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Aurora neighborhood claims victory — for now — in halting 32 oil and gas wells near reservoir

The Energy and Carbon Management Commission halted Civitas' 32-well pad project near Aurora Reservoir amid health and environmental concerns from residents and advocates.

Summary by Denver Post
Civitas Resources had been on a streak this year. State and county officials signed off on three of the oil and gas company’s proposed well pads — featuring nearly 60 wells combined — on a windswept stretch of prairie southeast of Aurora that’s near both hundreds of homes and the primary drinking water source for Colorado’s third-largest city. Then, on Dec. 10, the $2.3 billion company hit a wall. The Energy and Carbon Management Commission, the…

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Denver Post broke the news in Denver, United States on Tuesday, December 23, 2025.
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