A permit has been issued to Bison IV, Operating (Bison), the new owner and operator for construction to begin at the East (CE) Well Pad, which was the first oil and gas permit approved under the City of Loveland's enhanced oil and gas standards through the Unified Development Code (UDC).

This administrative approval comes nearly a year after the project was granted conditional approval by the City of Loveland and the Oil and Gas Development Plan (OGDP) approved by the Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC). It has been nearly two years since the project was first presented to the City of Loveland. The project was approved before the November 2023 oil and gas moratorium was enacted by City Council.

On-going conditions of the permit will include:

• All wells will be drilled with electric drill rigs.
• Pipelines will be used to transport the oil and gas, eliminating truck trips to the facility.
• The site will utilize a "tankless design."
• The production facility will use electricity for all motors and pneumatic devices.
• Hydraulic fracturing and heavy construction equipment that cannot be electrified will use the lowest-emitting Tier IV engines.
• The operator will assign employees to respond to all complaints 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Complaints are to be resolved within 24 hours.
• The operator will provide weekly electronic progress reports to the City of Loveland Local Governmental Designee during the project's initial construction, drilling, completion, and first year of production phases. The weekly report will describe any reportable spills, accidents, alleged violations, or complaints.
• The operator will perform a baseline air quality monitoring survey before beginning any drilling operations, and the site will have continuous air monitoring for VOC and methane during the drilling, completion, and first three years of production operations.

Bison has created a website where the public can obtain information regarding the permitting history and development of the CE pad, at the following web address at https://bisoncepad.com.

More information about the City of Loveland’s oil and gas process can be found at lovgov.org/OilAndGas.

The Bison CE Pad is located east of Interstate 25, north of Highway 34 (E. Eisenhower Boulevard), and west of N. County Road 3 in the Kinston Centerra area.