BEFORE THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
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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. 139-5 |
REPORT OF THE COMMISSION
This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on September 19, 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, as required by law and the rules and regulations of the Commission, on the application of Austral Oil Company incorporated, for an order rescinding Order No. 139-4 and granting, instead, an exception to Order No. 139-1 for a Mesaverde test well to be drilled in either Lot 11, NE¼SW¼ or Lot 12, NW¼SW¼ of Section 25, Township 7 South, Range 95 West Garfield County, Colorado, because title examination of the location granted by Order No. 139-4 disclosed conditions which would make it inadvisable to drill upon such location: and for an order allowing pooling of the interests of all owners in said Section 25.
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 at the hearing Applicant withdrew its request for an order allowing pooling of interests of all owners in Section 25, Township 7 South, Range 95 West, Garfield County, Colorado.
4. That on July 28, 1967, Applicant filed with the Commission an application for an order granting an exception to Order No. 139-1 for a well to be drilled in the approximate center of Lot 14, SE¼SW¼ of Section 25, Township 7 South, Range 95 West, in the Rulison Field, and that this exception was allowed by the Commission in its Order No. 139-4 issued August 15, 1967.
5. That testimony presented at the hearing indicates that title examination of Lot 14 of said Section 25 discloses conditions which make it inadvisable to drill upon such location and that examination of the topography of Lot 11 and Lot 12 of said Section 25 discloses that these tracts are suitable for test well drilling.
6. That therefore, said Order No. 139-4 should be rescinded and replaced by Order No. 139-5 allowing Applicant to drill said test well for production of gas from the Mesaverde formation, such well to be located in said Lot 11, Section 25, Township 7 South, Range 95 West 6th P.M., Garfield County, Colorado, 2236 feet from the west line and 1695 feet from the south line of said Section 25.
7. That an exception to the established spacing pattern for the Rulison Field should be allowed for subject well because of topography.
ORDER
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that an exception is hereby granted for a well to be drilled in Lot 11, Section 25, Township 7 South, Range 95 West, 6th P.M., Garfield County, Colorado, 2236 feet from the west line and 1695 feet from the south line of said Section 25.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the provisions contained in the above order shall become effective forthwith.
ORDERED this 19th day of September 1967.
OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
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Frank J. Piro, Secretary |