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002167, a decline from 1974 when 3,868,336 Mcf (109,474 M cu m) of gas and 6,514 barrels of condensate were produced.2! Moffat County oil and gas production has been increasing since 1924 when significant discoveries were made at the Moffat Field in sec 33, T 5 N, R 91 W, and at lIes Field in sec 22, T 4 N, R 92 W (see fig. 1). Both fields are located on the eastern side of the county. At the end of 1975, State records show that Moffat County had 200 producing wells in 23 fields. Cumulative production through 1975 exceeded 52 million barrels of oil and 441 MMcf (12,488 MM cu m) of gas. In 1975, production was 791,107 barrels of oil and 21,972,957 Mcf (621,683 cu m) "--- "., '"22 of gas. Most of the county's 30 fields that are productive, shut in, or abandoned, are concentrated in the. eastern end of Moffat County (the Monument is in the western part). Of the fields scattered across the southern part of the county, the closest to the Monument is Elk Springs field, about 8 miles (13 km) southeast of ~he eastern end of the Monument. Along the northern border of the county are numerous fields; the nearest of these to the study area are Hi~watha West and Sugar Loaf, both about 15 miles (24 km) from Browns Park. Records show that Moffat County oil and, gas fields produce from as many as eight horizons and that the deepest stratigraphic production zone is the Weber Sandstone. 23 21Information available upon request from U.S. Bureau of Mines, Fuels Availability System DAta Bank, Intermountain Field Operations Center, Denver, Colo. 2~010rado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Dept. of Natural Resources, 1975 Oil and Gas Statistics. 1976, p. 71 2~01orado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Dept. of Natural Resources 1975 Oil and Gas Statistics. 1976, pp. 65-71. \ ,. , f! I I r