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. 2-31

 

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION

 

This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on August 21, 1957, at 10 A.M., in the Game Room of the Albany Hotel, Denver, Colorado, after publication of Notice of Hearing as required by law, pursuant to the Commission's own motion to take measures to prevent waste of oil and gas in the Rangely Field. Included in said Notice was a provision that upon the application of the Rangely Operators Committee, the Commission would consider for approval plans or agreements for unit cooperative development for the operation of the field, provided such plan or agreement is in the public interest for conservation, or is reasonably necessary to increase oil recovery or to prevent the waste of oil and gas.

 

At the hearing, Virgil P. Cline, Esq., on behalf of the majority of the working interest owners who have joined in the Rangely Unit Agreement, presented for approval of the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, a Unit Agreement for the operation of the Weber reservoir of the Rangely Field.

 

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 approximately Ninety-nine (99) percent of the working interests have signed the Unit Agreement, and that at least Ninety-three (93) percent of the non-working interests have signed the Unit Agreement, which is sufficient control to effectively operate the field under the Unit plan.

 

4.      That the Unit Agreement presented to the Commission will permit a unit operation which will prevent waste and protect correlative rights, as defined by 100-6-CRS 53, as amended; and that such Unit Agreement should therefore be approved.

 

5.      That a unit operation of the field is necessary to substantially increase the ultimate recovery of oil in the Weber reservoir.

 

6.      That field rules set forth in Order No. 2-28, as amended by Order No. 2-30, presently applicable to the Weber reservoir of the Rangely Field, should be continued until such time as new rules appropriate for a unit operation can be promulgated.

 

ORDER

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the following rules and regulations shall apply hereafter to the Weber reservoir of the Rangely Field, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, in addition to other applicable rules and regulations and orders of the Commission heretofore adopted and not in conflict herewith:

 

Rule 1. The Unit Agreement for the operation of the Weber reservoir of the Rangely Field is hereby approved.

 

Rule 2. The field rules set forth in Order No. 2-28, as amended by Order No. 2-30, presently in effect in the Weber reservoir of the Rangely Field, shall be continued until new rules appropriate for a unit operation are approved by the Commission.

 

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 21st day of August, 1957.

 

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

 

By  Annabel Hogsett, Secretary