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 IGNACIO-BLANCO FIELD, LA PLATA AND ARCHULETA COUNTIES, COLORADO

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CAUSE NO. 112

 

ORDER NO. 112-25

 

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION

 

This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on August 15, 1967, at 10 a.m., in Room 132, State Services Building, Denver, Colorado, after publication of Notice of Hearing and receipt of Waivers of Service thereof, as required by law and the rules and regulations of the Commission, on the application of Howard E. Henderson for an order authorizing, as an exception to the spacing pattern established by Order No. 112-6, the location of a well to be drilled approximately 550 feet from the south line and 450 feet from the west line of Section 8, Township 33 North, Range 7 West, N.M.P.M., La Plata County, Colorado, for production of gas from the Dakota-Morrison formation underlying said Section 8.

 

FINDINGS

 

The Commission finds as follows:

 

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

 

2.      That 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.

 

3.      That geologic testimony presented at the hearing indicates that a well located approximately 550 feet from the south line and 450 feet from the west line of Section 8, Township 33 North, Range 7 West, N.M.P.M., La Plata County, Colorado, would be more productive than a well located in conformance with the spacing pattern established by Order No. 112-6; and that therefore an exception should be granted for a well to be drilled in said location; however, if a commercial well is drilled on the location set forth above, instead of on a location as provided by said Order No. 112-6, the Commission should, upon application of any interested party and after notice and hearing, take such action as will offset any advantage the operator of such exception may have over other producers by the drilling of the well as an exception to the established spacing pattern.

 

ORDER

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that an exception shall be granted for a well to be drilled approximately 550 feet from the south line and 450 feet from the west line of Section 8, Township 33 North, Range 7 West, N.M.P.M., La Plata County, Colorado; however, if a commercial well is drilled on the location set forth above instead of on a location as provided in Order No. 112-6, the Commission shall, at the request of interested persons, and after notice and hearing, take such action as will offset any advantage the operator of such exception may have over other producers by reason of the drilling of the well as an exception.

 

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

 

ORDERED this 15th day of August 1967.

 

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

 

By  Frank J. Piro, Secretary