fueling colorado while striving to protect what makes it home

Whether she’s whitewater rafting during the summer or skiing down mountains in the winter, Miyuki Mann enjoys all that Colorado has to offer.

“Colorado is an amazing place to live, and the mountains are heavenly,” said Mann, a Chevron facilities engineer. “If you love the outdoors, it’s a great state to thrive in.”

Mann isn’t just passionate about exploring the outdoors—she’s also keen on helping to protect it, and she’s doing so through her work at Chevron.

Chevron began operating in Colorado more than 90 years ago. Today, the company is the largest oil and natural gas producer in the state; its operations now encompass more than 600,000 net acres.

Chevron produces approximately 400,000 barrels of oil-equivalent (boe) per day in the DJ Basin.

Chevron Colorado leverages technology and innovation to minimize its operational footprint, protect the local environment and reduce its carbon intensity.

For example:

• Chevron’s next-generation tankless facilities can lower carbon emissions by more than 90% and reduce surface footprint by more than 95%, compared with legacy designs, such as at the Guttersen Ranch in Colorado.
• Using electricity from the grid to power drilling operations whenever possible helps lower the carbon intensity to Chevron facilities.
• Transporting oil and natural gas through pipelines rather than trucks eliminates more than 152 million miles of truck traffic and its associated emissions.
• Chevron is returning thousands of acres to other uses such as agriculture, rangeland and wildlife habitat. Since 2016, it has plugged and removed an average of 500 wells annually, restoring the land back to its natural state—or better. By decommissioning wells and related infrastructure, Chevron estimates an average reduction of up to 186 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per well annually.

For Coloradans like Mann, helping lower the carbon intensity of Chevron’s operations is essential for preserving the state’s environment.

“It’s about being a good partner and neighbor to everyone who calls this state home,” she said. “Coloradans want to live a fulfilled life and to have a healthy environment to enjoy.”

Chevron believes that protecting the environment can go hand in hand with meeting a growing need for energy—in Colorado and elsewhere.

It is working to meet demand while reducing its surface use and advancing toward a lower carbon future through:

• Advanced methane detection technologies.
• Renewable energy to power operations, including solar.
• Investing in greenhouse gas reduction projects.