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 "J" SAND OF THE ADENA FIELD, MORGAN COUNTY, COLORADO	) ) ) )	CAUSE NO. 26 ORDER NO. 26-41

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION

This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on May 27, 1958, at 10:00 a.m., in the Senate Chambers of the State Capitol, Denver, Colorado, after publication of Notice of Hearing as required by law, on the application of The Pure Oil Company, as Unit Operator of the Adena "J" Sand Unit Area, for consideration of the reallocation of the total field oil and gas allowables established for the "J" sand of the Adena Field by Rule 2 of Order No. 26-30, and allocated under Rule 3 of said Order No. 26-30, as amended by Order No. 26-31, and temporarily modified by Orders No. 26-33, 26-35, and 26-36.

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 engineering and geologic information necessary for proper determination of oil and gas in place in the "J" sand reservoir within the limits of Tract 83, defined as the South Half (S½) of Section Twenty-five (25), Township One (1) North, Range Fifty-eight (58) West of the 6th P.M., Morgan County, Colorado, is now available as a result of development which has occurred since the effective date of Order No. 26-30.

4.      That, the oil and gas in place in the "J" sand reservoir underlying Tract 83 is additional oil and gas determined after the issuance of Order No. 26-30; and that an allowable and allocation of production for said tract should be based on the original oil and gas in place and should be in addition to previous allowables and allocations in the field; and that in order to prevent waste and protect correlative rights, the maximum allowable production of oil from that portion of the "J" sand pool underlying said tract should not, during any one month, exceed a daily average of fifty-two (52) barrels; and that the maximum allowable production of gas from said tract should not, during any one month, exceed a daily allowable of Sixty-six Thousand (66,000) cubic feet.

ORDER

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, that the following rules and regulations shall apply hereafter to the lands set forth in this order, in addition to other applicable rules and regulations and orders of the Commission, if any, heretofore adopted and not in conflict herewith:

Rule 1.    The maximum allowable production of oil from that portion of the "J" sand pool underlying Tract 83 of the Adena field shall not, during any one (1) month, exceed a daily average of fifty-two (52) barrels; and the maximum allowable production of gas from said tract shall not, during any one month, exceed a daily average of Sixty-six Thousand (66,000) cubic feet.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that this order shall become effective July 1, 1958.

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 due to changed conditions in the field which may occur as a result of future drilling and development, or otherwise.

ORDERED this 19th day of June, 1958.

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
	By  Annabel Hogsett, Secretary