HomeMy WebLinkAboutHEARTHFIRE (HOFFMAN) PUD - PRELIMINARY - 31-95A - CORRESPONDENCE - PRIVATE ENTITIES (3)I understand that the Richard's Lake Master Plan may also be reactivated. Whiting again would like
to be involved in the process. Please inform me of the status of both of these projects, and mail a
set of documents to me at Whiting's Denver office.
Very truly yours,
Richard E. Fromm
Operations Mgr.- West
reEFCCTYPLA.WPD
WHITING
Nof
August 8, 1995
Mr. Steven Olt
City of Fort Collins Planning Department
281 North College Avenue
Fort Collins, Colorado 80524
Re: Inclusion in Planning Process
Hoffman and Richard's Lake P.U.D.'s
Dear Mr. Olt:
Whiting Petroleum Corporation operates the Fort Collins oil field which underlies the subject two
P.U.D.'s. We want to be involved in the planning process.
1 have received portions of the Hoffman P.U.D. application from concerned neighbors. Cursory
inspection of a drawing labeled as the "Final Plan" indicates the following land use conflicts:
1. Whiting operates an oil tank battery which includes four 500 barrel oil tanks. (Total storage
capacity equals 84,000 gallons.) The drawing does not show the tanks; it appears they are in a
landscaped area between the wetland and the proposed duplexes. I can't tell from the drawing what
the separation from buildings will be, but it doesn't look like enough. State Oil and Gas
Conservation Commission rules specify a minimum of 200 feet. (I think this distance is also the
NFPA standard.) In high density areas the Commission regulations specify 350 feet.
2. There is a two well pad directly on lots #71 and 72. Additionally, it looks like the map specifies
a 100 foot radius around wells. The State regulations specify a minimum of 150 feet from occupied
buildings, public roads, and utility lines. In high density areas the standard is 350 feet from
buildings.
3. Some of our wells may not be accessible via the proposed streets.
WHITING PETROLEUM CORPORATION
MILE HIGH CENTER, 1700 BROADWAY, SUITE 2300, DENVER, COLORADO 80290-2301 (303) 837-1661 FAX (303) 861-4023
4804 REPUBLIC TOWERS II, 325 N. ST. PAUL ST., DALLAS, TX 75201 (214) 741-1650 FAX (214) 220-3940
An IES INDUSTRIES Company