skytruth_palisade_satellite_12x9_200dpi.tif

Landsat satellite image showing Grand Mesa area in western Colorado. Oil and gas leases in this area are scheduled for sale in February 2006. Town of Palisades is at left. Satellite image was taken in September 2004.

Grand Mesa, Colorado: Landsat Satellite Image

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skytruth_palisade_40acre_simulation_beige_view_to_ese.tif

Panoramic view looking east-southeast, showing simulation of full-field drilling on oil and gas leases offered for sale in February 2006. Town of Palisade at lower right. Simulation assumes a surface well spacing of 40 acres (16 well pads per square mile, a total of 544 well pads) and a typical network of connecting access roads. Scale varies in this perspective; foreground is 10 miles across.

skytruth_palisades_view_to_ese.tif

Panoramic view looking east-southeast over Grand Mesa in western Colorado. Colorado River and Interstate 70 are in foreground; town of Palisade is at lower right. 3-d view was generated from a Landsat satellite image taken in September 2004. Scale varies in this perspective; foreground is 10 miles across.

Grand Mesa, Colorado: View to East-Southeast

skytruth_palisade_40acre_simulation_12x9_200dpi.tif

Landsat satellite image superimposed with a simulation of full-field drilling on oil and gas leases offered for sale in February 2006. Town of Palisade at left. Simulation assumes a surface well spacing of 40 acres (16 well pads per square mile, a total of 544 well pads) and a typical network of connecting access roads.

Grand Mesa, Colorado: Drilling Simulation

skytruth_palisade_feb06leases_12x9_200dpi.tif

Landsat satellite image superimposed with oil and gas lease parcels (yellow) on public lands around Grand Mesa in western Colorado, scheduled for sale in February 2006. Town of Palisades is at left. Palisades watershed boundary shown in blue. Grand Mesa Scenic Byway is shown in pink.

Grand Mesa, Colorado: Oil and Gas Leases in February, 2006 Sale