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Citizens f.,. <br />Healthy . <br />Community <br />May 25, 2017 <br />Virginia Brannon, Division Director <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />RECEIVED <br />MAY 302017 <br />0/VIS/ON OF <br />4flt"W AND �g� <br />Re: Comments on the Bowie Resources, LLC Technical Revision Application <br />Dear Director Brannon, <br />Citizens for a Healthy Community (CHC) submits the following comment on Bowie <br />Resources, LLC's Technical Revision Application for Permit Number C-1996-083, dated <br />May 11, 2017. The technical Revision Application calls for the drilling of up to four (4) <br />wells from an existing drill site (TC -03-01) for the purpose of equalizing pressure to <br />enhance coal bed methane recovery. <br />This comment focuses on the fact that the application submitted by J. E. Stover & <br />Associates, Inc, on behalf of Bowie Resources, LLC (BRL) is vague, and does not contain <br />enough information to adequately inform the public. The application specifically calls <br />for, "drill[ing] up to four holes from the drill site TC -03-01. The holes are being drilled <br />to remove one seal in the 1 west mains to enable pressure equalization across the set of <br />seals. The pressure equalization will enhance coal bed methane recovery." <br />The cover letter attached to the application makes reference to an agreement between <br />BRL and Oxbow Mining, LLC (Oxbow) to extract coal bed methane from existing mine <br />workings. <br />Between the language of the cover letter, and the language in the application, it is <br />impossible to discern the type of methane recovery being undertaken. CHC does not <br />have an official position on coalmine methane capture. However, drilling new wells for <br />coal bed methane extraction, which would require an oil and gas lease, is something <br />CHC and its membership take very seriously. Based on comments by the Bureau of <br />Citizens for a Healthy Community <br />2II Grand Avenue, Suite rio, Paonia, CO 8x428 <br />Mailing Address. PO Box 1283, Paonia, CO 8x428 Phone. 97o-399-97oo <br />www.chc4you.org <br />