02/02 ANTERO RESOURCES Antero Resources 1625 1 i th Street - Suite 300 Dem Colorado 80202 Oma 3C3257.i111C Fax 303357.7315 Antero Resources Piceance Cors has been actirey pzsuing natumi gas development plans in the area of Battlement Mesa, Colorado for the past 2 years. Upon concluding extensive surface use negotiations with Battlement Mesa Partners, the prima -7 surrace owner within the Be -Clement Mesa Planned Unit Development (PUD), we held a public information session as a roll - out of our planis to the public. During that introduction, Antero advised we would be undataking the vole Comprehensive Drilling Plan (CDP) process provided for under the revised Colorado Oil and Gas C 'va tion Coni nission (COGCC) rules as the primary permitting route. We also provided notification we would in the mea ritime permit two wens inside the PUD for, drilling this year outside of the CDP framework ming conventional, but updated permitting provisions. As such, last week, Antero applied for ptits to SII tem w is from eta: of the well pads in the PIM. *Last Thursday, June 11, 2009, Antero representatives met with the Garfield County Planning Department staff regarding our proposed natural gas plans in the atm of Battlement Rasa, Colorado. At the meeting, Antero was advised that 1) the County will rem the project to go tgnugh a :itlejor impact review, 2) the mi imtun time requirements for pursuing such a review w�- d ^e tea 120 days, and 3) a subsequent second review would also be needed for, the CDP. The reason ; the two early wells was to meet lease dolling commitments arsd to realize work product from financial commiener Antero riade last year for a contract drilling rig. Given the lengthy period for a major impact review and the timing of our obligations, Antero needs to pursue drilling from an alternate well pad located on a site immediately adjacent to the south side of the PUD. Antero plans to submit applications for permits todrill wells from this alternate well pad within the next few days. The location of the alternate well pad will not require a special use review by the County and will allow Arden to include the County's review and concerns into our enter: CDP. By pursuing the alternate well pad outside the PUD and delaying activities on the well pad inside of the I'UD, it will alleviate the need for the County to review the overall project a second time, while still ;k11owing Antero to meet our contractual obligations for the lease and use the rig we ah ady have under coverlet. We look forward to working with Garfield Couree an this project. Please call me at 303-357-7310 if I can provide any additional information. • - (4)::vA„. evin Kitstrom Vice President — Pn duction • • 01,41"- Mtg with Mike Samson, Garfield County Commissioner 7/22/09 "4-5SIL•1 Purpose: Update Mike on happenings in Battlement Mesa. CIos•v j wok �• — i 4-4'1'43. Creating a "one gov't" entity in Battlement Mesa. Sp Activation date —1/1/10 Management agreement — year 1 Creation list of Implementation steps Status of Management Agreement between BMSA and CMD too Garfield County Street Sweeping Contract sorL l y4 s. y co. - C tf—N-'4 Battlement Mesa — Parachute walking path project Garfield County Road and Bridge projects — Battlement Mesa IV J A-6 -Pf 4. 1;,;.410 T _{mac,,. �, o it/th / 1i•- ` ? Z1-1 0.t, vv /tea- • _(ca "h e r t - "C I '54 Baw�