BEFORE THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION

OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

IN THE MATTER Of THE PROMULGATION OF FIELD RULES TO GOVERN OPERATIONS IN THE "D" SAND OF THE YOUNG FIELD, MORGAN COUNTY, COLORADO

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CAUSE NO. 115

 

ORDER NO. 115-1

 

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION

 

This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on January 28, 1958, at 10:00 a.m., in the Game Room of the Albany Hotel, Denver, Colorado, after publication of' Notice of Hearing as required by law, on the application of the Monsanto Chemical Company for an order establishing 320-acre drilling and spacing units for the production of gas from the "D" sand of the Young Field, Morgan County, Colorado.

 

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 the "D" sand formation of the Dakota Series constitutes a common source of supply of gas underlying the following described lands:

 

Township 4 North, Range 58 West, 6th P.M.

Morgan County, Colorado

 

 

Section 10:  All

Section 14:  All

Section 11:  All

Section 15:  All

Section 12:  W/2

Section 22:  NE/4

Section 13:  NW/4

Section 23:  N/2

 

and such area is referred to as the Young Field.

 

4.      That in order to prevent waste of oil and gas, as defined in the Oil and Gas Conservation Act; and to prevent the drilling of unnecessary wells, an order should be made establishing Three Hundred Twenty (320) acre drilling and spacing units for the production of gas from the "D" sand, common source of supply underlying the Young Field described above; that said drilling and spacing units should consist of Three Hundred Twenty (320) acres according to the governmental survey thereof, as shown on plat marked "Exhibit A" which is attached hereto and made a part hereof, setting forth such units; and the permitted well for each such drilling unit should be located not closer than Six Hundred Sixty (660) feet from any boundary line of each such drilling unit, and Nineteen Hundred (1900) feet from any drilling or producible well.

 

5.      That all available geological and engineering data concerning said "D" sand formation in the Young Field indicate that one well should efficiently and economically drain an area of approximately Three Hundred Twenty (320) acres, and that units of the size and shape as set forth in the plat marked "Exhibit A" attached hereto and made a part hereof are not smaller than the maximum area that can be efficiently drained by one well producing from the said "D" sand formation.

 

ORDER

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, that the following rules and regulations shall apply hereafter to a well drilled, completed, or recompleted in the "D" sand formation of the Young Field, Morgan County, Colorado, as hereinabove defined in the Findings, which, by reference, are made a part hereof, in addition to other applicable rules and regulations and orders of the Commission, if any, heretofore adopted and not in conflict herewith.

 

Rule 1. Three Hundred Twenty (320) acre drilling and spacing units shall be, and the same are hereby established for the production of gas from the "D" sand formation, common source of supply underlying:

 

Sections Ten (10) and Eleven (11), West Half (W/2) of Section Twelve (12), Northwest Quarter (NW/4) of Section Thirteen (13), Sections Fourteen (14) and Fifteen (15), Northeast Quarter (NE/4) of Section Twenty-two (22), North Half (N/2) of Section Twenty-three (23), Township Four (4) North, Range Fifty-eight (58) West, 6th P.M., Morgan County, Colorado,

 

and such area shall henceforth be known as the Young Field.

 

Rule 2.    That said units shall consist of Three Hundred Twenty (320) acres, according to the governmental survey thereof, as shown on Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof, setting forth such units; and the permitted gas well shall be located not closer than Six Hundred Sixty (660) feet from any boundary line of each such drilling unit, and not closer than Nineteen Hundred (1900) feet from any drilling or producible well.

 

Rule 3.    The Commission may, without additional notice and hearing, grant exceptions to Rule 2 above when, because of topographical reasons, it is necessary to locate such well closer than 660 feet from any boundary line of such unit or closer than 1900 feet from any drilling or producible well.

 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that the rules and regulations contained herein shall become effective forthwith, and henceforth the commencement of the drilling of any well or wells in the "D" sand formation, as defined herein, for the purpose of producing gas therefrom at a location other than authorized by this order, is hereby prohibited.

 

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 28th day of January, 1958.

 

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

 

By 

Annabel Hogsett, Secretary