\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 NINE MILE FIELD, RIO BLANCO COUNTY, COLORADO

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CAUSE NO. 201

 

ORDER NO. 201-3

 

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION

 

This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on July 18, 1967, at 10 a.m., in Room 132, State Services Building, Denver, Colorado, after publication of Notice of Hearing and receipt of Waiver of Service, as required by law and the rules and regulations of the Commission, on the application of Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation for an order amending Order No. 201-1 as it pertains to the size of the drilling units for production of oil and gas from the Dakota formation underlying the Nine Mile Field.

 

At the June 20, 1967 hearing, Applicant by its attorney, moved to continue [sic] hearing in this cause to the next regularly scheduled hearing date, and also amended its application.  Before the scheduled continued hearing date, the Commission was further advised that the scope of the continued hearing in this matter should be limited to the E˝SEĽ of Section 1, Township 2 North, Range 93 West, for a location to be 1310 feet from the south line and 460 feet from the east line, with a tolerance of a square 200 feet west and 200 feet south of said location because of topography.  At the hearing on July 18, 1963, Applicant further amended the application by requesting a tolerance of 150 feet in any direction instead of 200 feet.

 

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 geologic and engineering testimony presented at the hearing indicates that a well located 1310 feet from the south line and 460 feet from the east line of the E˝SEĽ of Section 1, Township 2 North, Range 93 West, 6th P.M., Rio Blanco County, Colorado, with a tolerance of 150 feet in any direction because of topography or surface obstructions and undue hazards, would be more productive than a well located in conformance with the spacing pattern established by Order No. 201-1; that correlative rights should not be violated in any way; and that a well drilled in the above described location would be far enough away from a large stock pond in the vicinity so that it would not pollute it in any way.

 

4. That no objections to Applicant's request were presented.

 

 

ORDER

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, that an exception to the spacing pattern established by Order No. 201-1 is hereby allowed for a well to be drilled 1310 feet from the south line and 460 feet from the east line of the E˝SEĽ of Section 1, Township 2 North, Range 93 West, 6th P.M., Rio Blanco County, Colorado, with a tolerance of 150 feet in any direction because of topography or surface obstructions and undue hazards, for production of oil and gas from the Dakota formation, and said well shall be the permitted well for the drilling unit upon which it is located.

 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the order contained herein shall become effective forthwith.

 

ORDERED this 18th day of July 1967.

 

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

 

By 

Frank J. Piro, Secretary