Denver-based independent PDC Energy Inc. said state regulators have unanimously approved a drilling plan in Weld County to include about 450 oil and natural gas wells.

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PDC’s Guanella Comprehensive Area Plan (CAP) in the Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin was given the green light earlier this month by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC).

The CAP encompasses 33,000 consolidated net acres and 22 drilling locations.

CEO Bart Brookman said PDC’s team members worked “collaboratively with communities and regulators on this CAP application.” The “unanimous approval is a testament to their work and established working relationship with leadership and staff at the COGCC, and we look forward to continuing to build on a constructive permitting record. 

“With...