Environmental
Our Philosophy
We understand that, as we grow as a company, so do our responsibilities as an operator and community member. At UGC, environmental stewardship is not just a regulatory obligation—it’s a core value embedded in our culture and operations.
That’s why we have structured the company to put qualified, committed and experienced environmental experts in positions that help them excel. Everyone here is committed to exceeding state and federal requirements to ensure cleaner air, protected water resources, sustainable (and where possible, enhanced) wildlife habitat and restored landscapes for future generations.
From initial site planning to final reclamation, our holistic life-cycle approach ensures that we “leave no trace behind.” We are proud to go beyond compliance, setting a higher standard for environmental care in our industry.
We continually exceed the requirements of the state and federal agencies for operations and environmental restoration. Our operations are conducted with the objective to “leave no trace behind.”
Utah Gas Corp’s Reclamation Efforts in Colorado
Oil and gas operators on BLM public lands in Colorado not only have to meet strict reclamation standards from the BLM. They must also meet some of the most stringent state reclamation standards in the country.
In the summer of 2015, Encana’s reclamation staff, which later continued working with Utah Gas Corp when the lease changed hands, reclaimed a road well over 40 years old on BLM land in western Colorado’s Piceance Basin. The access road served a single-well pad and was over half a mile in length. Back then, road design standards and construction best management practices were much different than they are today…