Oil & Gas Operations in Frederick

Oil & Gas Operations

Frederick is located in the Denver-Julesburg Basin, a subsurface geologic formation containing significant deposits of oil, natural gas, and other minerals.  As a result, more than 600 wells have been drilled within Frederick's municipal boundaries. 

Town staff is in close contact with local operators and the State of Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC), the agency regulating Colorado's oil and gas.  The ECMC has a "local government designee" program through which it communicates with municipalities.

Town staff, the oil and gas industry, and the ECMC cooperated to develop a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).   

For information on existing wells and wells being drilled, please refer to the environmental constraints map on the Town's website. 

Always remember that these sites are industrial, contain combustible materials and other chemicals, and may be dangerous, so please refrain from entering a well site.  Please call 911 for a fire, explosion, or similar emergencies.

For non-emergency concerns related to potential hazards, gas leaks, or chemical spills, please get in touch with the Frederick-Firestone Fire Protection District, ECMC, well operator, and/or local government designee.  Well sites should be marked with the name and telephone number of the operating company.

Report any activities you observe, including trespassing and vandalism, to the Frederick Police Department, Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, or the well operator.

If you have concerns about the location, construction, or operation of an oil and/or gas well, contact the well operator, local government designee, or the ECMC representative.

• Energy and Carbon Management Commission Phone: 303-894-2100 Fax: 303-894-2109 Complaint: 888-235-1101 
• Town of Frederick Police Department Non-Emergency Number: 720-652-4222
• Frederick-Firestone Fire Protection District Non-Emergency Number: 303-833-2742
• Utility Locate: Colorado 811 or 1-800-922-1987
• In an Emergency, always call "911."
• Well sites should be clearly marked with the name and telephone number of the operating company.

Oil & Gas Operators

• Civitas Resources Inc. - Parent company of Crestone Peak Resources Operating LLC and Extraction Oil & Gas Inc.

  Address: 555 17th Street, Suite 3700, Denver, CO 80202
  Phone: (303) 293-9100
  Email: communityrelations@civiresources.com
  Emergency Hotline: (303) 659-7740
  
  

• K.P. Kauffman

  Address: 1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 4550, Denver, CO 80203
  Phone: (303) 825-4822
  Email: rwatzman@kpk.com
  Emergency Hotline: (303) 825-4822
  
  

• Occidental Petroleum Corporation (Oxy) - Parent company of Kerr McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP

  Address: P.O. Box 173779, Denver, CO 80217
  Phone: (866) 248-9577
  Email: ColoradoStakeholder@oxy.com
  Emergency Hotline: (970) 515-1500
  
  

• Chevron - Parent company of PDC Energy

  Address: 1099 18th St. Suite 1500, Denver, CO 80202
  Phone: (303) 228-4000
  Email: coloradoinfo@chevron.com
  Emergency Hotline: (303) 318-6100