BEFORE THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION

OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

IN THE MATTER THE PROMULGATION AND                              )            CAUSE NO. 112

ESTABLISHMENT OF FIELD RULES TO GOVERN                      )                      

OPERATIONS IN THE IGNACIO BLANCO FIELD,                        )           DOCKET NO. 0404-SP-04

LA PLATA COUNTY, COLORADO                                              )          

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES AND TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

 

                        On July 11, 1988, the Commission issued Order No. 112-60, which established 320-acre drilling and spacing units for production of gas from the Fruitland coal seams for certain lands, including Sections 11 and 14, Township 34 North, Range 6 West, N.U.L., N.M.P.M., in the Ignacio Blanco Field, with the permitted well to be located, when north of the north line of Township 32 North, in the NW¼ and SE¼ of the section, and when south of the north line of Township 32 North, in the NE¼ and the SW¼ of the section, and no closer than 990 feet from the unit boundaries, nor closer than 130 feet to any interior quarter section line.

 

                        On March 1, 2004, CDX Gas, LLC (“CDX”), by its attorney, filed with the Commission a verified application for an order to vacate the 320-acre drilling and spacing units and the 990 foot setbacks in Section 11 and 14, Township 34 North, Range 6 West, N.U.L., N.M.P.M. and to establish Section 11 and 14 as one approximately 939-acre drilling and spacing unit for production from the Fruitland coal seams, with the permitted location to be located no closer than 660 feet from the outer boundary of the sections and without regard to quarter section lines within Sections 11 and 14, and without regard to the shared section line between Sections 11 and 14.  CDX is requesting the right to drill a one location horizontal production well system (the Frahm 34-6-11 #1 and #2 Wells) and one service well (the Frahm 34-6-11-#1X).  CDX anticipates that the surface location for the proposed horizontal production well system will be location in the NW¼ SW¼ of Section 11 and will include multiple horizontal production legs that extend no closer than 660 feet from the exterior boundaries of Sections 11 and 14 (except for the shared section line between Section 11 and Section 13).  The service well which will not produce hydrocarbons will also be located in the NW¼ SW¼ of Section 11.  CDX also requests an order to pool all non-consenting owners in the proposed 939-acre drilling and spacing unit for the development and operation of the Fruitland coal seams.

 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission of the State of Colorado, pursuant to the above, has scheduled the above-entitled matter for hearing on:

 

Date:                                        Monday, April 19, 2004

                                               

Time:                                        9:00 a.m.

 

                        Place:                 Suite 801, The Chancery Building

                                                                        1120 Lincoln Street

                                                                        Denver, CO 80203

 

                        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 April 5, 2004, briefly stating the basis of the protest or intervention.  Such interested party shall, at the same time, serve a copy of the protest or intervention to the person filing the application.  An original and nine (9) copies shall be filed with the Commission (Rule 503.f.).  Pursuant to Rule 503.e., if a party who has received notice under Rule 503.b. wishes to receive further pleadings in the above-referenced matter, that party must file a protest or intervention in accordance with these rules.  In accordance with the practices of the Commission, should no protests or interventions be filed in this matter by April 5, 2004, the Applicant may request that an administrative hearing be scheduled for the week of April 5, 2004.

 

                        IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

                                                                        OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION

                                                                             OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

 

                                                                        By                                                                        

                                                                                 Patricia C. Beaver, Secretary

 

Dated at Suite 801                                             Attorney for Applicant:                           

1120 Lincoln Street                                            Michael J. Wozniak                               

Denver, Colorado 80203                                      Dorsey & Whitney LLP

March 22, 2004                                                  370 17th Street, Suite 4700

                        Denver, CO 80202

                                                (303) 629-3400