In this Dec. 5, 2012 photo, the sun sets behind an oil pump jack and the Rocky Mountains near Fredrick, Colo. Citizen fears about hydraulic fracturing, a drilling procedure used to pry oil and gas from rock deep underground, have made "fracking" the hottest political question in Colorado. In November, citizens in the Denver suburb of Longmont voted overwhelmingly to ban fracking despite heavy opposition from the oil and gas industry and warnings of lawsuits. Now the fracking debate is rocking small local governments _ and leaving the industry wondering how to proceed in a state that has long embraced the oil and gas industry. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

BOULDER |  An oil developer has moved future drilling sites away from homes and flood zones in an area north of Denver.

Denver-based Crestone Peak Resources has filed revised plans with the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.

The Boulder Daily Camera reports Crestone plans to drill up to 140 wells from six pads on a 10-square-mile (26-square-kilometer) piece of land just south of Longmont.

The company has reduced the number of wells and well pads in its plan in response to public concerns.

Crestone spokesman Jason Oates says the new sites will probably be about 1,500 feet (460 meters) from the nearest home.

Local homeowner Tamie Taylor says the changes are an improvement but one well is still too close for comfort.

The commission could approve the plan in late July.

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