BEFORE THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION
COMMISSION
OF THE STATE OF
IN THE MATTER THE PROMULGATION AND ) CAUSE NO. 489
ESTABLISHMENT OF FIELD RULES TO
GOVERN )
OPERATIONS IN THE BUFFALO GRASS
FIELD, ) DOCKET NO. 0306-AW-06
NOTICE
OF HEARING
TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES AND TO
WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
On February 4, 1991, the Commission issued Order No. 489-1
establishing 160-acre drilling and spacing units for the production of gas and
associated hydrocarbons from the Niobrara Formation for the below-listed lands,
with the permitted well to located no closer than 900 feet from the boundaries
of the drilling unit, with a tolerance of one hundred (100) feet in any
direction. In addition, any wells that
were producing or capable of producing were designated as the permitted well
for the unit upon which each well was located.
Township 4 North, Range 47 West, 6th
P.M.
Sections 22 and 23: All
Sections 26 and 27: All
Sections 34 and 35: All
On May 7, 1999, the
Commission issued Order No. 489-5 which amended Order No. 489-1 to allow one
(1) additional well to be drilled on each 160-acre drilling and spacing unit at
the option of the operator for the production of gas and associated
hydrocarbons from the Niobrara Formation, with subsequent wells to be located
no closer than 560 feet from the outer boundaries of the spacing unit.
On April 11, 2003, J-W Operating
Company, by its attorney, filed with the Commission a verified application for
an order to allow up to two (2) additional wells to be drilled on the 160-acre
drilling and spacing units for the above-listed lands, for production of gas
and associated hydrocarbons from the Niobrara Formation, with the additional
well or wells to be located on any undrilled quarter-quarter section within the
spacing unit and any wells drilled subsequent to the issuance of the order be
located no closer than 560 feet from the outer boundaries of the spacing unit.
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 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
April 24, 2003 1775
Sherman Street, Suite 1400
(303)
861-4400