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 MIDDLEMIST FIELD, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO

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CAUSE NO. 176

 

ORDER NO. 176-1

 

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION

 

This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on October 15, 1963, 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 this Commission, on the application of the Midwest Oil Corporation for an order approving a certain unitization agreement attached to said application as Exhibit "B"; and further approving a proposed project for injection of water into the "J" sand formation underlying certain lands in Adams 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 "J" sand formation underlying the Middlemist Field Unit Area, as set forth in the unitization agreement presented by Applicant, constitutes a common source of supply of oil and gas; and that said Unit Area is composed of the following described lands in Adams County, Colorado, to-wit:

 

Township 2 South, Range 57 West, 6th P.M.

 

 

Section 19:

E½SE¼, SW¼SE¼

Section 20:

SW¼NE¼, SE¼NW¼, S½

Section 21:

SW¼SW¼

Section 28:

W½NW¼

Section 29:

N½, SW¼, N½SE¼

Section 30:

E½E½, NW¼NE¼

Section 31:

NE¼NE¼

Section 32:

NW¼NW¼

 

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

 

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

 

6.      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 Middlemist Field 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 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 Middlemist Field Unit Area, as set forth in the Unit Agreement entered into September 3, 1963, comprises the following lands in Adams County, Colorado, to-wit:

 

Township 2 South, Range 57 West, 6th P.M.

 

 

Section 19:

E½SE¼, SW¼SE¼

Section 20:

SW¼NE¼, SE¼NW¼, S½

Section 21:

SW¼SW¼

Section 28:

W½NW¼

Section 29:

N½, SW¼, N½SE¼

Section 30:

E½E½, NW¼NE¼

Section 31:

NE¼NE¼

Section 32:

NW¼NW¼

 

Rule 2.    Said Middlemist Field Unit Agreement covering the Unit Area herein defined, and providing for unit operations of the "J" sand underlying said Unit Area, is hereby approved.

 

Rule 3.    The water injection program presented by Applicant, for injection of water into the "J" sand formation underlying said Middlemist Field Unit Area, is hereby approved, and the Midwest Oil Corporation is authorized to inject water into said reservoir through injection wells as set forth in stage 1 of said program, in such quantities as shall be reasonably determined by Applicant to best achieve the maximum recovery of oil without waste; and Applicant is further authorized to inject water into wells which may be utilized in connection with stage 2 of said pro-gram, 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 October 1963,

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

 

By 

William R. Smith, Secretary