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Cause No. 232, Docket
No. 0405-SP-06, Wattenberg Gas Spaced Area,
Applicant: Blue Chip Oil, Inc.
Attorney: Keith M. Crouch
Subject: Request for an order to segregate
the 320-acre drilling and spacing unit consisting of the S½ of Section 22,
Township 5 North, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. into two 160-acre drilling and
spacing units consisting of the SE¼ and the SE¼ of said Section 22 for
production of oil and gas from the “J” Sand Formation.
Comments: Application withdrawn; hearing
cancelled.
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 was presented to the Hearing Officers in
support of the applications. The 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.
112, Docket No. 0405-UP-03, Ignacio-Blanco Field,
Applicant: Maralex Resources, Inc.
Representative: Diane I. Vigil
Protestant: Sierra Foundation Management,
LLC
Representative: Larry Simmons
Subject: Request for an order to pool all
non-consenting interests for the drilling of a well in the 320-acre drilling
and spacing unit of the W½ of Section 11, Township 33 North, Range 7 West,
N.M.P.M. for production of gas and associated hydrocarbons from the Fruitland
coal seams.
Comments: Heard by Hearing Officers who
recommend approval.
Cause No.
226, Docket No. 0405-SP-05, Peoria Field,
Applicant: Tyler Rockies Exploration,
Ltd.
Attorney: Peter J. Wall
Subject: Request to rescind the 80-acre
drilling and spacing unit in the W½ of Section 10, Township 5 South, Range 60
West, 6th P.M. for production of oil from the Muddy “J” Sand Formation and to
allow the lands to be developed pursuant to COGCC Rule 318, with a 200 foot
tolerance for each well location.
Comments: Heard by Hearing Officers who
recommend approval.
Cause No.
1, Docket No. 0405-SP-08,
Applicant: Delta Petroleum Corporation
Attorney: Harold E. Gosse
Protestants: Jim and Vickie Cecil
Protestant: Lanny Payne
Subject: Request for an order to change the
existing well setbacks in Rule 318.a. that apply to certain lands in Township 3
South, Range 49 West, 6th P.M., to allow wells to be located no closer than 300
feet from the boundaries of any lease line and no closer than 600 feet from any
producible or drilling well or wells for production of oil, gas and associated
hydrocarbons from the Niobrara, “D” Sand and “J” Sand Formations.
Comments: Heard by Hearing Officers who
recommend approval.
Cause No. 506,
Docket No. 0405-SP-07, Pinyon Ridge Area, Rio Blanco & Moffat Counties
Applicant: KLT Gas Inc.
Attorney: Janet N. Harris
Letter of
Support: Bureau of Land Management
Subject: Request to vacate Order No. 506-1,
which established 320-acre drilling and spacing units for certain lands in
Township 3 North, Ranges 96 and 97 West, 6th P.M. for the production of gas and
associated hydrocarbons from the Cameo coal seams and allow the lands to be
developed pursuant to COGCC Rule 318.
Comments: Heard by Hearing Officers who
recommend approval.
Cause No.
112, Docket No. 0403-AW-05, Ignacio Blanco Field,
Applicant: Four Star Oil and Gas Co.
Attorney: William A. Keefe
Letter of Support: Bureau of Land Management
Subject: Request for an order to allow a
second well to be completed in an existing 320-acre drilling and spacing unit
in the S½ of Section 12, Township 33 North, Range 10 West, N.M.P.M. for the production of gas and associated
hydrocarbons from the Fruitland coal seams.
Comments: Continued from
the April hearing. Heard by Hearing Officers who
recommend approval.
Administrative Order by Consent
The
following Administrative Orders by Consent were accepted and agreed to:
Cause No. 1V, Docket No. 0405-OV-21,
Staff Recommendation
Subject: Request for an Administrative Order
by Consent finding Starlight Resources LLC in violation of Rule 326.d., failure
to repair or plug and abandon the Mark Degenhart #10 Well located in the SE¼
NE¼ of Section 18, Township 1 South, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. within six (6)
months of failing a mechanical integrity test.
Cause No. 1V, Docket No. 0405-OV-22,
Staff Recommendation
Subject: Request
for an Administrative Order by Consent finding Swift Beef Company in violation
of Rules 206., 309.,
and 310A., failure to file accurate and complete reports, to submit an Operator's
Monthly Report of Operations, Form 7 within forty-five (45) days after the
month in which production occurs and to submit Oil and Gas Conservation Levy,
Form 8 and levy payments for eleven wells located in certain sections of
Township 4 North, Range 66 West, 6th P.M. and Township 5 North, Range 64 West,
6th P.M.