BEFORE THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION

OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

IN THE MATTER OF THE PROMULGATIONS 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. 201-5

 

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION

 

This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on October 16, 1989 at 8:30 a.m., in Room 101, State Education Building, 201 East Colfax, Denver, Colorado, after giving Notice of Hearing as required by law, on the verified application of Cavalier Petroleum Corporation, for an order allowing the re-entry of the well Federal No. 1 located 1072 FWL and 913 feet FSL of Section 6, Township 2 North, Range 92 West, 6th P.M. to establish production from the Dakota formation underlying the drilling and spacing unit consisting of the W1/2  SW1/4 of said Section 6 as an exception to the well location requirements established in Cause No. 201.

 

FINDINGS

 

The Commission finds as follows:

 

1.      Cavalier Petroleum Corporation, as applicant herein, is an interested party in the subject matter of the above-referenced hearing.

 

2.      Due notice of the time, place and purpose of the hearing has been given in all respects as required by law.

 

3.      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.

 

4.      The W1/2 SW1/4 of Section 6, Township 2 North, Range 92 West, 6th P.M. has been established as a drilling and spacing unit.

 

5.      Based on the facts stated in the verified application, and receiving no protests and having been heard by the Acting Director as Hearing Officer on October 13, 1989, and recommended for approval, the Commission should enter an order allowing the re-entry of the well Federal No. 1 located 1072 feet FWL and 913 feet FSL of Section 6, Township 2 North, Range 92 West, 6th P.M. to establish production from the Dakota formation for the drilling and spacing unit consisting of the W1/2 SW1/4 of said Section 6.

 

6.      The applicant at the time of hearing agreed to be bound by the verbal order of the Commission.

 

ORDER

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, that the well Federal No. 1, located 1072 feet FWL and 913 feet FSL of Section 6, Township 2 North, Range 92 West, 6th P.M. can be re-entered and production established from the Dakota formation, and that the Federal No. 1 shall be the well for the unit consisting of the W1/2 SW1/4 of said Section 6.

 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that the provisions contained in the above 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.

 

ENTERED this 15th day of July, 1989, as of October 16, 1989.

 

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

 

By 

Frank J. Piro, Secretary

Dated at Suite 380

1580 Logan Street

Denver, Colorado  80203