An Oil & Gas Development Plan, or OGDP, is filed with the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC, now the Energy & Carbon Management Commission) before an operator can drill new wells. It describes the drilling area, well locations, spacing, and affected mineral interests.
For mineral acquisition, OGDP filings are leading indicators. When an operator files for development in a section, mineral owners in that section are about to receive bonus payments and royalty interest — making them high-priority acquisition targets.
MineralScout ingests OGDP filings daily and surfaces the interested parties listed in the filing, allowing brokerages to contact potential sellers before the drilling news becomes public.
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