Bronco Comprehensive Area Plan (CAP)

On August 10, 2022, Oxy achieved approval for the Bronco CAP from the ECMC. Oxy has a 30-year legacy in Colorado and is committed to serving as an innovative and sustainable leader in the oil and gas industry.

What is a CAP?

A CAP is a proposed plan covering future oil and gas operations in a defined geographic area. The purpose of a CAP is to propose development based on thoughtful and comprehensive planning and cumulative impact considerations. A CAP focuses on infrastructure location, Best Management Practices (BMPs), and centralization of facilities, among other development aspects. To learn more about the ECMC and the CAP process, click here.

Bronco CAP Specifics

Since the initial proposal in 2022, KMOG has removed 2 proposed pads from the Bronco CAP, updating the total pad count to 9. Additionally, KMOG has drilled 141 wells instead of the originally proposed 209 wells.

The planned development avoids impacts on residents by well pads, and facilities are now located greater than three (3) miles from the nearest Residential Building Unit.

While the Bronco CAP does fall within a Disproportionately Impacted Community, there are no Residential Building Units near the pad to trigger additional measures.

Topographical map (right) portrays the

Bronco CAP area.

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Bronco Structure

The Bronco CAP is made up of two OGDPs: Colt and Filly. For information regarding the events of Colt and/or Filly, please see "Project Updates" tab.

Click here for the Colt map

Click here for the Filly map

Water

KMOG proposed a water recycling operation on location capable of treating approximately 10,000 bbls of water per day.
Produced water will be piped from locations in the CAP lands to the recycling equipment and piped to other locations for completions operations.
Using recycled water will reduce the need for freshwater and decrease the amount of water sent to disposal.
Starting with the first location being turned over to production, water will flow to the recycling system and then be used for subsequent completions until the last well has been completed in the Bronco CAP lands.
Once the last well has been stimulated, all produced water will be piped to disposal, eliminating truck traffic associated with produced water hauling.

The aforementioned techniques allow KMOG to eliminate truck trips that otherwise would be necessary. We can estimate that the following methods contributed to the elimination of the following truck trips:

Water on Demand:

Colt - 591,380

Filly - 564,112

Oil Piping:

Colt - 214,561

Filly - 276,129

Produced Water Piping:

Colt - 30,170

Filly - 31,677

Bronco CAP by the Numbers

141 Horizontal Wells

9 Conceptual Pads

Approximately 24,332 Mineral Acres

Our Best Practices

We strive to make our activities compatible with the surrounding community and use various techniques to avoid, minimize, and mitigate the temporary impacts associated with development. Our team designs each location after careful consideration of the area’s specific attributes.

For more information please see our "Good Neighbor Commitments" page.