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U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Energy resources and changing land use, Front Range of Colorado: AAPG-EMD field trip guide, in association with the 2001 AAPG-EMD Annual Meeting by
Open-File
Report 01-172
This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with U.S. Geological Survey editorial standards or with the North American Stratigraphic Code. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. 2001
INTRODUCTION Over the past 30 years, communities in the Northern Front Range of Colorado have experienced tremendous urban and commercial growth rivaling or surpassing that in most other parts of the United States. Much of this growth coincides with areas underlain by critically needed natural resources (such as oil, natural gas, construction aggregate (stone, sand, and gravel), and water), thus presenting serious challenges for city, county, and state planners as well as producers of these natural resources. With projections for as much as a 51 percent increase in population in Colorado over the next 25 years (Colorado Department of Local Affairs, 2001), it is likely that these challenges will increase.
This field trip will blend petroleum and coal geology with discussions
of urban development to highlight the interplay between growth in the Front
Range and energy resource production. On the trip we will also explore
the effects of past production on land use. A total of 6 stops will be
made in various locations around the Front Range area.
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