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 RANGE FIELD, WASHINGTON COUNTY, COLORADO

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CAUSE NO. 178

 

ORDER NO. 178-2

 

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION

 

This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on December 3, 1963, at 10 a.m., in Room 330, State Office Building, Denver, Colorado, after publication of Notice of Hearing as required by law, on the application of Union Texas Petroleum Corporation for an order establishing 40-acre drilling and spacing units for the production of oil and gas from the "J" sand formation underlying certain lands in Washington County, Colorado; and providing that the permitted well location for said drilling and spacing units be located in the center of governmental quarter-quarter sections with 100 foot tolerance because of surface locations or hazards.

 

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, find jurisdiction to promulgate the hereinafter prescribed order.

 

3.      That the major portion of the "J" sand reservoir of the Ranger Field underlying parts of Sections 29 and 30, Township 3 South, Range 51 West, 6th P.M., Washington County, Colorado, has been developed with one well being drilled on each quarter-quarter section.

 

4.      That the granting at this time of the application for 40-acre drilling and spacing units for said "J" sand reservoir will not prevent waste or the drilling of unnecessary wells.

 

5.      That engineering and geological testimony presented at the hearing indicates that the correlative rights of the various owners of said "J" sand reservoir are protected during initial development of the pool by Rule 317 of the Rules and Regulations of the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission which provides, among other things, that wells drilled for oil or gas to a common source of supply in excess of 2500 feet in depth be located not less than 600 feet from any property line or lease line unless otherwise authorized by the Commission after notice and hearing.

 

6.      That, based on the above findings, the application of Union Texas Petroleum Corporation for establishment of 40-acre drilling and spacing units should be denied.

 

ORDER

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the application of Union Texas Petroleum Corporation for an order establishing 40-acre drilling and spacing units for the production of oil and gas from the "J" sand formation underlying certain lands in Washington County, Colorado, and providing that the permitted well location for said drilling units be in the center of governmental quarter-quarter sections with 100 foot tolerance because of surface locations or hazards, is hereby denied, and the provisions of Rule 317 of the Rules and Regulations of the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission of the State of Colorado shall remain in effect for the Ranger Field area, Washington County, Colorado.

 

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.

 

ORDERED this 23rd day of December 1963.

 

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

 

By 

William R. Smith, Secretary