Bronco Comprehensive Area Plan (CAP)

We strive to make our activities compatible with the surrounding community and use various techniques to avoid, minimize, and mitigate the temporary impacts associated with development. Our team designs each location after careful consideration of the area’s specific attributes. We deploy the following strategies to mitigate possible impacts including:  

Noise: We will perform a mitigation and monitoring noise model for the Bronco CAP and will determine compliance prior to the start of construction. 

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Road and Traffic: We reduce traffic as much as possible through oil transfer and Water-On-Demand systems. The oil produced from our horizontal locations is transported off-site through a pipeline, eliminating the need for trucks. We transport the water used in hydraulic fracturing through our innovative Water-On-Demand pipeline system, further reducing truck traffic.

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Since its inception in 2012, this technology has enabled Oxy to eliminate 60 million miles of truck traffic from the roads in Weld County, reducing emissions, dust, road wear, and inconvenience to our neighbors. This system also reduces our surface footprint by eliminating the need to store water in tanks onsite during well completion.

Monitoring Emissions: During drilling and completions, independent third-party environmental air quality experts perform continuous air quality monitoring. During the development phase, we will post monthly monitoring reports created by the third-party consultant to this webpage.
 
Independent third-party air quality experts use traditional and innovative technologies to add context to and validate the data collected. Air monitoring stations include a weather station, a hydrocarbon analyzer, and carbon sorbent tubes. In addition, strategically placed air canisters may supplement data from the air monitoring stations. Air samples are collected and analyzed according to EPA standards. The results are compared to health guideline values set by the CDPHE.
 
Air monitoring data is collected continuously and is monitored 24/7 by our Integrated Operations Center (IOC). Our monitoring program establishes response and investigation levels designed to protect the health, safety, and welfare of communities, our employees, and the environment. Additionally, our 24/7 IOC ensures that responses are timely and effective.  
 
To monitor emissions near our production facilities, we have an in-house emissions team that conducts leak detection and repair inspections. During the production phase, every facility is inspected periodically by trained individuals using a handheld infrared camera. We also use infrared camera-equipped drones and conduct frequent audio/visual/olfactory inspections to detect and control emissions.

Remote Monitoring: Our Integrated Operations Center (IOC) in Platteville, staffed 24 hours per day, 365 days per year, enables real-time monitoring of the wells, production facilities, and water tanks. Additionally, the system allows us to monitor personnel locations and surrounding features, including sensitive areas, bodies of water, habitats, and communities. The IOC also serves as a point of contact 24/7 for inquiries from community members.