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Oct 5, 2008 5:38 pm US/Mountain

La Plata County Mulls Action On Oil, Gas Rules

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) ― La Plata County will decide this week whether to finish two years of work on new oil and gas rules or wait while the state completes an overhaul of its regulations.

At issue is whether the county's rules would conflict with or duplicate new regulations by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.

Industry representatives have asked the La Plata County commissioners to wait because of the uncertainty. Environmentalists say it's in the county's best interest to move ahead.

La Plata County in southwest Colorado is one of the state's largest gas producing areas. There are about 3,000 wells in the county.

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