Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Event Date
11-13-2003
Description
20 pages
"These notes were taken by one of our law students attending the workshop. They are not a verbatim transcript and they were not supplied by, and may not have been reviewed by, the speakers. There may be errors or gaps in the notes and for these we apologize in advance. Where the speaker provided an abstract of their talk, these are included and noted as such."
Moderator
Ann J. Morgan
Citation Information
University of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center, "Notes from the Directional Drilling Workshop" (2003). Workshop on Directional Drilling in the Rocky Mountain Region (November 13).
https://scholar.law.colorado.edu/workshop-on-directional-drilling-rocky-mountain-region/7
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Energy and Utilities Law Commons, Energy Policy Commons, Environmental Health and Protection Commons, Environmental Law Commons, Environmental Policy Commons, Hydraulic Engineering Commons, Natural Resource Economics Commons, Natural Resources Law Commons, Natural Resources Management and Policy Commons, Oil, Gas, and Mineral Law Commons, Property Law and Real Estate Commons, Science and Technology Law Commons, State and Local Government Law Commons
Comments
The Rocky Mountain region is seeing a large increase in the amount of exploration and production of oil and gas resources. Many people are interested in the use of directional and horizontal drilling technology but not much is understood about these technologies outside of the oil and gas industry. Many hold out the promise that directional drilling can minimize environmental impacts and the footprint of development. The technological, environmental, legal and policy implications of directional drilling for oil and gas in the Rocky Mountain region are the focus of this workshop.