GLENWOOD SPRINGS – — A recurring gas seep in West Divide Creek pointed out by an area resident in 2008 appears to be naturally occurring, an independent consultant hired by Garfield County has affirmed.
The latest determination suggests the newer seep is not associated with gas drilling activity, as was one discovered in the same area four years earlier.
The 2004 gas seep and related contamination found in a domestic water well was traced to nearby gas wells. That occurrence resulted in a fine and required remediation by the operators of the well, Encana Oil & Gas (USA).
The latest report based on an analysis of data gathered by the county, Encana and the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) is consistent with earlier findings that suggest the remediation efforts have been successful.
“Methane gas samples collected in the area of the reported 2008 seep yielded only biogenic [naturally occurring] gas,” Garfield County Oil & Gas Liaison Kirby Wynn reported to the Board of County Commissioners on Monday.
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