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Aurora reviews annual oil and gas update, cites inspections, limited methane plumes and $11M remediation grant
Summary
City staff reported 2025 oil and gas activity including 203 active/drilling wells, 1,134 inspections, 16 onsite spills and 26 air releases; CarbonMapper data showed no large methane plumes over Aurora, and the city has $11 million in grants to begin Highway 30 landfill remediation.
Jeffrey Moore, manager of Aurora's Energy and Environment Division, gave the committee the division's annual oil and gas update, outlining well counts, inspections, emissions monitoring and revenue sources.
Moore said Aurora counted about 203 wells in 2025 that were either drilling or producing, with a smaller number of shut-in and about 70 plugged wells. "We do expect in the future there will be some more wells drilled," he said, and staff reported a range of roughly 45 to 100 additional wells in operator agreements for the coming years.
The division emphasized its inspection program and monitoring efforts. Susan Sherman, senior oil and gas inspector, reported the city completed 1,134 inspections in 2025 across wells, pipelines and drilling operations and noted quarterly inspections and rapid reporting: "All inspection reports are…
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