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Aurora C City Council Study Session

MAY 20, 2019

45

wells drilled through 2018

>$500,000

paid in bonus payments

140

total wells planned through 2023*

>$300,000

paid in royalty payments

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ConocoPhillips Commitment to Aurora

ConocoPhillips has operated in the City of Aurora since 2013

Operational Impacts

>$11 million donated to

• rganizations across Colorado during

the past 7 years

* Wells drilled through YE18 + future wells based on 5-year plan submitted to the City in December 2018.

Held15 open houses to engage with residents and stakeholders ConocoPhillips operations support

~350 jobs in Colorado.

Commitment to Community

Operator Agreement

〉Establishes standards consistent with or

exceeding those in SB19-181

〉Site specific development plan intended to

minimize adverse impacts to public health, safety and the environment

〉Scope: 45 well sites

• Only 8 within 1/4 mile of a residence
• 10 pending administrative approval

〉Will hold a neighborhood meeting during

permit process for residents within 1 mile

• f each well site

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Safety

〉Emergency response plan

• Ongoing collaboration with Bennett

and Aurora fire departments

• Foam trailer purchase

〉Incident reporting 〉Notifications 〉Additional process safety

requirements

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At ConocoPhillips, it’s not just what we do, it’s how we do it.

The “how we do it” is what makes ConocoPhillips unique.

We demonstrate our SPIRIT Values through our behaviors:

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Environmental Protection

Air Quality

〉Emissions reduction controls

• Specialized equipment
• Electric power

〉Ambient air sampling

• Baseline study
• Continuous monitoring for life of well
• Applicable to all sites with future

drilling

〉Leak detection and repair

• Increased frequency of monitoring

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Water Monitoring

〉Baseline water quality

testing

• Potential to drill monitoring

wells subject to water rights

〉Post-drilling sampling

Operational and Site Requirements

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〉Utilizing pipelines to transport fresh water and

hydrocarbons

• Oil infrastructure dependent on third-party connection
• Utilizing trucks for produced water given low volumes

〉500 foot offset from City infrastructure

• 3 sites exempt (already built with wells drilled)

〉1 mile offset from existing and planned reservoirs

• 4 sites exempt (already built with wells drilled)

〉Access road standards

• 3 sites exempt (already built)

〉No-bleed pneumatic devices

• 7 wells exempt (already drilled)

Visual Mitigation

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〉Screening during drilling and completions

• 17 specific sites, plus any within ¼ mile of a

residence

• Priority placed on sites within residential zone

and along I-70 corridor

〉Low Profile Tanks

• All future facilities will use low profile tanks

〉Opaque Fencing

• 13 specific sites in residential zone, plus any

within ¼ mile of a residence

〉Other

• Landscaping plan
• Lighting
• Reclamation
• Tree mitigation

Noise Mitigation

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〉Noise mitigation during drilling and

completion

• 13 specific sites, plus any within ¼ mile
• f a residence
• Priority placed on sites within residential

zone

〉Baseline modeling

• For sites within ½ mile of houses

〉Electric power

• Utilizing for production operations
• Investing in infrastructure for electric

drilling along Powhaton and Monaghan

Path Forward

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〉Committed to ongoing collaboration and

engagement with City staff and Council members

〉Continued stakeholder outreach 〉Request for approval with no reconsideration

period

• 10 permits pending administrative approval
• Additional permits required to progress development
• Waiver of reconsideration period is critical to

maintain schedule

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Questions