Oil & Gas Notifications

Notice of Move-in, Rig-Up

Kerr McGee Oil and Gas has notified the COGCC that they will perform Move-in, Rig Up operations on the Mjolnir site located outside of Erie limits (east of CR 7 and north of CR12).

Mjolnir site
Kerr McGee reports the Work-Over Rig operations will begin on March 8 at 7 a.m. and is expected to last about 4 days.


What is this operation?
Gas well move in, rig up's, drilling rig, and work-over rig is performed to place, and/or assemble parts of the oil rig equipment, and prepare for drilling.

A 'Rig Workover', as defined by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission is "Remedial work to the equipment within a well, the well pipework, or relating to attempts to increase the rate of flow."

A 'Drilling Rig', as defined by Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission is "a drilling unit that is not permanently fixed to the seabed, e.g. a drillship, a semi-submersible or a jack-up unit. Also means the derrick and its associated machinery."

More:
Contact Kerr McGee at 720-929-6000
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