The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission voted Tuesday morning to delay until December any vote on Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc.’s Lowell South Pad spacing application to drill in Broomfield and approved spacing applications in Lowell North and Coyote West.

The approved applications would impact Broomfield along the Northwest Parkway and Colo. 7 west of Sheridan Parkway.

COGCC denied spacing applications in Broomfield from Crestone Peak Resources.

During Day 2 of meetings in Denver, the body discussed what Commissioner Erin Overturf described as Extraction Oil and Gas’ “loosey-goosey application of rules” in its oversight of not properly notifying the Wildgrass neighborhood’s Oil and Gas Committee of changes made in the spacing applications.

“It was just common sense,” said Ann Byers, chairperson for the Wildgrass Oil and Gas Committee. “COGCC needs to enforce its rule on notice. We’re happy with the results.”

Eric Jacobsen, senior vice president of operations with Extraction, said the commission ruled on “a very administrative type of issue.”

“We’ll pick this back up in December and move on,” Jacobsen said.

Broomfield resident Suzanne Kent, who sat in the back of the meeting, said the hearings made her “super emotional,” but the COGCC’s ruling to delay the spacing application decisions was the outcome she had been hoping for.

The marathon oil and gas meeting was taxing on everyone in the room.

“There were certainly some challenges today,” said John Benton, COGCC chair.

Among the challenges were the competing space applications between Extraction and Crestone Peak Resources, which had overlapping interests in some of the areas under discussion.

Members of the COGCC criticized the oil and gas operators for putting the commission in an awkward position of having to favor one over the other, calling the situation “a very troubling proceeding.”

Ultimately, the commission decided Extraction’s ongoing partnership with the city of Broomfield held merit and should be upheld.

Broomfield City and County Attorney William Tuthill said he just wanted the city and industry to get along, and felt Extraction was working with that in mind.

Ward 4 Broomfield City Councilman Kevin Kreeger said he was happy the Lowell pad was delayed until December.

He spoke of the consequences fracking can have on a community, like detrimental health impacts that he said residents of Erie were already experiencing — including nosebleeds and sleepless nights due to noise.

“Those symptoms are the least of our concerns,” Kreeger said. “You have to wonder what kind of impact this could have.”

Kent, who moved to Broomfield 10 months ago, said the discussions around fracking in her neighborhood continued to worry her for the safety of her daughter.

“I don’t know if we’ll stay here if it all passes,” Kent said.

The Broomfield City Council last week approved an agreement with Extraction to drill 84 wells along the Northwest Parkway. The state oil and gas commission has yet to issue permits for those wells.

On Monday, the commission heard nearly four hours of public comment from residents of Broomfield and Adams counties with concerns about the drilling plans.

Elizabeth Hernandez: 303-473-1106, hernandeze@dailycamera.com