Oil and gas operators are required to obtain a series of permits from the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC – state regulatory agency) AND from the city before conducting operations in Commerce City. Listed below are pending applications for new activity within Commerce City boundaries.

For more information about oil and gas in Commerce City, including the city's work to update local oil and gas regulations, visit the Oil & Gas Operations page.

City Oil & Gas Permit Applications

The city has launched a new interactive online map to share information on city oil and gas permits.
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Note: The map displays only applications submitted to the city. To access state permit information, visit the COGCC mapping website.

The following list shows information about all active permit applications submitted to the city:

Permit applications submitted to the city are reviewed for completeness. If deemed complete, they are routed through the city's internal review process.

^The permit application for the Condor site was initially deemed complete, but later found to be missing some of the needed documentation. As a result, the submittal has been deemed not complete and will not be processed until all necessary materials are received. Read more in the City Manager Update for Jan. 6, 2020. 

While city oil and gas permits are approved administratively and not by city council, all of the applications listed above require some level of city council approval, either through a rezoning or conditional use permit process. Related city council cases include:

Case Z-953-18-20
The owner of the property for the proposed Condor site requested approval of a replacement PUD Zone Document to allow for various uses, including residential, commercial, parks and schools, office/flex, and subsurface extraction of oil and gas. This case was approved by city council on March 2, making those uses now allowed on the property. This action did not approve an oil and gas permit for the Condor well pad; permit approval is a separate process involving additional public comment opportunities.

Current COGCC Applications

Applications are currently pending with the COGCC regarding potential drilling locations in the city. These applications cover different phases of the permitting process.

Map of currently pending COGCC applications (updated April 26, 2021)

• Spacing applications are indicated by colored boxes and include a COGCC docket number
• Form 2 and Form 2A applications are marked by green dots with a specific location name

Descriptions of these different application types can be found below, along with information and links about the public comment process for each. To find more information on a specific location or application, we suggest these steps:

1. On the map above, find the docket number (spacing application) and/or location name (Form 2 or Form 2A) for the location in question.
2. Reference that location on the list of applications below.
3. For spacing applications, use the assigned docket number to find the application on the COGCC Hearing Docket.
4. For Form 2 or Form 2A applications, follow the link with the location name to a specific page with information about the site, including a public comment link.

For a more detailed and complete map of local application sites and all oil and gas activity in the state, visit the COGCC website.

Drilling and Spacing Unit Order Application (aka spacing application)

A spacing application identifies a broad section of land where horizontal drilling could potentially occur and sets a maximum number of wellheads for that section. This application does not allow an operator to start drilling, as further processes are required by the COGCC and by the city.

Spacing applications are indicated on the map above by large, colored boxes accompanied by a nine-digit docket number. For more information about specific spacing applications, visit the COGCC Hearings page and find the docket number on the hearing agenda matching the specific spacing application in question.

*Township, Range and Section are terms used by COGCC to identify land parcels 

COGCC Public Hearing Comment Process

Form 2 (aka Application for Permit to Drill or APD)

This application provides information regarding each individual wellbore and its construction. This information typically includes the surface and bottom hole location, the casing and cementing of each wellbore. 

The following Form 2 applications for locations within Commerce City limits are currently under review by the COGCC:

"Township, Range and Section are terms used by COGCC to identify land parcels 

Note: At the city's request, all Form 2 applications submitted by Extraction Oil & Gas are currently on hold. 

How to submit public comments on pending Form 2 and 2A applications 

Form 2A 

This application process determines the specific surface location for well pad sites. The city has been notified of the following Form 2A applications submitted to the COGCC for locations in Commerce City: 

Locations indicated by green dots on the above PDF map of active COGCC applications.
"Township, Range and Section are terms used by COGCC to identify land parcels 

Note: All Form 2A applications except that of the Antelope Pad are currently on hold. Commerce City has requested a second public comment period for ALL current Form 2A applications in the city. We will update this page with new information if/when those comment periods are granted and their time frames determined.

^The city sent a formal comment letter to the COGCC in response to the Antelope Pad Form 2A application, stating the city's serious concerns with this proposed location. View the Antelope Pad comment letter