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Mainstem Colorado River Basin Conditional Oil Shale Water Rights

Abbreviations used on this table:
- pl
- pipeline
- pp
- pumping plant
- res
- reservoir
- con
- conduit
- flum
- flume
- cfs
- cubic feet per second (a unit of measure for flowing water equal to 7.4805 gallons flowing by a particular point in 1 second, or 1.983 acre-feet per day)
- af
- acre-feet (a unit of measure for stored water equal to 325,851 gallons per acre-foot)
| Map Location |
Structure Name |
Water Source |
Structure Type |
Quantity (cfs) |
Quantity (af) |
Appropriation Date |
Appropriation Owner |
| 1 |
Kobe Canal |
Colorado River |
Ditch |
48.3 |
0 |
6/30/1936 |
Colorado River Water Cons Dist |
| 2 |
Mt Logan Canal |
Roan Creek |
Ditch |
75 |
0 |
6/30/1936 |
Colorado River Water Cons Dist |
| 3 |
Mt Logan Dam & Reservoir |
Roan Creek |
Reservoir |
0 |
10,000 |
6/30/1936 |
Colorado River Water Cons Dist |
| 7 |
Pumping Pl Union Oil Cal |
Colorado River |
Pipeline |
110.16 |
0 |
2/14/1949 |
EnCana Oil & Gas Company |
| 8 |
Roan Creek Reservoir |
Roan Creek |
Reservoir |
0 |
71,300 |
1/7/1950 |
Chevron Texaco Shale Oil Co |
| 9 |
Dragert Pump Plant & Pl |
Colorado River |
Pipeline |
194 |
0 |
1/7/1950 |
Chevron Shale Oil Cp |
| 10 |
Hayward & Wyatt Pl |
Colorado River |
Pipeline |
12.725 |
0 |
2/2/1950 |
Exxon Colony Project |
| 11 |
Getty Pipeline |
Colorado River |
Pipeline |
56 |
0 |
9/3/1950 |
Chevron Texaco Shale Oil Co |
| 12 |
Cities Service Pl And Pp |
Colorado River |
Pipeline |
100 |
0 |
8/2/1951 |
OXY USA Wtp Lp |
| 13 |
Shale Pumps & Pl |
Colorado River |
Pipeline |
11.11 |
0 |
10/7/1951 |
Frac Tech Services |
| 14 |
Pacific Oil Co Pl No 1 |
Colorado River |
Pipeline |
57.25 |
0 |
6/9/1953 |
Chevron Shale Oil |
| 15 |
Pacific Oil Co Pl No 2 |
Colorado River |
Pipeline |
27.63 |
0 |
6/9/1953 |
Shell Frontier Oil & Gas |
| 16 |
Flattops Proj Bearwl Res |
Canyon Creek |
Reservoir |
0 |
96,488.9 |
6/28/1954 |
Colorado River Water Cons Dist |
| 17 |
Flattops Proj Bearwl Con |
Canyon Creek |
Pipeline |
200 |
0 |
6/28/1954 |
Colorado River Water Cons Dist |
| 18 |
Flattops Proj Bench Flum |
Canyon Creek |
Ditch |
254 |
0 |
6/28/1954 |
Colorado River Water Cons Dist |
| 19 |
Flattops Proj Poss Coll1 |
Canyon Creek |
Ditch |
175 |
0 |
6/28/1954 |
Colorado River Water Cons Dist |
| 20 |
East Middle Fork Res |
Parachute Creek |
Reservoir |
0 |
130.558 |
9/17/1954 |
Exxon Oil Company |
| 21 |
Dow E Middle Fork Pl |
Parachute Creek |
Pipeline |
13.54 |
0 |
10/19/1954 |
Exxon Mobil Corp |
| 22 |
Dow Middle Fk Pipeline |
Parachute Creek |
Pipeline |
1.088 |
0 |
10/20/1954 |
Exxon Mobil Corp |
| 23 |
Dow Pump Plant And Pl |
Colorado River |
Pipeline |
187.11 |
0 |
1/24/1955 |
Exxon Mobil Corp |
| 24 |
Sinclair Oil & Gas Pump |
Colorado River |
Pipeline |
33 |
0 |
11/29/1956 |
Puckett Land Company |
| 25 |
Eaton Pipeline No 1 |
Colorado River |
Pipeline |
9 |
0 |
12/17/1956 |
Puckett Land Company |
| 26 |
Oil Shale Corp P & Pl |
Colorado River |
Pipeline |
100 |
0 |
12/3/1956 |
Puckett Land Company |
| 27 |
Virginia Mesa Reservoir |
Colorado River |
Reservoir |
0 |
50.52 |
7/18/1957 |
Chevron Shale Oil |
| 28 |
Bluestone Project |
Colorado River |
Ditch |
220 |
0 |
3/27/1958 |
Colorado River Water Cons Dist |
| 29 |
Letson Well |
Roan Creek |
Well |
0.5 |
0 |
9/18/1959 |
Texaco Inc |
| 30 |
Main Elk Wheeler G Pl |
Main Elk Creek |
Pipeline |
40 |
0 |
6/19/1963 |
Main Elk Corp & Exxon Mobil |
| 31 |
Mahaffey Pumping P & Pl |
Colorado River |
Pipeline |
60 |
0 |
6/19/1963 |
Main Elk Corp & Exxon Mobil |
| 32 |
Sheep Trail H Term Res |
Parachute Creek |
Reservoir |
0 |
160 |
6/19/1963 |
Main Elk Corp/Mobil |
| 33 |
Cottonwood G Term Res |
Cottonwood G. |
Reservoir |
0 |
160 |
6/19/1963 |
Main Elk Corp/Mobil |
| 34 |
Mahaffey Terminal Res |
Colorado River |
Reservoir |
0 |
160 |
6/19/1963 |
Main Elk Corp/Mobil |
| 35 |
Allenwater Cr Term Res |
Colorado River |
Reservoir |
0 |
160 |
6/19/1963 |
Main Elk Corp/Mobil |
| 36 |
Rulison Gulch Term Res |
Parachute Creek |
Reservoir |
0 |
160 |
6/19/1963 |
Main Elk Corp/Mobil |
| 37 |
Main Elk Reservoir |
Main Elk Creek |
Reservoir |
0 |
34,922 |
6/19/1963 |
Main Elk Corp/Mobil |
| 38 |
Clear Creek Feeder Pl |
Clear Creek |
Pipeline |
50 |
0 |
2/8/1965 |
Shell Frontier Oil & Gas Inc |
| 39 |
Deer Park Gulch Res |
Clear Creek |
Reservoir |
0 |
1,533.6 |
2/8/1965 |
Shell Frontier Oil & Gas Inc |
| 40 |
Deer Park Gulch Pmp & Pl |
Colorado River |
Pipeline |
150 |
0 |
2/8/1965 |
Shell Frontier Oil & Gas Inc |
| 41 |
Conn Creek Feeder Pl |
Conn Creek |
Pipeline |
50 |
0 |
2/8/1965 |
Shell Frontier Oil & Gas Inc |
| 42 |
Una Reservoir |
Colorado River |
Reservoir |
0 |
369,460 |
3/16/1965 |
Colorado River Water Cons Dist |
| 43 |
Una Res Power Conduit |
Colorado River |
Ditch |
2700 |
0 |
3/16/1965 |
Colorado River Water Cons Dist |
| 44 |
Getty Reservoir No 2 |
Roan Creek |
Reservoir |
0 |
20,670.2 |
5/17/1965 |
Texaco Inc |
| 45 |
Getty Reservoir No 1 |
Roan Creek |
Reservoir |
0 |
2,543.9 |
5/17/1965 |
Texaco Inc |
| 46 |
Conn Creek Pipeline |
Conn Creek |
Pipeline |
10 |
0 |
8/25/1966 |
OXY USA Wtp Lp |
| 47 |
Cascade Canyon Reservoir |
Conn Creek |
Reservoir |
0 |
619.47 |
8/25/1966 |
OXY USA Wtp Lp |
| 48 |
Cascade Canyon Pipeline |
Conn Creek |
Pipeline |
10 |
0 |
8/25/1966 |
OXY USA Wtp Lp |
| 49 |
Conn Creek Reservoir |
Conn Creek |
Reservoir |
0 |
422.75 |
8/25/1966 |
OXY USA Wtp Lp |
| 50 |
Thompson Creek Res |
Thompson Creek |
Reservoir |
0 |
23,893 |
12/17/1966 |
Puckett Land Co |
| 51 |
Thompson Creek Pipeline |
Thompson Creek |
Pipeline |
33 |
0 |
12/17/1966 |
Puckett Land Co |
| 52 |
Starkey Gulch Reservoir |
Parachute Creek |
Reservoir |
0 |
7,360 |
2/20/1967 |
Pucket Land Company |
| 53 |
Getty-Sleepy Gulch Res |
Clear Creek |
Reservoir |
0 |
6,538 |
6/27/1967 |
Texaco Inc |
| 54 |
Getty W Fk Parachute Cr |
Parachute Creek |
Reservoir |
0 |
4,658 |
6/27/1967 |
Chevron Texaco Shale Oil Co |
| 55 |
Trail Gulch Res Alt Pt |
Carr Creek |
Reservoir |
0 |
950.79 |
9/23/1967 |
Oil Shale Corp |
| 56 |
Trail Gulch Reservoir |
Roan Creek |
Reservoir |
0 |
5,669.21 |
9/23/1967 |
Oil Shale Corp |
| 57 |
Paradise Reservoir |
Colorado River |
Reservoir |
0 |
69,895.7 |
3/23/1968 |
Pure Cycle |
| 61 |
Davis Gulch Reservoir |
Parachute Creek |
Reservoir |
0 |
1,194 |
9/30/1974 |
Exxon Oil Company |
| 62 |
Middle Fork Reservoir |
Parachute Creek |
Reservoir |
0 |
1,470 |
9/30/1974 |
Exxon Mobil Corp |
| 65 |
Lower E Middle Fork Res |
Parachute Creek |
Reservoir |
0 |
6,200 |
2/2/1982 |
Exxon Oil Company |