BEFORE THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION

OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

IN THE MATTER OF THE INVESTIGATION TO TAKE MEASURES TO PREVENT WASTE OF OIL AND GAS IN THE RANGELY FIELD IN THE STATE OF COLORADO

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CAUSE NO. 2

 

ORDER NO. 2-15

 

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION

 

This cause came on for hearing before the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission of the State of Colorado at 2:00 P.M., November 3, 1953, 704 State Capitol Annex, 14th Avenue and Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado, pursuant to Notice of Hearing, upon application of the Phillips Petroleum Company to modify the Commission's Order No. 2-13 heretofore entered in the above entitled matter, so as to convert and use its M.B. Larson "D" well No. 2-26 as an additional gas injection well in the Weber Reservoir of the Rangely Field, and pursuant to Notice of Hearing upon the application of the Union Pacific Railroad Company and the Texas Company to modify the Commission's Order No. 2-13, heretofore entered in the above entitled matter, so as to permit the injection of all gas produced from or attributable to the Carney Lease and the Carney Unit Lease, into the Union Pacific No, 34-31 well which cannot be injected into the Carney No. 12-5 well.

FINDINGS

 

The Commission finds as follows:

 

(1)     That due Notice of the time, place and purpose of the hearing in this matter was given in all respects as required by law.

 

(2)     That the Commission has jurisdiction over the subject matter embraced in said Notices and of the parties interested therein, and jurisdiction to promulgate the following prescribed order.

 

(3)     That on August 11, 1953, after proper Notice and Hearing, the commission entered its Order No. 2-13 in the above entitled matter to become effective September 15, 1953 and thereafter amended the same on October 16, 1953, by its Order No. 2-14.

 

(4)     That Rule 3(g) of Order No. 2-13, should be amended by adding an additional well, to-wit, the Phillips Petroleum Company's M.B. Larson "D" No.2-26 well as an additional gas injection well, so that all gas available for injection under the terms of Rule 3b of Order No. 2-8, produced from or attributable to all Phillips operated leases, may be injected.

 

(5)     That Rule 3(h) of Order No. 2-13 should be amended to permit the injection of 500,000 cubic feet per day of gas attributable to the Carney Lease and the Carney Unit Lease into the Union Pacific No. 34-31 well, for a period not to exceed six (6) months from November 1, 1953, for the reason that the Carney No.12-5 well does not have the capacity to take all the gas available for injection from or attributable to the Carney Lease and the Carney Unit Lease.

 

(6)     That finding number five (6)contained herein is subject to U.S. Geological Survey jurisdiction, since U.S. Government Lands are involved in Carney Lease and the Carney Unit Lease.

 

ORDER

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that rule 3(g) of Order No. 2-13 be amended to read as follows:

 

"All gas available for injection under the terms of Rule 3b of Order No. 2-8 produced from or attributable to all Phillips' operated Leases, shall be injected by the Phillips Petroleum Company into the Levison No. 16 well and the M.B. Larson "D" No. 2-26 well, the gas to be divided into each such well as good operating practices may from time to time require."

 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Rule 3(h) of Order No. 2-13 be amended to read as follows:

 

"All gas available for injection under the terms of Rule 3b of Order No. 2-8 produced from or attributable to the Carney Lease and the Carney Unit Lease, shall be injected by the Texas Company into the Carney No. 12-5 well, except that a volume not to exceed 500,000 cubic feet per day of gas attributable to the Carney Lease and the Carney Unit Lease may be injected into the U.P. 34-31 well for a period not to exceed six (6) months, commencing November 1, 1953."

 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this Order shall become effective forthwith.

 

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 3rd day of November, 1953, by the Oil and Gas Conservation Commis-sion of the State of Colorado.

 

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

 

By Annabel Hogsett, Assistant Secretary