PICEANCE PERSISTENCE

摘要

Many operators have been cutting programs in Colorado, disheartened by poor wellhead prices and new, stiffer state regulations. In July, Colorado's rig count stood at 44, down sharply from 110 a year prior. And yet, one company is sticking with the Centennial State. "We're back in the Piceance in a big way," said Fred Barrett, chairman and chief executive of Bill Barrett Corp., speaking at EnerCom Inc.'s 2009 Oil & Gas Conference.