BEFORE
THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION
OF
THE STATE OF
IN
THE MATTER OF THE PROMULGATION )
CAUSE NOS. 139 and 440
AND
ESTABLISHMENT OF FIELD RULES TO )
GOVERN
OPERATIONS IN THE PARACHUTE AND ) DOCKET NO. 0308-AW-10
RULISON
FIELDS,
NOTICE
OF HEARING
TO
ALL INTERESTED PARTIES AND TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
On March 14, 1994 (corrected on March
21, 2000), the Commission issued Order Nos. 440-14, 479-3 and 139-26, which allowed
eight (8) wells to be optionally drilled into and produced from the Williams
Fork Formation on certain lands in the established 640-acre drilling and
spacing units, including Section 2, Township 7 South, Range 94 West, 6th
P.M., with the permitted well to be
located no closer than 600 feet from the lease line nor 1,200 feet from any
other producible or drilling oil and gas well in the Williams Fork Formation.
On March 15, 1995 (corrected on
February 17, 2000), the Commission issued Order Nos. 440-16, 479-5 and 139-28,which
allowed sixteen (16) wells to be optionally drilled into and produced from the
Williams Fork Formation on certain lands in the established 640-acre drilling
and spacing units, including Section 2, Township 7 South, Range 94 West, 6th
P.M., with the permitted well to be located no closer than 400 feet from the
boundaries of the unit and no closer than 800 feet from any existing Williams
Fork Formation well or wells.
On June 26, 2003, Tom Brown, Inc.
(“TBI”), by its attorney, filed with the Commission a verified application for
an order to increase the number of wells which can be drilled into and produced
from the Williams Fork Formation in Section 2, Township 7 South, Range 94 West,
6th P.M. no closer than 200 feet from the boundaries of the drilling
unit and no closer downhole than 400 feet from any existing Williams Fork Formation
well or wells. In addition, TBI states
that no more than one pad shall be used for the drilling of Williams Fork Formation
wells per governmental quarter quarter section and that no more than two
Williams Fork Formation wells shall be drilled per governmental quarter quarter
section without exception being granted by the Director.
NOTICE
IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission of the State of
Date:
Time:
Place: Petroleum
Hall,
In accordance with the Americans
with Disabilities Act, if any party requires special accommodations as a result
of a disability for this hearing, please contact Audra Serlet at (303) 894-2100
ext. 114, prior to the hearing and arrangements will be made.
Pursuant to said hearing in the
above-entitled matter at the time and place aforesaid, or at any adjourned
meeting, the Commission will enter such orders as it deems appropriate to
protect the health, safety and welfare of the public and to prevent the waste
of oil and gas, either or both, in the operations of said field, and to carry
out the purposes of the statute.
In accordance with Rule 509., any interested party desiring to protest
the granting of the application or to intervene on the application should file
with the Commission a written protest or intervention no later than
IN THE NAME OF THE STATE
OF
OIL
AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION
OF THE STATE OF
By_____________________________________
Patricia C. Beaver, Secretary
Dated
at
(303)
376-5000