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 WEST FORK FIELD, WASH-INGTON COUNTY, COLORADO

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CAUSE NO. 165

 

ORDER NO. 165-1

 

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION

 

This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on December 15, 1964, at 10 a.m., in Room 132, State Services Building, Denver, Colorado, after publication of Notice of Hearing as required by law, and mailing of copies of the application pursuant to regulations of the Commission, on the application of Champlin Petroleum Company for an order approving a certain Unit Agreement attached to said application as Exhibit "F", and further approving a proposed plan for injection of water into the "J" sand formation underlying an area to be known as the West Fork Unit Area.

 

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 "J" sand formation underlying the West Fork Unit Area, as set forth in the Unit Agreement presented by Applicant, constitutes a common source of supply of oil and gas; and that said West Fork Unit Area is composed of the following described lands in Washington County, Colorado, to-wit:

 

Township 3 South, Range 55 West, 6th P.M.

 

 

Section 19:

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Section 30:

 

 

Township 3 South, Range 56 West, 6th P.M.

 

 

Section 24:

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Section 25:

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4.      That Applicant is the Unit Operator of said West Fork Unit Area, "J" sand.

 

5.      That said Unit Agreement is necessary to increase the ultimate recovery of oil and gas from the West Fork Unit Area, and should therefore be approved as being in the public interest for conservation.

 

6.      That Applicant's proposed plan for injection of water into the "J" sand formation underlying said West Fork Unit Area will increase the ultimate recovery of oil and gas from said Unit Area, and should therefore be approved as being in the public interest for conservation.

 

7.      That avoidable, waste of oil and gas will be prevented by the operations proposed by Applicant, and the correlative rights of all parties in said Unit Area will not be adversely affected and will be reasonably protected under such a plan of operation; and that in the interest of securing the greatest ultimate recovery of oil and gas from said pool, the prevention of waste and protection of correlative rights., this application should be granted.

 

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, if any, heretofore adopted and not in conflict herewith:

 

Rule 1.    The West Fork Unit Area, as set forth in the Unit Agreement presented by Applicant, is comprised of the following described lands in Washington County, Colorado, to-wit:

 

Township 3 South, Range 55 West, 6th P.M.

 

 

Section 19:

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Section 30:

 

 

Township 3 South, Range 56 West, 6th P.M.

 

 

Section 24:

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Section 25:

N˝NEĽ

 

Rule 2.    Said Unit Agreement covering operations of the "J" sand formation underlying said West Fork Unit Area is hereby approved.

 

Rule 3.    Applicant's plan for injection of water into the "J" sand formation underlying said West Fork Unit Area is hereby approved, and the Unit Operator is authorized to inject water into said reservoir through injection wells in such quantities as shall be reasonably determined by the Unit Operator to best achieve the maximum recovery of oil without waste.

 

Rule 4.    In the event that it becomes necessary in the future to convert additional producing wells to input wells; to plug and abandon certain wells in the Unit Area, or to drill additional input wells as dictated by developments in the course of the operation of said water flood, the Unit Operator is authorized to make such changes in the operation of the project as may be required to facilitate the efficient development thereof, subject to approval of the Director.

 

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, rules and regulations.


 

ORDERED this 15th day of December 1964.

 

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

 

By 

William R. Smith, Secretary