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, COLORADO

)

)

)

)

CAUSE NO. 181

 

ORDER NO. 181-4

 

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION

 

This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on May 18, 1971, at 9 a.m., in Room 132, State Services Building, 1525 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado, after giving Notice of Hearing as required by law, on the application of Bright and Schiff, for an order approving the conversion of certain wells to additional injection wells for the "D" Sand underlying the Saber 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 on September 16, 1969, the Commission issued its Order No. 181-3 which approved a Unit Agreement and authorized an injection well for said Unit Area.

 

4.      That the program for injection of water into the "D" Sand underlying the Unit Area should be continued by converting to a water injection well, the Well No. 2 Reagan, located in the SW¼ NE¼ Section 13, Township 10 North, Range 56 West; Well No. 1 Shellhorn, located in the NW¼ NE¼ Section 12, Township 10 North, Range 56 West, Weld County, Colorado, and Well No. 4 Cervi, located in the SW¼ NW¼ Section 7, Township 10 North, Range 55 West, Logan County, Colorado.

 

5.      That according to geological and engineering information available, injection of water into said wells will not adversely affect the correlative rights of any owner outside of said Unit Area.

 

6.      That the use and operation of said wells as water injection wells will increase the ultimate recovery of oil and gas from the "D" Sand of the Saber Unit Area.

 

ORDER

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the Unit Operator of the Saber "D" Sand Unit is hereby permitted and authorized to convert to water injection wells the Well No. 2 Reagan, located in the SW¼ NE¼ Section 13, Township 10 North, Range 56 West; Well No. 1 Shellhorn, located in the NW¼ NE¼ Section 12, Township 10 North, Range 56 West, Weld County, Colorado; and Well No. 4 Cervi, located in the SW¼ NW¼ Section 7, Township 10 North, Range 55 West, Logan County, Colorado, for the purpose of injecting water into the "D" Sand underlying the Saber Unit Area.

 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that the Commission expressly reserves its right after notice and hearing, to alter, amend, or repeal any part of or all of the above order.

 

ORDERED this 18th day of May 1971.

 

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

 

By 

Frank J. Piro, Secretary