BEFORE
THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION
OF
THE STATE OF
IN THE
MATTER OF ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF THE RULES ) CAUSE NO. 1V
AND
REGULATIONS OF THE
CONSERVATION
COMMISSION BY ENCANA OIL & GAS (
NOTICE
OF ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER BY CONSENT
TO
ALL INTERESTED PARTIES AND TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
On August 6, 2002,
Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (“COGCC”) staff received an
Application for Permit to Drill (“APD”) from EnCana Energy Resources Inc.,
(“EnCana”) for the Bangert #31-19 Well (the “Well”), located in the NE¼ NE¼ of
Section 19, Township 2 North, Range 66 West, 6th P.M. The APD specified a surface hole location of
510’ from the North Line and 657’ from the East Line. The APD specified a bottom hole location of
600’ from the North Line and 2000’ from the East Line. The APD was approved on
On
On
March 19, 2004 COGCC staff sent a Notice of Alleged Violation (“NOAV”) to
EnCana for violation of Rule 301., failure to obtain Commission approval for
change of surface hole location, Rule 308A., failure to submit COGCC Drilling
Completion Report, Form 5, and logs within thirty (30) days of setting the
production casing, Rule 308B., failure to submit COGCC Completed Interval
Report, Form 5A, within thirty (30) days of completing a formation, and Rule
312., failure to submit COGCC Certificate of Clearance, Form 10, within thirty
(30) days after initial sale of oil or gas.
The NOAV had an abatement date of
As of
On June 1, 2004, COGCC staff issued an Administrative
Order by Consent (“AOC”) to EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. for the violation
of COGCC Rules 301., 318A.a. and 318.c., failure
to obtain Commission approval for change of surface hole location and failure
to obtain Commission approval for change of bottom hole location for the Well, failure
to locate the Well in accordance with the Greater Wattenberg Area well location
setback rules and failure to obtain a location exception for the Well. 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 and
necessary to protect public health, safety and welfare and to prevent the waste
of oil and gas, either or both, in the operations of said field, and carry out
the purposes of the statute.
In accordance with Rule 509., any interested party
desiring to protest or to intervene should file with the Commission a written
protest or a notice to intervene no later than
IN THE NAME
OF THE STATE OF
OIL
AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION
OF THE STATE OF
By_________________________________
Dated
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