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 COLOROW DEEP UNIT AREA, COUNTY OF RIO BLANCO, STATE OF COLORADO	) ) ) ) )	CAUSE NO. 114 ORDER NO. 114-1

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION

This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on November 26, 1957, at 10 a.m., in Room 330 State Office Building, Denver, Colorado, after publication of Notice of Hearing as required by law, on the application of the Shell Oil Company, as Unit Operator, for an order approving a certain agreement previously approved by the United States Geological Survey and entitled "Unit Agreement for the Development and Operation of the Colorow Deep Unit Area, County of Rio Blanco, State of Colorado", for any and all formations of the unitized land below the Morapos Sandstone, as defined in said agreement.

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 a certain agreement described as the "Unit Agreement for the Development and Operation of the Colorow Deep Unit Area, County of Rio Blanco, State of Colorado" and dated May 23, 1957, was approved by the United States Geological Survey on September 20, 1957, and covers federal lands and leases, as well as fee and state lands and leases.

4.      That testimony presented at the above hearing indicated that said Unit Agreement has been executed by ninety-eight (98) percent of the working interest owners and ninety-three (93) percent of the royalty interest owners.

5.      That the unitized substances in and under the unitized land are defined by said agreement as all oil and gas in any and all formations of the unitized land below the Morapos Sandstone as defined in said agreement, and that such unitized lands are situated in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, and are described as follows, to-wit:

Township 1 North, Range 96 West, 6th P.M.
Section 5:	SE/4 NW/4, Lots 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
Section 6:	Lots 10, 11, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 and 43

Township 1 North, Range 97 West, 6th P.M.
Section 1:	SE/4,S/2 SW/4, Lots 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 29, 30, 31 and 32
Section 2:	All
Section 3:	Lots 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, SW/4 NW/4, W/2 SW/4
Section 4:	All
Section 5:	N/2, SE/4
Section 11:	NE/4 NE/4
Section 12:	N/2 N/2
Township 2 North, Range 97 West, 6th P.M.
Sections 7, 8, 9:  All
Section 14:	N/2, N/2 SW/4, SW/4 SW/4
Sections 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21:  All
Section 22:	N/2, W/2 SE/4, SW/4
Section 27:	S/2, W/2 NE/4, NW/4
Sections 28 and 29:  All
Section 30:	N/2, SE/4
Section 31:	E/2
Sections 32, 33, 34:  All
Section 35:	SE/4 NW/4, W/2 NW/4, Lots 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

6.      That said Unit Agreement should be adopted and approved as being in the public interest for conservation and to prevent waste of oil or gas.

ORDER

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, that the following rules and regulations shall apply hereafter to the lands set forth in this order, in addition to other applicable rules and regulations and orders of the Commission heretofore adopted and not in conflict herewith:

Rule 1. The "Unit Agreement for the Development and Operation of the Colorow Deep Unit Area, County of Rio Blanco, State of Colorado", dated May 23, 1957, and approved by the United States Geological Survey on September 20, 1957, is hereby approved.  The Unit Area herein referred to as the Colorow Deep Unit Area includes the following described lands in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, to-wit:

Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (SE/4 NW/4), and Lots Seven (7), Eight (8), Nine (9), Ten (10), Eleven (11), Twelve (12) and Thirteen (13) of Section Five (5); and Lots Ten (10), Eleven (11), Thirty (30), Thirty-one (31), Thirty-two (32), Thirty-three (33), Thirty-four (34), Thirty-five (35), Thirty-six (36), Thirty-seven (37), Thirty-eight (38), Thirty-nine (39), Forty (40), Forty-one (41), Forty-two (42) and Forty-three (43) of Section Six (6), Township One (1) North, Range Ninety-six (96) West, 6th P.M.; and

Southeast Quarter (SE/4), South Half of Southwest Quarter (S/2 SW/4), and Lots Thirteen (13), Fifteen (15), Seventeen (17), Eighteen (18), Nineteen (19), Twenty (20), Twenty-nine (29), Thirty (30), Thirty-one (31) and Thirty-two (32) of Section One (1); all of Section Two (2); Lots Four (4), Five (5), Six (6), Eight (8) and Nine (9), and the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (SW/4 NW/4), West Half of the Southwest Quarter (W/2 SW/4) of Section Three (3); all of Section Four (4); North Half (N/2) and Southeast Quarter (SE/4) of Section Five (5); Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (NE/4 NE/4) of Section Eleven (11); and the North Half of the North Half (N/2 N/2) of Section Twelve (12), Township One (1) North, Range Ninety-seven (97) West, 6th P.M.; and

Sections Seven (7), Eight (8) and Nine (9), and the North Half (N/2), North Half of the Southwest Quarter (N/2 SW/4), and Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SW/4 SW/4) of Section Fourteen (14), Sections Fifteen (15), Sixteen (16), Seventeen (17), Eighteen (18), Nineteen (19), Twenty (20) and Twenty-one (21), North Half (N/2) and the West Half of the Southeast Quarter (W/2 SE/4) and Southwest Quarter (SW/4) of Section Twenty-two (22); South Half (S/2), West Half of the Northeast Quarter (W/2 NE/4) and Northwest Quarter (NW/4) of Section Twenty-seven (27); Sections Twenty-eight (28) and Twenty-nine (29), North Half (N/2), and Southeast Quarter (SE/4) of Section Thirty (30); East Half (E/2) of Section Thirty-one (31); Sections Thirty-two (32), Thirty-three (33) and Thirty-four (34); Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (SE/4 NW/4) and West Half of the Northwest Quarter (W/2 NW/4) and Lots Two (2), Three (3), Five (5), Six (6), Seven (7), Eight (8), Nine (9), Ten (10), Eleven (11), Twelve (12), Thirteen {13), Fourteen (14), Fifteen (15), Sixteen (16), Seventeen (17), Eighteen (18), Nineteen (19), Twenty (20), Twenty-one (21), Twenty-two (22), [sic] and Twenty-three (23) in Section Thirty-five (35), Township Two (2) North, Range Ninety-seven (97) West of the 6th P.M.,

all in Rio Blanco County, Colorado.

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 rules and regulations.

ORDERED this 26th day of November, 1957.

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
	By	Annabel Hogsett, Secretary