IN THE MATTER OF THE PROMULGATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF FIELD RULES TO GOVERN OPERATIONS IN THE NOONEN RANCH FIELD, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO Cause No. 272 Order No. 272-3

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION

This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on March 19, 1984 at 1:00 P.M., in Room 110, State Centennial Building, Denver, Colorado, after giving Notice of Hearing as required by law, on the application of Marshall R. Young Oil Co., for an order to delete the W/2 Section 30, Township 3 South, Range 58 West, 6th P.M. from the spaced area as established by Order No. 272-2, and make said lands subject to the general rules and regulations of the Commission.

FINDINGS

The Commission finds as follows:

1. Marshall R. Young Oil Co., 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. On September 18, 1973, the Commission issued Order No. 272-2 which established 80-acre drilling and spacing units for the production of oil from the "J" Sand underlying certain lands in the Noonen Ranch Field, Adams County, Colorado.

5. Evidence presented at the hearing indicates that subsequent drilling and development in the spaced area has established that said W/2 Section 30 is not part of the common source of supply of the Noonen Ranch Field as established by Order No. 272-2 and should be deleted and made subject to the general rules and regulations of the Commission.

ORDER

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, that the W/2 Section 30, Township 3 South, Range 58 West, 6th P.M. is hereby deleted from the spaced area of the Noonen Ranch Field, Adams County, Colorado, and is no longer subject to the provisions of Order No. 272-2. The lands remaining in the Noonen Ranch Field, Adams County, Colorado and subject to the provisions of Order No. 272-2 are described as follows:

Township 3 South, Range 58 West, 6th P.M. Section 19: W/2 Township 3 South, Range 59 West, 6th P.M. Section 22: S/2 Sections 23 thru 27: All

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that the provisions contained in the above order shall become effective forthwith.

ENTERED this 10th day of April 1984, as of March 19, 1984.

THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO By Frank J. Piro, Secretary

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