BEFORE THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION

OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

IN THE MATTER OF THE PROMULGATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF FIELD RULES TO GOVERN OPERATIONS IN THE POW-WOW UNIT, LOGAN COUNTY, COLORADO

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CAUSE NO. 220

 

ORDER NO. 220-3

 

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION

 

This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on July 16, 1990 at 8:30 a.m., in Room 101, State Education Building, 201 East Colfax, Denver, Colorado, after giving Notice of Hearing as required by law, on the verified application of Central Operating Company for an order extending the six (6) month period of time for notice of approval of the unit agreement and unit operating agreement to be furnished to the Commission.

 

FINDINGS

 

The Commission finds as follows:

 

1.      Central Operating Company, as applicant herein, is an interested party in the subject matter of the above-referenced hearing.

 

2.      Due notice of the time, place and purpose of the hearing has been given in all respects as required by law.

 

3.      The Commission has jurisdiction over the subject matter embraced in said Notice, and of the parties interested therein, and jurisdiction to promulgate the hereinafter prescribed order.

 

4.      That the Commission on November 20, 1989 entered Order No. 220-2 which approved a Unit Operating Agreement and a Unit Agreement for the Pow-Wow Unit Area providing for unit operations for the "J" Sand Reservoir underlying certain lands in the Pow-Wow Field, Logan County, Colorado. Order No. 220-2 further stated that:

 

"IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that within six (6) months from the date of this order, and upon affidavit submitted to the Director of the Commission by the unit operator, and stating that the approval of the required percentage of interest for the plan of unit operations has been obtained, the plan for unit operations shall become effective. In the event such approval has not been obtained within this period of time, or an extended period of time as provided in the statute, the approval of the Commission for the plan of unit operations shall become ineffective and this order shall be revoked."

 

5.      That as of July 16, 1990, the required percentage of working interest owners have not approved the unit operating agreement, but that efforts are continuing to obtain the required agreement and that an extension of time until November 20, 1990 should be granted.

 

6.      That the protest to the extension and request for a further hearing concerning the participation factors filed on behalf of Boulder Oil Company should not be granted, and that a petition for change to the original order can be filed at any time.

 

ORDER

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, that the period of time for an affidavit to be submitted to the Director of the Commission by the unit operator stating that the approval of the required percentage of interests for the plan of unit operations approved by the Commission in Order No. 220-2 has been obtained is hereby extended until November 20, 1990.  In the event such approval has not been obtained within this period of time or an extended period of time as provided in the statute, the approval of the Commission for the plan of unit operations shall become ineffective and this order shall be revoked.

 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that the provisions contained in the order shall become effective forthwith.

 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that the Commission expressly reserves its right, after notice and hearing, to alter, amend or repeal any and/or all of the above orders.

 

ENTERED this 19th day of July, 1990, as of July 16, 1990.

 

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

 

By 

Dennis R. Bicknell, Secretary

 

Dated at Suite 380

1580 Logan Street

Denver, Colorado  80203