roan_gasfields_view_to_nw.tif

3-d persepctive view looking northwest over Roan Plateau. Interstate 70 and Colorado River run diagonally across the image from lower right to upper left. Grass Mesa is in foreground. Grand Hogback is arcuate ridge along right side. Image created by combining Landsat satellite image taken in 2004 with digital topography data.

Roan Plateau, Colorado: 3-D View to Northwest, 2004

roan_overview_to_ne.tif

3-d persepctive view looking northeast over Battlement Mesa (foreground) and Roan Plateau (upper left). Interstate 70 and Colorado River run diagonally across the image from lower left to upper right. Grand Hogback is arcuate ridge in background. Image created by combining Landsat satellite image taken in 2004 with digital topography data.

Roan Plateau, Colorado: 3-D View to Northeast, 2004

SkyTruth-EcoFlight_Roan-Rulison_17apr07_8.jpg

Aerial view of natural gas infrastructure (foreground) near the Roan Plateau (background) in western Colorado. Photo taken April 17, 2007.

Natural Gas Drilling Near Roan Plateau, April 2007

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grass_mesa_fullres_15sep04_pc532_3x3.tif

Detail from Landsat satellite image taken in 2004 showing the Grass Mesa area southwest of the town of Silt, Colorado. Advanced image processing has been applied to enhance the well pads and access roads (red). Area shown is 4.8 miles across.

Roan Plateau, Colorado: Grass Mesa, 2004 (Advanced processing)

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grass_mesa_fullres_15sep04_321_infra_3x3.tif

Detail from Landsat satellite image taken in 2004 showing the Grass Mesa area southwest of the town of Silt, Colorado. Natural gas infrastructure has been mapped: well locations (obtained from Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission) indicated by orange dots; access roads (identified from the imagery) drawn as yellow lines. Area shown is 4.8 miles across.

Roan Plateau, Colorado: Grass Mesa, 2004 (Infrastructure analysis)

roan_gasfields_aster_view_to_n.tif

3-d persepctive view looking north over Roan Plateau from a point above Battlement Mesa. Interstate 70, Colorado River and Rulison oil and gas field in foreground. Image created by combining ASTER satellite image taken in 2003 with digital topography data.

Roan Plateau, Colorado: 3-D View to North, 2003

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roan_overview_to_w.tif

3-d persepctive view looking west from a point high above the Colorado River and Interstate 70. Roan Plateau is in center, Battlement Mesa to left. Town of Rifle is in center foreground; Grass Mesa is left foreground. Image created by combining Landsat satellite image taken in 2004 with digital topography data.

Roan Plateau, Colorado: 3-D View to West, 2004

grass_mesa_fullres_04jul89_321_3x3.tif

Detail from Landsat satellite image taken in 1989 showing the Grass Mesa area southwest of the town of Silt, Colorado. Area shown is 4.8 miles across. Compare with 2004 image.

Roan Plateau, Colorado: Grass Mesa, 1989

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grass_mesa_fullres_15sep04_321_3x3.tif

Detail from Landsat satellite image taken in 2004 showing the Grass Mesa area southwest of the town of Silt, Colorado. Dozens of natural gas wells have been drilled, and graded access roads crisscross the mesa. Area shown is 4.8 miles across. Compare with 1989 image.

Roan Plateau, Colorado: Grass Mesa, 2004

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SkyTruth-EcoFlight_Roan-Rulison_17apr07_7.jpg

Aerial view of natural gas infrastructure (right foreground and upper left) near the Roan Plateau (background) in western Colorado. Photo taken April 17, 2007.

Natural Gas Drilling Near Roan Plateau, April 2007

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SkyTruth-EcoFlight_Roan-Rulison_17apr07_3.jpg

Aerial detail of natural gas drilling infrastructure in the Rulison Field of western Colorado, taken on April 17, 2007. These facilities are located at the foot of the Roan Plateau.

Detail - Rulison Gas Field Infrastructure, April 2007

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SkyTruth-EcoFlight_Roan-Rulison_17apr07_4.jpg

Aerial detail of natural gas drilling infrastructure south of Interstate 70 near the Roan Plateau of western Colorado. Taken on April 17, 2007.

Natural Gas Drilling near Roan Plateau, April 2007

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SkyTruth-EcoFlight_Roan-Rulison_17apr07_5.jpg

Aerial view of natural gas wells located on high plateau just southwest of the Roan Plateau in western Colorado. Photo taken April 17, 2007.

Natural Gas Drilling Near Roan Plateau, April 2007

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SkyTruth-EcoFlight_Roan-Rulison_17apr07_6.jpg

Aerial view of natural gas drilling infrastructure (foreground) around the town of Rifle (right center) in western Colorado. Roan Plateau is in background.

Natural Gas Drilling Near Roan Plateau, April 2007

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roan_overview_to_sw.tif

3-d persepctive view looking southwest from a high altitude. Roan Plateau is in center, Battlement Mesa upper left. Grand Hogback is arcuate ridge in foreground. Image created by combining Landsat satellite image taken in 2004 with digital topography data.

Roan Plateau, Colorado: 3-D View to Southwest, 2004

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roan_gasfields_view_to_n.tif

3-d persepctive view looking north over Roan Plateau from a point above Battlement Mesa. Interstate 70, Colorado River and Rulison oil and gas field in foreground. Image created by combining Landsat satellite image taken in 2004 with digital topography data.

Roan Plateau, Colorado: 3-D View to North, 2004

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SkyTruth-EcoFlight_Roan-Rulison_17apr07_1.jpg

Aerial view of the Roan Plateau in western Colorado, taken on April 17, 2007. Natural gas and oil wells in the Rulison Field (part of the larger Piceance Basin energy development) cover the foreground at the base of the Plateau.

Roan Plateau and Rulison Gas Field, April 2007

SkyTruth-EcoFlight_Roan-Rulison_17apr07_2.jpg

Aerial view of the Roan Plateau in western Colorado, taken on April 17, 2007. Natural gas and oil wells in the Rulison Field (part of the larger Piceance Basin energy development) cover the foreground at the base of the Plateau.

Roan Plateau and Rulison Gas Field, April 2007

rifle_time_series_1989.TIF

Landsat satellite image taken in 1989 showing the spread of oil and gas drilling along the Interstate 70 corridor in the vicinity of Rifle in western Colorado, adjacent to the Roan Plateau. Red boxes delineate areas where oil and gas drilling is apparently proliferating by 2004.

Roan Plateau, Colorado: Rifle Time-Series, 1989

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parachute_time_series_2004.TIF

Landsat satellite image taken in 2004 showing the spread of oil and gas drilling along the Interstate 70 corridor in the vicinity of Parachute in western Colorado, adjacent to the Roan Plateau. Red boxes delineate areas where oil and gas drilling has apparently proliferated: white spots indicate well pads, and pale connecting lines are dirt access roads.

Roan Plateau, Colorado: Parachute Time-Series, 2004