BEFORE THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION
COMMISSION
OF THE STATE OF
IN
THE MATTER OF THE PROMULGATION AND )
ESTABLISHMENT OF FIELD RULES TO
GOVERN ) CAUSE
NO. 112
OPERATIONS IN THE IGNACIO-BLANCO
FIELD, )
TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES AND TO WHOM IT MAY
CONCERN:
On June 15, 1988, the
Commission issued Order No. 112-60 which established 320-acre drilling and
spacing units for the production of gas from the Fruitland coal seams,
underlying certain lands in the Ignacio-Blanco Field, with the units to consist
of a governmental half section and the permitted well when north of the north
line of Township 32 North to be located in the NW¼ and the SE¼ of each section
and when south of the north line of Township 32 North to be located in the NE¼
and SW¼ of each section, no closer than 990 feet from the boundaries of the
quarter section, nor closer than 130 feet to any interior quarter section line. Order Nos. 112-61 and 112-85 were
subsequently adopted amending Order No. 112-60 to establish additional field
rules for the Fruitland coal seams. Section 8U, Township 34 North, Range 9 West,
N.M.P.M. (SUL) was included in these orders.
On July 28
2000, the Commission issued Order No. 112-157, which among other things,
allowed the drilling of additional wells on certain 320-acre drilling and
spacing units in the Ignacio-Blanco Field including Section 8U,
Township 34 North, Range 9 West, N.M.P.M. (SUL) for the production of gas from the Fruitland coal seams.
On September 9, 2002,
Chevron U.S.A., Inc., by its attorney filed with the Commission a verified
Application for an order to pool all
nonconsenting owners in the 425.80-acre drilling and spacing unit consisting of
the N½ of Section 8U and Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Section 5U, Township 34 North,
Range 9 West, N.M.P.M. for the development and operation of the Fruitland coal
seams. The applicant intends to drill
the Koshak BA-A Well in the NE¼ of Section 8U of Township 34 North, Range 9
West, N.M.P.M. for the production of gas from the Fruitland coal seams.
On
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Oil and Gas Conservation
Commission of the State of
Date:
Time:
Place:
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if any party
requires special accommodations for this hearing as a result of a disability,
please contact Audra Serlet at (303) 894-2100, extension 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 THE NAME OF THE
STATE OF
OIL
AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION
OF
THE STATE OF
By
Patricia C. Beaver, Secretary
Dated
at
October 31,
2002 1515 Arapahoe Street,
Suite 1000
(303)
376-5000