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BEFORE THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
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IN THE MATTER OF THE PROMULGATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF FIELD RULES TO GOVERN OPERATIONS IN THE SOONER FIELD, WELD COUNTY, COLORADO |
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CAUSE NO. 230
ORDER NO. 230-3 |
REPORT OF THE COMMISSION
This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on July 20, 1981 at 9:00 a.m., in Room 110, State Centennial Building, Denver, Colorado, after giving Notice of Hearing as required by law, on the application of Texas Oil and Gas Corporation, for an order to amend Order No. 230-1 to reduce the spacing for gas from the "D" Sand to 160-acre units and to establish 40-acre drilling and spacing units for the production of oil from the "D" Sand. It was further requested that production be limited to a daily maximum allowable of 500 MCF [sic] from a gas well on each 160-acre unit and 300 MCF [sic] of gas from an Oil [sic] well. In addition, a well completed in the "D" Sand reservoir with a gas/oil ratio greater than 15,000, or the liquid hydrocarbons with a specific gravity greater than 50° A.P.I. should be designated a gas well.
FINDINGS
The Commission finds as follows:
1. Texas Oil and Gas 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. Insufficient evidence was submitted at the hearing to determine, at this time, the proper spacing and the most efficient production practice for the field. Additional data should be presented by the operators in the field at the hearing scheduled for September 21, 1981, in order for the Commission to make the proper determination in this matter.
5. In order to prevent waste, as that term is defined in the Oil and Gas Conservation Act, no flaring of gas should be allowed, and until the scheduled September, 1981 hearing, a production limitation should be placed on the existing wells in the spaced area (as described in the following order) as follows:
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Daily Allowable |
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Location |
Bbls Oil |
Mcf Gas |
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T. 8N. -R. 58W. |
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Elliot B No. 1 |
SE¼NW¼ |
Sec. 27 |
120 |
300 |
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Colorado Federal No. 1 |
NE¼NW¼ |
Sec. 27 |
10 |
150 |
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Duncan Federal No. 1 |
SE¼NE¼ |
Sec. 34 |
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500 |
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Govt. Federal No. 1 |
SE¼SE¼ |
Sec.34 |
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148 |
In addition, any Future well drilled in said spaced area shall be designated a gas well with a gas/oil ratio of 2500-1 or higher, and gas production should be limited to a maximum daily allowable rate of 300 MCF.
ORDER
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, that the following rules and regulations shall be, and the same are hereby adopted [or the "D" Sand reservoir, underlying the following described lands in the Sooner Field, Weld County, Colorado:
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Township 8 North, Range 58 West, 6th P.M. |
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27: |
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W½ |
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34: |
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26: |
W½ |
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35: |
W½ |
Rule 1. No flaring of gas from wells in the Sooner field shall be allowed and limitation of production from the "D" Sand reservoir shall be placed on wells as follows:
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Daily Allowable |
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Well |
Location |
Bbls Oil |
Mcf Gas |
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T. 8N. -R. 58W. |
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Elliot B No. 1 |
SE¼NW¼ |
Sec. 27 |
120 |
300 |
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Colorado Federal No. 1 |
NE¼NW¼ |
Sec. 27 |
10 |
150 |
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Duncan Federal No. 1 |
SE¼NE¼ |
Sec. 34 |
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500 |
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Govt. Federal No. 1 |
SE¼SE¼ |
Sec.34 |
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148 |
Rule 2. Any future well drilled for production From the "D" Sand in the area described herein shall be deemed to be a gas well with a gas/oil ratio of 2500-1, or greater, and said well shall be limited in production to a daily maximum allowable of 300 MCF [sic] of gas.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that a hearing shall be held September 21, 1981, at which the operators in the Sooner Field are hereby requested to appear and present additional production and reservoir data in order for the Commission to determine the proper spacing and what field rules should be adopted for the production of the oil and gas from the "D" Sand reservoir.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that the rules and regulations contained herein shall become effective forthwith.
ENTERED this 14th day of August 1981, as of July 20, 1981.
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OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
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Frank J. Piro, Secretary |