State stops oil and gas wastewater well activity after earthquakes

DENVER – State regulators have halted activity at an oil and gas wastewater injection well in Weld County as officials try to determine whether the well is tied to nearby tremors.
 
The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission stopped wastewater injection activity in the well east of the Greeley-Weld County Airport operated by High Sierra Water Services this week. A representative of a marketing firm working for High Sierra did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

High Sierra agreed to a 20-day halt to wastewater injection as a cautionary step as the state gathers more information…