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t <br />T <br />J ?7 ?4 <br />ENERGY COMPANY <br />P.O. BOX 467 GOLDEN, COLORADO 80402 <br />November 1, 2010 <br />CF-FIVEE) <br />Mr. Robert Zuber NOV 01 „ <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety f E1 <br />Department of Natural Resources ors or F. ,;u ra,z4o <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Mod Ssf?ty <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Re: Technical Revision No 41 <br />Change to Approved Post-Mining Land Use - Partial (4) <br />Keenesburg Mine Site <br />Permit No. C-1981-028 <br />Dear Mr. Zuber: <br />With the submittal of this Technical Revision No. 41, Coors Energy Company (CEC) is requesting <br />additional consideration by the Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety (DRMS) for <br />revisions to the approved post-mining land use for certain lands under Permit C-1981-028. This request <br />is tendered following the receipt by CEC of notice from Petroleum Development Corporation (PDC), as <br />the owner of the oil and gas mineral interests beneath the Keenesburg Mine site, specifically Section 25. <br />PDC is indicating that they intend to drill and complete fourteen (14) additional wells within the Permit <br />area in the coming year. The wells will be drilled from two major sites/pads (seven from each pad) by <br />"directional" means, thus minimizing the surface disturbance across the Permit area. The pads are <br />situated predominantly on lands previously released from the Permit under a Phase III application (SL-04) <br />which was approved on January 8, 2010. However, the design of the pad sites will include a small <br />(approximately 0.01 acre) portion of Area 29, hence the submittal of this TR 41. <br />Once these fourteen wells are completed, the long-term use for the land parcels (specifically the well sites <br />and the access corridors), can no longer be considered "rangeland". Therefore, CEC seeks the Division's <br />concurrence, by the approval of this Technical Revision, for a revised post-mining use designation of <br />"industrial". <br />Enclosed are copies of documents obtained from PDC which: 1) demonstrate ownership and control of <br />the oil and gas interests under these lands (PDC letter dated 8/31A0); 2) confirm PDC's intent to drill (a <br />copy of the approved Application for Permit to Drill for each of the 14 wells); 3) provide Location <br />Drawings for the two anticipated well sites, and an Access Road Map. CEC is also submitting: 1) a <br />revised Industrial Land Use Map of the Keenesburg site as Permit page 124a, to replace the current pages <br />124a and 124b; 2) a revised Permit page 124; 3)a revised Table of Contents; 4)a revised Volume III Table <br />