Suite 801, The Chancery Building

1120 Lincoln Street

Denver, Colorado 80203

 

Monday, December 2, 2002

Agenda

 

À10:00 a.m.    Roll Call of Commissioners

 

                        Approval of Proceedings

 

À10:05 a.m.  Report from the Director - Written report provided

 

10:20 a.m.    Report from the Assistant Attorney General

 

Á10:30 a.m.    Commissioner Comments

 

Á10:40 a.m.    Report from the Executive Director’s Office

 

Á10:55 a.m.    Audience Comments

 

Á11:10 a.m.    Consent Agenda

 

                        Cause Nos. 499, 232, and 407, Docket No. 0209-SP-12, Wattenberg Field, Weld County

                        Applicant:                    CFG Energy, Inc.

                        Attorney:                      Michael Morgan

 

                        Subject:                       Request for an order to establish a 160-acre drilling and spacing unit consisting of the NW¼ of Section 3, Township 4 North, Range 63 West, 6th P.M. and to pool all nonconsenting owners.

 

                        Comments:                 Application withdrawn; hearing cancelled.

 

                        Cause No. 1, Docket No. 0212-GA-10, Grand Valley Field, Garfield County

                        Applicant:                    Fire Truck Northwestern, Inc.

                        Representative:           Joe Feeley

 

                        Subject:                       Request to bring Williams Production RMT before the Commission to determine why payment of proceeds have not been made on several wells in the S½ of Section 1 and the N½ of Section 12, both in Township 7 South, Range 96 West, 6th P.M.

 

                        Comments:                 Continued to the January hearing

                       

                        Cause No. 1, Docket No. 0212-GA-09, Kiowa County

                        Applicant:                    Monument Gas Marketing, Inc.

                        Representative:           Randy Campbell        

                       

                        Subject:                       Motion to Reconsider Order No. 1V-238.

 

                        Comments:                 Continued to the January hearing

                       

                        Cause No. 112, Docket No. 0210-UP-07, Ignacio-Blanco Field, La Plata County

                        Applicant:                    Chevron USA, Inc.

                        Attorney:                      William Keefe

 

                        Subject:                       Request for an order to pool all non-consenting owners in the N½ of Section 8U and Lots 1, 2, 3, & 4 of Section 5U, Township 34 North, Range 9 West, N.M.P.M. for the drilling of the Koshak BA-A Well.

 

                        Comments:                 Request to continue to the January hearing

 

                       

                        Cause No. 1R, Docket No. 0212-RM-03, Statewide

                        Commission Motion

                       

                        Subject:           Request to approve amendments to Rules in the 100 Series, 303.g., 304., 325.m., 333.d., 507.b., 508.a., 522.a., 603.i., 701., 802.a., and 1004.a.

 

 CONSENT AGENDA

December 2, 2002

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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 were provided and exhibits are available upon request.  The Applicants agreed to be bound by oral Order of the Commission.

 

                        Cause No. 133, Docket No. 0212-AW-05, Hiawatha West Field, Moffat County

Applicant:                    Chevron USA, Inc.

Attorney:                      William Keefe

                                   

Subject:                       Request for an order allowing up to five wells to be drilled on 320-acre drilling and spacing units on certain lands in Township 12 North, Range 100 West, 6th P.M. for production of gas and associated hydrocarbons from the Wasatch, Fort Union-Lance-Lewis, and Mesaverde Formation.

 

 Hearing Officers:        Tricia Beaver/Morris Bell

 

                        Comments:                 Heard by Hearing Officers who recommend approval

 

                        Cause No. 191, Docket No. 0212-SP-14, Mam Creek Field, Garfield County

                        Applicant:                    Calpine Natural Gas Co.

                        Attorney:                      Stephen J. Sullivan

 

                        Subject:                       Request to vacate the orders which established a 640-acre drilling and spacing unit consisting of Section 23, Township 6 South, Range 92 West, 6th P.M. for production from the Mesaverde Formation.

 

                        Hearing Officers:         Tricia Beaver/Morris Bell

 

                        Comments:                 Heard by Hearing Officers who recommend approval

 

Administrative Order by Consent

 

The following Administrative Order by Consent was accepted and agreed to:

 

 

                        Cause No. 1V, Docket No. 0212-OV-24, Grass Mesa Field, Garfield County

                        Staff Recommendation

 

                        Subject:                       Request to approve an Administrative Order by Consent finding EnCana Oil and Gas (USA), Inc. in violation of Rule 602.b., failure to comply with the approved Access and Transportation Plan for access to the Grass Mesa Ranch 27-2B1 Well located in the NW¼ NE¼ of Section 27, Township 6 South, Range 93 West, 6th P.M.