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 SABER FIELD, LOGAN AND WELD COUNTIES [sic]	) ) ) )	CAUSE NO. 181 ORDER NO. 181-3

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION

This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on September 16, 1969, at 10 a.m., in Conference Room 260, Columbine Building, 1845 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado, after giving Notice of Hearing as required by law, on the application of Bright & Schiff for an order approving a certain Unit Agreement and further approving a plan for injection of water into the "D" Sand formation underlying the Saber Unit Area, Logan and Weld Counties, 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 "D" Sand underlying the Saber 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 Unit Area is comprised of the following described lands in Logan and Weld Counties, Colorado, to-wit:

Logan County
Township 10 North, Range 55 West, 6th P.M.
Section	6:	All
Section	7:	N½ NE¼, SE¼ NE¼, NW¼, N½SW¼ [sic]
Weld County
Township 10 North, Range 56 West, 6th P.M
Section	1:	SE¼ NE¼, SE¼
Section	12:	All
Section	13:	NE¼, W½, NW¼ SE¼

4.      That said Unit Agreement is necessary to increase the ultimate recovery of oil and gas from said Saber 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 "D" Sand underlying said Saber 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.

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 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.

7.      That since the Unit Area will be operated under the unit agreement, Rule 1 and Rule 3 of Order No. 181-1, which pertain to gas-oil ratio and bottom-hole pressure tests, and Order No. 181-2 in Cause No. 181 are no longer necessary and should be recinded [sic].

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 Saber Unit Area, as set forth in subject Unit Agreement, is comprised of the following described lands in Logan and Weld Counties, Colorado, to-wit:

Logan County
Township 10 North, Range 55 West, 6th P.M.
Section	6:	All
Section	7:	N½ NE¼, SE¼ NE¼, NW¼, N½SW¼ [sic]
Weld County
Township 10 North, Range 56 West, 6th P.M
Section	1:	SE¼ NE¼, SE¼
Section	12:	All
Section	13:	NE¼, W½, NW¼ SE¼

Rule 2.    Said Unit Agreement, providing for unit operations of the "D" sand underlying said Unit Area, is hereby approved.

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

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that Rule 1 and Rule 3 of Order No. 181-1 and Order No. 181-2 in Cause No. 181 are hereby recinded [sic],

ORDERED this 16th day of September 1969.

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
	By	Frank J. Piro, Secretary