August 2001 Hearing Agenda
Monday, August 13, 2001
Ž10:00 a.m. Roll Call of Commissioners
Approval of Proceedings
Report
from the Executive Director’s Office
Report from the Director - Written report provided
Report from the Attorney General
Commissioner Comments
Audience
Comments
Cause No. 1,
Docket No. 0108-EX-03, Moffat County
Applicant: Devon Energy Production Company, L.P.
Attorney: Michael J. Wozniak
Subject: Request
for an order allowing the Richards No. 13-17-7-93 Well to be located at an exception
location 660 feet FSL and 660 feet FWL in SW¼ SW¼ of Section 17, Township 7
North, Range 93 West, 6th P.M. for production from the Mesaverde
Formation.
Comments: Waivers obtained and application withdrawn.
Cause
No. 112, Docket No. 0107-UP-06, Ignacio Blanco Field, La Plata County
Applicant: John G. Clancy
Protestant: EnerVest Management Partners, Ltd.
Attorney: Brian S. Tooley
Protestant: Texaco Exploration and Production Inc.
Attorney: William A. Keefe
Subject: Request for an order to pool 5 acres
into the E½ of Section 9, Township 34 North, Range 9 West, N.M.P.M.
Comments: Prehearing conference held July 26,
2001. Parties are in process of
negotiating a settlement. Application
continued until settlement is finalized.
Cause No. 1, Docket
No. 0108-GA-06, Las Animas County
Applicant: Apache Canyon Gas, LLC
Attorney: David Brody
Request
for
dismissal: Evergreen Resources, Inc.
Attorney: Barry W. Spector
Subject: Request for an order determining the
amount of payment of production proceeds owed, plus interest, from Evergreen
Resources, Inc., and the date said production proceeds became due.
Comments: Joint request to continue to the October,
2001 hearing so the parties can pursue arbitration.
Cause
No. 1, Docket No. 0108-EX-04, Weld County
Applicant: Prima Oil & Gas Company
Attorney: Stephen J. Sullivan
Protestant: HS Resources, Inc.
Attorney: Peter A. Bjork
Subject: Request for an order allowing the
drilling of the Eaton Cattle No. 19-21 Well at an exception location 282.9 feet
from the north line and 2765.72 feet from the east line of Section 19, Township
4 North, Range 66 West, 6th P.M. for production from the
Codell-Niobrara Formations.
Comments: Joint request to continue to the October,
2001 hearing.
Ž11:00 a.m. Cause No. 1, Docket No.
0107-EX-02, Matrix Energy, LLC, Weld County
Applicant: Matrix Energy, LLC
Attorney: Peter A. Bjork
Protestant: Donvan and Janel Sharpe
Attorney: Alan D. Sweetbaum
Protestant: William M. Lewis and Ann E. Carrington
Attorney: Karl F. Anuta
Subject: Request for an order granting a
variance pursuant to Rules 502 and 503 as to minimum setbacks from housing in a
high-density area.
Comments: The Commission denied the request to grant
a variance at the July hearing, and encouraged the parties to negotiate a
waiver for an exception location and prepare a safety plan.
À11:30 a.m. Cause No. 519, Docket No. 0108-GA-07,
Jefferson County
Applicant: Plainview Oil & Gas,
Inc.
Representative: Tony Carter
Protestant: Charles McKay
Attorney: Richard Scheurer
Subject: Request for an order
allowing an extension of time to complete the drilling operations on the No. 1
MPIC 9-39 Well, with no fines or penalties to be levied for alleged violation
of Rule 319.b.(3).
À12:00-12:30 p.m. L U N C H
Consent
Agenda
Adjourn
CONSENT AGENDA
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No protests/interventions were received on the matters listed
below and administrative hearings were held for these matters. Appropriate testimony accompanied by
required exhibits were presented to the Hearing Officers in support of the
applications. Hearing Officer
recommendations are provided and exhibits are available upon request. The Applicants agreed to be bound by oral
Order of the Commission.
Cause No. 1, Docket
No. 0107-OV-09, La Plata County
Staff Recommendation
Subject: Request to approve an Administrative
Order by Consent, finding Texaco North America Production in violation of Rules
305 and 903, failure to notify the surface owner of pending recompletion, and
obtain an approved pit permit prior to construction of special use pits for the
Southern Ute Wells #27 and #28, assessing a fine of Four Thousand dollars
($4000).
Comments: Continued from the July hearing to provide adequate notice to the surface owner.