Trio of legal actions a mixed bag for energy in Boulder County

BOULDER COUNTY — A flurry of legal activity regarding oil-and-gas operations in Boulder County on Monday produced mixed results in the broader ongoing battle between the industry’s opponents and proponents.
Extraction, Boulder County reach settlement over planned east-county development
Boulder County and Denver-based Extraction Oil & Gas Inc. (Nasdaq: XOG) reached a cease-fire over the latter’s efforts to drill several wells on property in Weld County on which Boulder County claims that it has a conservation easement.
In a statement Tuesday, the county said it and Extraction agreed to halt the drilling and ask the Colorado Oil…
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