GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.—State regulators have issued notices of alleged violations against two energy companies as they try to determine the source of a liquid hydrocarbon found near Parachute Creek.
The Daily Sentinel reports () Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission staff issued the notices Wednesday against Williams and WPX Energy following a subsurface leak that has produced about 6,000 gallons of a liquid believed to be a byproduct of natural gas development. Yet the source of the liquid still isn’t clear.
Williams discovered soil contamination March 8 next to its gas plant on land owned by WPX Energy. Since then, crews have been working to recover the liquid, and more than 102,000 gallons of contaminated groundwater has been recovered.
Officials say there’s no evidence of contamination of the creek.
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Information from: The Daily Sentinel,
