Windsor Fracking Blowout - Ranchers Exploration Cease and Desist [Retta J 1 Documents] 1 of 2

originally posted August 21, 2011
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RANCHERS EXPLORATION PARTNERS LLC

Approved drilling permit(s). Part I of II
WINDSOR, CO

Surface Use Agreement 
Application to Drill (approved)
Well Location Platform
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Retta J#1
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Well Name/No: Retta J #1            (click well name for production)

Operator:            RANCHERS EXPLORATION PARTNERS LLC - 10350

Status Date:        9/30/2010 9:16:26 PM    Federal or State Lease #:              

County: LARIMER #069   Location:             SWNW  24 6N  68W  6 PM

Field:     WATTENBERG  - #90750 Elevation:            4,875 ft.

Planned Location       1890 FNL  682 FWL  Lat/Long: 40.47417/-104.96072 Lat/Long Source: Field Measured

Wellbore Data for Sidetrack #00                                                    Status: XX         9/3/2010

Spud Date:          4/21/2012           Spud Date is:       NOTICE

Wellbore Permit                            

Permit #:                             Expiration Date: 9/29/2012 9:16:26 PM

Prop Depth/Form:            7800      Surface Mineral Owner Same:      Y

Mineral Owner:  FEE         Surface Owner:  FEE

Unit:                     Unit Number:    

Formation and Spacing:  Code: CODL , Formation: CODELL , Order: 407-87 , Unit Acreage: 80, Drill Unit: W/2 NW/4

Formation and Spacing:  Code: JSND , Formation: J SAND , Order: UNSPACED , Unit Acreage: 80, Drill Unit: W2NW4

Formation and Spacing:  Code: NBRR , Formation: NIOBRARA , Order: 407-87 , Unit Acreage: 80, Drill Unit: W/2 NW/4

Casing:  String Type: SURF , Hole Size: 12.25, Size: 8.625, Top: , Depth: 400, Weight: 24

Cement:               Sacks: 240, Top: 0, Bottom: 400, Method Grade:

Casing:  String Type: 1ST , Hole Size: 7.875, Size: 4.5, Top: , Depth: 7800, Weight: 11.6

Cement:               Sacks: 294, Top: 6627, Bottom: 7800, Method Grade:

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Waking to Power: The Success of Speaking Out Against - [Windsor, CO Radioactive Storage]

Citizens of Windsor and its surrounding communities had come to speak out against Allied Wireline services, who were proposing a radioactive and explosives storage facility within a thousand feet of Resurrection fellowship, home to a K-12 school, fellowship and pre-school. What would have been stored and transported through this beautiful town?—“radioactive materials, explosives, detonating devices, and/or other components which are used by Allied Wireline.” Americium, Beryllium, Californium and Cesium—lethal by the truckload slipping in under our nose. The explosives to be stored would also have been carcinogenic—cancer-causing. Allied’s response (Burt Gowdy): “Even though the activities and components described in the previous paragraph are not listed as either permitted uses or accessory uses in the I-L zoning district, some aspects of Allied Wireline's operations are allowed uses within this zoning district.” This may be the worst interpretation of zoning code one could possibly imagine. It’s akin to saying, “even though the playground isn’t zoned for storage of nuclear waste, some aspects of storing nuclear waste, such as making money from it’s cheap disposal, are (sorry about your infant son).” It’s important to make an analogy to determine the validity of a claim. It’s important to interrogate those who make decisions for us, since life is in fact, Our Right.

            Though, we as citizens of the United States have become used to being lied to. We’re used to rich liars getting away with crimes that would send any one of us to jail for a long time. We’re used to those same liars getting paid for their lies so they can lie again. I don’t see much difference between coporate bailouts and approving permits for storage of lethal facilities. One wonders what these radioactive and explosive devices would be used for. “In general, wireline companies provide services to the oil and gas industry to evaluate oil and gas wells. The term 'wireline' or 'wirelining' refers to a technology to lower measurement devices into the oil and gas well with a cable to evaluate the well. Allied Wireline stores and utilizes radioactive and explosive materials in order to complete the well measurement.” Oh, so it’s all about fracking—the prime example of corporate destruction of the commonwealth. Fracking is exempt from major federal regulations that are in place to protect our very existence—how can you drive your car or fly to Vegas if you haven’t had a drink of clean water (you have approximately three days)? How do you expect to pro-create when the air you breathe has disrupted your endocrine system making that nearly impossible? What kind of cow are you eating that’s spent it’s entire life drinking flowback from a fracking well (know what’s in that? BTEX, et 700+ alia)? Can you hear the irony? Without irony, there is only fury. Fury must also be allowed its course. Fury forces its cause.

            What is important is that at this meeting in Windsor people spoke out against Allied Wireline’s proposal. The planning board, to their credit, realizing that if they approved such an irresponsibly and impulsively conceived plan, anything that would happen—spills or “loss” (theft of explosives), exposure of people to lethal radioactive and explosive materials—they would be on record for having approved it.

            Fracking is representative of how our lives and the lives of our children are being sacrificed for the sake of material wealth. We have learned that if we stand up and fight against this, We will win. This is the lesson of America. This is the lesson of Patriotism—to stand against tyranny. We are few but increase in number, our voices growing louder and more powerful. We are waking to our innate power as human beings who value life and will fight for our lives with all of our force and ingenuity, against those who would sacrifice us, without our knowledge, for the sake of their financial gain and continued power.

WE hold these Truths to be self-evident, that All are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness—that to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Us, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed, that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these Ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such Principles, and organizing its Powers in such Form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

We have awakened to the power of our rights. The plans on the horizon are far worse. Every voice is required. We speak for the sake of our lives.

By C. Michael Serrano

Decision to store radioactive, explosive materials in Windsor area delayed - fracking?

April 9, 2012
Ashley Keesis-Wood
Coloradoan

A company has plans to store radioactive and explosive materials in the Windsor area.

However, that will not happen until the summer at the earliest due to action taken late last week by the Windsor Planning Commission.

The planning commission tabled a request from Allied Wireline Services to allow the storage of radioactive and explosive materials in the Highlands Industrial Park, 7250 Greenridge Road, during last Thursday's meeting.

The planning commission will next address the issue either at the end of June or at the beginning of July.

The item appeared on the Windsor Town Board's agenda for last Monday night, but was not addressed at the meeting because the planning commission has not issued a recommendation.

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Halliburton to build $20 million terminal in Windsor to support hydraulic fracturing activity (IMAGE)

Denver Post

Mark Jaffe

Houston-based Halliburton will build a $20 million sand terminal in Windsor to support its hydraulic fracturing activity in the Denver-Julesburg Basin, the company said.

Halliburton will use 54 acres in the Great Western Industrial Park, which is being developed by the Denver-based Broe Group.

Sand is a key component in fracking fluid, which is pumped into wells under pressure to fracture rock and release more oil and gas. The sand props open the tiny fissures.

There has been an increase in hydrofracturing the in the basin as companies search the Niobrara formation, which is more than 6,000 feet below the surface, for oil deposits using horizontally drilled wells.

"With the increasing interest in horizontal well development in the DJ Basin, we have seen an increase in exploration and production by some of our key customers,"

Halliburton senior region vice president Rick Grisinger said in a statement.

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Ranchers Exploration Partners LLC - Windsor, CO - Fracking Notice of Alleged Violation

NOTICE OF ALLEGED VIOLATION

If you remember, we posted sometime ago on the heated debates that Mike Ward , CEO - Ranchers Exploration Partners LLC., had in a 'townhall' style meeting.  Click HERE to review that meeting post.

Date Rec'd:	6/17/2011	Complaint taken by:	JOHN AXELSON
DocNum:	200312757	API number:	05-123-32924
Complaint Type:

Complainant Information

Name:	Troy Swain
Address:	1555 N. 17th Avenue Greeley , CO 80631
Date Received:	6/17/2011
Connection to Incident:	Weld County Dept. Public

Description of Complaint:

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Operator:	RANCHERS EXPLORATION PARTNERS LLC
Oper. No.	10350
Date of Incident:	6/17/2011
Type of Facility:	WELL
Well Name/No.
County Name:
Operator contact:
qtrqtr: SWSW section: 30 township: 7N range: 65W meridian: 1

Complaint Issue
Issue:		Assigned To:	JOHN AXELSON	Status:	Resolved 6/23/2011
Description:	Weld County filed a complaint regarding the dumping of drilling fluids at a property owned by the New Hope Church @ 1900 AA Street in Greeley. Weld County inspected the location and did not believe the fluids were being applied as a beneficial soil amendment. Other materials such as concrete were being disposed on location and they believed the site was being used only for disposal.
Resolution:	NOAV issued to Ranchers Exploration requiring them to remove any remaining drilling mud from the church property. Also required to document proper land application of the waste at new location.
Letter Sent?:	Y	Report Links:	| NOAV |

Other Notifications
Date:	6/20/2011	Agency:	COGCC	Contact:	John Axelson
Response or Details
Inspected disposal location at New Hope Church. Most of the drilling mud/cuttings had already been removed and transported to another location for proper land application. A small amount of residual drilling mud was noted - estimate less than one cubic yard.
Date:	6/17/2011	Agency:	Ranchers Exploration Partners	Contact:	Mike Ward
Response or Details
Mr. Ward confirmed that the drilling fluid had been generated from the Ranchers #3 (API 123-32924). He said the material would be cleaned up from the Church property. please comment