HEARING DOCKET: JULY 2008      
FINAL
07/07/2008
           
Docket
Number
Cause
Number
Applicant/Attorney
or Representative
Application
Received
Field
Formation
County
Matter Remarks
             
0710-AW-22 112 Chevron USA Inc. and Four Star Oil & Gas Co./
William A. Keefe
08/09/2007 Ignacio-Blanco
Fruitland coal seams
La Plata
Request for an order to allow 2 additional wells for a total of 4 in the 320-acre drilling and spacing units in certain lands in Townships 33 and 34 North, Ranges 9 and 10 West, N.M.P.M., with the permitted well to be located no closer than 660 feet from the outer unit boundary.   

Continued from June

112-212

0801-EX-01 112 Chevron Midcontinent, L.P./
William A. Keefe
10/31/2007 Ignacio-Blanco
Fruitland coal seams
La Plata
Request for an order to allow a well to be drilled within one and one-half miles of the outcrop contact between the Fruitland and Pictured Cliffs Formations in the 320-acre drilling and spacing unit in the E½ of Section 3, Township 34 North, Range 9 West, N.M.P.M. Intervention filed by San Juan Citizens Alliance-withdrawn

Continued from June

112-213

0805-AW-12 315 Rosetta Resources, Inc./
Michael J. Wozniak/Andrew Bremner
03/19/2008 Vernon
Niobrara
Yuma
Request for an order to allow three additional wells, for a total of four (4) wells, in the 160-acre drilling and spacing units in Sections 22 through 24, Township 1 South, Range 44 West, 6th P.M., with the permitted well to be located no closer than 900 feet from the unit boundary.  Protests filed by Chapman Farms and  Dean Long

Continued from June

315-11

0805-EX-03 315 Rosetta Resources, Inc./
Michael J. Wozniak/Andrew Bremner
03/19/2008 Vernon
Niobrara
Yuma
Request for an order allowing an exception to the permitted location in Order No. 315-3, for the drilling of the proposed Chapman 22-12 Well with a surface location of  2451 feet FSL and 651 feet FWL, in the NW¼ SW¼ of Section 22, Township 1 South, Range 44 West, 6th P.M.  Protests filed by William Deterding and LeRoy Deterding

Continued from June

315-12

0806-EX-04 510 Noble Energy, Inc./
Michael J. Wozniak
04/18/2008 Rulison
Mancos/Iles
Garfield
Request for an order allowing an exception to the permitted location for the Mancos Formation at a bottomhole location of 150 feet FSL and 440 feet FWL and the Iles Formation to be produced at a bottomhole location of 184 feet FSL and 440 feet FWL in the Cotner 35-14D Well located in the SW¼ SW¼ of Section 35, Township 7 South, Range 96 West, 6th P.M. Protest filed by EnCana Oil & Gas (USA)
Application amended and
continued to August
0806-AW-15 139 & 440 EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc./
Michael J. Wozniak/Susan L. Aldridge
04/21/2008 Rulison/Parachute
Williams Fork
Garfield
Request for an order to allow the equivalent of one well per 10 acres, with the permitted well to be located no closer than 100 feet from the unit boundary for certain lands in Township 7 South, Range 95 West, 6th P.M. Continued from June

139-95

440-52

0806-SP-13 166 Plateau Energy Partners, LLC. /
Michael J. Wozniak
04/21/2008 Plateau
Williams Fork
Mesa
Request for an order to vacate 160-acre drilling and spacing units and establish 40-acre drilling and spacing units and to allow one well per 10 acres, with the permitted well to be located no closer than 200 feet to the unit or lease line boundary for certain lands in Townships 9 and 10 South, Range 95 West, 6th P.M. Continued from June

166-27

0806-UP-15 427 Yates Petroleum Corporation./
Scott M. Campbell/Nick A. Swartzendruber
04/23/2008 Wildcat
Lewis/Mesaverde
Moffat
Request for an order to establish a 80-acre exploratory drilling and spacing unit in the S½ NW¼ of Section 31, Township 12 North, Range 90 West, 6th P.M., and to pool all nonconsenting interests in said unit. Continued from June

427-4

0807-AW-19 139 EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc./
Michael J. Wozniak
05/23/2008 Rulison
Williams Fork/Iles
Garfield
Request for an order to allow the equivalent of one well per 10 acres, with the permitted well to be located no closer than 100 feet from the outside boundary for the S½ NW¼ and N½ SW¼ of Section 8, Township 7 South, Range 93 West, 6th P.M. Continued to August
0807-AW-20 510 Orion Energy Partners, L.P./
Michael J. Wozniak
05/23/2008 Grand Valley
Williams Fork/Iles
Garfield
Request for an order to allow the equivalent of one well per 10 acres, with the permitted well to be located no closer than 100 feet from the outside boundary for certain lands in Township 7 South, Range 97 West, 6th P.M. 510-43
0807-AW-21 513 Orion Energy Partners, L.P./
Michael J. Wozniak
05/23/2008 Kokopelli
Williams Fork/Iles
Garfield
Request for an order to allow the equivalent of one well per 10 acres, with the permitted well to be located no closer than 100 feet from the lease line or outside boundary for certain lands in Township 6 South, Range 91 West, 6th P.M. 513-4
0807-UP-16 9 DJ Resources, Inc./
Barry W. Spector
05/232008 Walker
"O" Sand
Logan
Request for an order to amend Order No. 9-5 and establish an 80-acre drilling and spacing unit consisting of the E½ SE¼ of Section 20, Township 9 North, Range 53, West, 6th P.M. and pool all nonconsenting interests in said 80-acre drilling and spacing unit, for the drilling of a horizontal well. 9-6
0807-UP-17 520 Spoon Valley Energy, LLC/
Scott M. Campbell/Nick A. Swartzendruber
05/23/2008 Oakdale
Entrada/Dakota
Huerfano
Request for an order to establish standup 320-acre drilling and spacing units and to pool all nonconsenting interests in two units for certain lands in Townships 29 and 30 South, Range 69 West, 6th P.M. Protests filed by Charlene A. Olsen and Mark Edwin Barbee, R & G Butte Rock Ranch, and Representatives of the Andreatta estate. Continued to August

 

0807-SP-14 191 Antero Resources Piceance Corporation/
William A. Keefe
05/23/2008 Mamm Creek
Williams Fork/Iles
Garfield
Request for an order to vacate Order Nos. 191-15 and 191-25, which established a 320- acre drilling and spacing unit and establish an approximate 80-acre drilling and spacing and an approximate 215.94 drilling and spacing unit for certain lands in the N½ of Section 11, Township 6 South, Range 93 West, 6th P.M., and allow the equivalent of one well per 10 acres, with the permitted well to be located no closer than 100 feet from the unit boundary.  Protest filed by Dolphin Energy-Application amended and protest withdrawn

191-54

0807-SP-15 531 EOG Resources Inc./
Michael J. Wozniak
05/23/2008 Unnamed
Niobrara
Jackson
Request for an order to establish approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing units and complete one horizontal well in each unit for certain lands in Townships 6 and 7 North, Ranges 80 and 81 West, 6th P.M., with the option to drill a second horizontal well, with a bottom hole location no closer than 600 feet from the boundaries of the unit. 531-2
0807-SP-16 84 DJ Resources, Inc./
Barry W. Spector
05/23/2008 Fort Collins
Codell and Niobrara
Larimer
Request for an order to expand the Fort Collins Muddy Formation Unit to include the Codell and Niobrara Formations for certain lands in Township 8 North, Range 68 West, 6th P.M., and to grant a waiver requiring written approval by at least 80% of the owners.   Application withdrawn
0807-SP-17 166 EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc./
Michael J. Wozniak
05/23/2008 Plateau
Niobrara
Mesa
Request for an order to establish a 640-acre drilling and spacing unit consisting of Section 1, Township 10 South, Range 96 West, 6th P.M., with the permitted well to located no closer than 600 feet from any lease line. 166-28
0807-SP-18 139 EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc./
Michael J. Wozniak
05/23/2008 Parachute
Williams Fork/Iles
Garfield
Request for an order to establish a 40-acre drilling and spacing unit consisting of the NW¼ SE¼ and a 160-acre drilling and spacing unit consisting of the SW¼ both in Section 4, Township 8 South, Range 96 West, 6th P.M., and allow the equivalent of one well per 20 acres, with the permitted well to be located no closer than 200 feet from the unit boundaries.   139-96
0807-SP-19 139 EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc./
Michael J. Wozniak
05/23/2008 Parachute
Williams Fork/Iles
Garfield
Request for an order to establish a 640-acre drilling and spacing unit consisting of Section 1, Township 8 South, Range 97 West, 6th P.M., and allow the equivalent of one well per 20 acres, with the permitted well to be located no closer than 200 feet from the unit boundaries.   139-97