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 RULISON FIELD, GARFIELD COUNTY, COLORADO

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CAUSE NO. 139

 

ORDER NO. 139-15

 

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION

 

This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on March 19, 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 Fina Oil and Chemical Company for an order granting an exception to the permitted well location as provided for in Order No. 139-8 and allow a well to be drilled at a location 800 feet FEL and 1400 feet FSL of Section 17, Township 6 South, Range 94 West, 6th P.M. for the drilling and spacing unit consisting of the E1/2 of said Section 17 for production from the Mesaverde formation underlying said unit.

 

FINDINGS

 

The Commission finds as follows:

1.      Fina Oil and Chemical 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.      On December 10, 1959, the Commission authorized Order No. 139-1 to be issued, which among other things, established 640-acre drilling and spacing units for the production of gas from the Mesaverde formation underlying certain lands in Garfield County, Colorado.  On June 16, 1979 the Commission authorized Order No. 139-8 which amended order No. 139-1 and established 320-acre drilling and spacing units for the production of gas from the Mesaverde formation.  The drilling units consist of the E1/2 and W1/2 or the N1/2 and S1/2 of a section with the permitted well to be located in the NE1/4 and SW1/4 of each section and no closer than 600 feet to the boundaries of the quarter section upon which it is located, and no closer than 1,200 feet from another producing or producible well in the same formation. Order No. 139-8 was adopted to include the below listed lands.

 

Township 6 South, Range 93 West, 6th P.M.

Sections

5 thru 8:

All

Sections

17 thru 20:

All

 

 

 

 

Township 6 South, Range 94 West, 6th P.M.

Sections

1 thru 3:

All

Sections

8 thru 17:

All

Sections

19 thru 24:

All

Sections

27 thru 33:

All

 

5.      The matter was heard by the Hearing Officer who recommends approval based upon the topographic testimony presented at an administrative hearing.

 

6.      No objections to the application were received.

 

ORDER

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, that an exception to the permitted well location as provided for in Order No. 139-8 for the Rulison Field is hereby granted for a well to be drilled at a location 800 feet FEL and 1400 feet FSL of Section 17, Township 6 South, Range 94 West, 6th P.M. for production from the Mesaverde formation for the unit consisting of the E1/2 of said Section 17.

 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that the provisions in the above 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 20th day of March, 1990, as of March 19, 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