Regulators say poorly run Utah gas field is trashing wildlife area
After years of second chances for Gordon Creek Energy, state officials seek to plug idled wells, shut down producing ones if company fails to act on financial obligations.
(Photo courtesy of Utah Division of Wildlife Resources) Gordon Creek Energy buried these electrical cables serving its gas field west of Price without permission across state land managed for deer and elk winter range. Because safeguards were not followed, the project resulted in erosion damage pictured here, according to Utah wildlife officials. Now the high-voltage power lines are draped across erosion gullies in the Gordon Creek Wildlife Management Area.