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. 139-16

                               (Corrected 11/90)

 

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION

 

This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on April 19, 1990 at 1:00 p.m., in Suite 380, Logan Tower Building, 1580 Logan St., Denver, Colorado, after giving Notice of Hearing as required by law, on the verified applications of Barrett Resources Corporation for an order amending Order No. 139-7 to establish 160-acre drilling and spacing units for the production of gas from the Mesaverde formation underlying such lands and for a further order modifying Order 139-7 to include additional lands for production of gas from the Wasatch and Mesaverde formations underlying such additional lands.

 

FINDINGS

 

The Commission finds as follows:

 

1.      That Barrett Resources Corporation, as applicant herein, is an interested party in the subject matter of the above-referenced hearing.

 

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

 

3.      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.

 

4.      That subsequent orders in this cause have added and deleted lands contained within the spaced area, changed the drilling and spacing unit size and increased the number of wells allowed for each drilling unit for both the Wasatch and Mesaverde formations.

 

5.      That evidence presented at the hearing indicates that certain lands should be deleted from those established by Cause No. 139 to allow for more orderly development of the Mesaverde formation underlying the below listed lands, which are included in Cause Nos. 440 and 479, to-wit:

 

Township 7 South, Range 95 West, 6th P.M.

Sections 1 through 11, and 15 through 18

 

Township 7 South, Range 96 West, 6th P.M.

Sections 1, 12, and 13

 

ORDER

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, that the lands as described in Finding 5 herein, are hereby deleted from the spaced area of the Rulison Field and are no longer subject to the provisions of the orders in Cause No. 139, and shall be governed by general rules and regulations of the Commission.  The lands remaining in the Rulison Field, Garfield County, Colorado, and subject to the provisions of the orders in Cause No. 139 are described as follows:

 

Reference

Section(s)

Wasatch Formation

Mesaverde Formation

Order(s)

 

 

 

Well/Unit Size

Well/Unit Size

 

 

 

 

 

 

Township 6 South, Range 93 West, 6th PM. [sic]

 

 

 

 

 

 

139-8, 14

Sections

5-8:

All

1/160 acres

1/320 acres

139-8, 14

Sections

17-20:

All

1/160 acres

1/320 acres

139-11

Sections

29-32:

All

4/640 acres

2/640 acres

 

 

 

 

 

 

Township 6 South, Range 94 West, 6th PM. [sic]

 

 

 

 

 

 

139-8, 14

Sections

1-3:

All

1/160 acres

1/320 acres

139-8, 14

Sections

8-17:

All

1/160 acres

1/320 acres

139-8, 14

Sections

19-24:

All

1/160 acres

1/320 acres

139-14,

Sections

18:

All

1/160 acres

1/320 acres

139-11

Sections

25-26:

All

4/640 acres

2/640 acres

139-8, 14

Sections

27-33:

All

1/160 acres

1/320 acres

139-11

Sections

34-36:

All

4/640 acres

2/640 acres

 

 

 

 

 

 

Township 7 South, Range 94 West, 6th PM. [sic]

 

 

 

 

 

 

139-11

Sections

1-9:

All

4/640 acres

2/640 acres

139-3

Sections

10-12:

All

1/640 acres

1/640 acres

139-8

Sections

16 & 18:

All

1/640 acres

1/640 acres

139-11

Sections

17:

All

4/640 acres

2/640 acres

139-3

Sections

19-20:

All

not included

1/640 acres

139-3

Sections

29-32:

All

not included

1/640 acres

 

 

 

 

 

 

Township 7 South, Range 95 West, 6th PM. [sic]

 

 

 

 

 

 

139-3

Sections

12-14:

All

not included

1/640 acres

193-3

Sections

19-36:

All

not included

1/640 acres

 

 

 

 

 

 

Township 7 South, Range 96 West, 6th PM. [sic]

 

 

 

 

 

 

139-3

Sections

24-25:

All

not included

1/640 acres

139-3

Sections

36:

All

not included

1/640 acres

 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that the other provisions of Order Nos. 139-1, 2, 3, 8, 11, 14 (Corrected) shall remain in effect and that the designated well or wells for each drilling and spacing unit shall be located in accordance with the respective orders which are summarized below:

 

Order No. 139-3

 

Mesaverde wells shall be located in the NW1/4 or the SE1/4 no less than 990 feet from the unit boundaries.

 

Wasatch wells shall be located no less than 600 feet from the unit boundaries.

 

Order No. 139-8, 14

 

Mesaverde wells shall be located in the NE1/4 or the SW1/4 no less than 600 feet from the unit boundaries and at least 1200 feet from the nearest well producing from the same source of supply.

 

Wasatch wells shall be located no less than 600 feet from the unit boundaries.

 

Order No. 139-11

 

Mesaverde wells shall be located no less than 600 feet from the unit boundaries and at least 1200 feet from the nearest well producing from the same source of supply.

 

Wasatch wells shall be located no less than 600 feet from the unit boundaries and at least 1200 feet from the nearest well producing from the same source of supply.

 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that rules and regulations contained herein shall become effective upon the date the written order is mailed as indicated by the entry date below.

 

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 order.

 

Entered this 18th day of May, 1990 as of April 20, 1990.

 

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

 

By 

Dennis R. Bicknell, Secretary