BEFORE THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION

OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

IN THE MATTER OF THE PROMULGATION AND                )                       CAUSE NO. 112

ESTABLISHMENT OF FIELD RULES TO GOVERN             )                      

OPERATIONS IN THE IGNACIO-BLANCO FIELD,               )                       DOCKET NO. 0407-UP-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 the production of gas and associated hydrocarbons from the Fruitland coal seams underlying certain lands, including the E½ of Section 9, Township 34 North, Range 9 West, N.M.P.M.

 

            On July 28, 2000 (amended November 19, 2001), the Commission issued Order No. 112-156, which amended Order Nos. 112-60, 112-61 and 112-85 to allow an optional additional well to be drilled for production of gas from the Fruitland Coal seams for certain lands, including the above-listed lands, with the permitted well to be located in any undrilled quarter section no closer than 990 feet to any outer boundary of the unit nor closer than 130 feet to any interior quarter section line. 

 

            On May 20, 2004, Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (“Chevron”), by its attorney, filed with the Commission a verified application for an order to pool all unleased mineral interests in the 320-acre drilling and spacing unit consisting of the E½ of Section 9, Township 34 North, Range 9 West, N.M.P.M. for the development and operation of the Fruitland coal seams, effective as of the effective date of the Commission’s Order.  The University 9-1 Well was drilled in the E½ of Section 9 in July 1992 and has produced since that time.  The Applicant was assigned the interests in the University 9-1 Well and its leasehold interest from Texaco Exploration and Production Inc. (“Texaco”) who acquired an interest in the Well effective November 1, 2000 and had learned that there were certain interest owners in the Well who were not receiving proceeds attributable to production from the Well.  Both representatives from Texaco and Chevron have been in contact with some of these unleased mineral owners in an attempt to arrange proper payment of proceeds as from the time Texaco acquired the well and have not been successful in all cases for various reasons.

 

            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, July 12, 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 June 28, 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.).  Anyone who files a protest or intervention must be able to participate in a prehearing conference during the week of June 28, 2004.  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 June 28, 2004, the Applicant may request that an administrative hearing be scheduled for the week of June 28, 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                                          Representative for Applicant:             

1120 Lincoln Street                                         William A. Keefe                                

Denver, Colorado 80203                                 Gorsuch Kirgis LLP

June 3, 2004                                                   1515 Arapahoe Street

                                                                        Tower 1, Suite 1000

                                                                        Denver, CO 80202

                                (303) 376-5000