Bishop Well Incident

This incident is currently now in recovery/investigation phase. 

Background: At approximately 5:50 p.m. on Sunday, April 6, 2025, Galeton Fire Protection District (GFPD) was made aware of an incident at an oil and gas facility south of Weld County Road 74. The Weld County Office of Emergency Management supported the GFPD in response and recovery of the Bishop Well Incident through participation in the Unified Command. The Weld County Communications and Public Information Department activated the Joint Information Center (JIC) as part of the Unified Command system. Multiple agencies and more than 300 people worked on the response of this event.

On April 14, 2025, Unified Command, which directed emergency response, demobilized (including the Weld County JIC) and now, several state and federal agencies will begin working within their authority on different aspects of recovery and investigation. These agencies will continue to coordinate and provide information to the public.

In an effort to keep residents informed of where to find information from those agencies, Weld County has included agency links and contacts below. Weld County will continue to share updates from these agencies as we are made aware of them.

The goal of this page is to serve as a repository of information for those impacted by the event and the general public. Updates, when available, can also be found on:

• The Galeton Fire Protection District Facebook Page: @GaletonFireProtectionDistrict
• The Weld County Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/WeldCountyGovernment
• The Weld County X page: https://x.com/weldgov
• The Weld County Joint Information Center: 970-400-4264.
• Impacted residents with questions can contact Chevron through its community line at 303-318-6100 or by email at coloradoinfo@chevron.com
• The Bishop Well Incident claims line is 877-359-1285. 

News Updates

News releases related to this incident have been sent to the media, posted to our Facebook and X accounts and posted here.

Information and Resources

Information and resources helpful in response to this event can be found in this section.

FAQs

Answers to common questions on various topics related to this incident can be found in this section.

Agencies and Contact Information

Weld County

Learn more about the Weld County departments that have had a role in the response and recovery stages of the Bishop Well incident.

ECMC

Learn about the role of the Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission.

EPA

Learn about the role of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Chevron Colorado

Learn about what Chevron is doing in response to the Bishop Well incident.

(updated 4/12/25: this page was reorganized to improve the user experience and increase the ease of finding information.)
(updated 4/15/25: addition of agency information and contacts.)
(updated 4/16/25: updated Chevron contact information for public; added Chevron webpage link.)