BEFORE THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION

OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

IN THE MATTER OF THE PROMULGATION                                 )          CAUSE NO. 506

AND ESTABLISHMENT OF FIELD RULES TO                              )

GOVERN OPERATIONS IN THE PINYON RIDGE AREA,              )          DOCKET NO. 0405-SP-07

RIO BLANCO AND MOFFAT COUNTIES, COLORADO                  )

 

                                                                          NOTICE OF HEARING

 

TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES AND TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

 

            On April 19, 1993, the Commission issued Order No. 506-1, which established 320-acre drilling and spacing units for the production of gas and associated hydrocarbons from the Cameo coal seams underlying the below-listed lands:

 

Township 3 North, Range 96 West, 6th P.M.

Sections 5 through 8: All

Sections 17 through 20: All

Sections 29 through 32: All

 

Township 3 North, Range 97 West, 6th P.M.

Sections 1 through 3: All

Sections 10 through 15: All

Sections 22 through 27: All

Sections 34 through 36: All

 

            On April 2, 2004, KLT Gas Inc., by its attorney filed with the Commission a verified Application for an order to vacate Order No. 506-1 and place the lands under the provisions of the Rules and Regulations of the Commission.  Based on geological, engineering and production data obtained from the drilling and production of wells within the area, KLT believes the wells are incapable of adequately and efficiently draining gas and associated hydrocarbons from the 320-acre drilling and spacing units.  In addition, there is current not sufficient drilling and production from the Cameo coal seams in the Pinyon Ridge Area to establish a more appropriate spacing to govern development of the Cameo coal seams.  Further, all shut-in and producing Cameo coal seams wells are located on Federal lands.  In order to promote additional drilling and development, and determine the appropriate spacing to economically and efficiently drain the Cameo coal seams underlying the aforesaid lands, it is necessary to allow drilling under the general well location rules of the Commission.

 

            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, May 24, 2004

 

                        Time:                                        1:00 p.m.

 

Place:                                       Community Room at City Hall

                                                1000 10th Street

                                                Greeley, CO 80631

 

            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 May 10, 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 May 10, 2004, the Applicant may request that an administrative hearing be scheduled for the week of May 10, 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                                            Janet N. Harris

Denver, Colorado 80203                                      Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP

April 23, 2004                                                    1550 17th Street, Suite 500

                                                                        Denver, CO 80202

                                                                        (303) 892-7361