BEFORE THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION

OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

IN THE MATTER OF THE INVESTIGATION TO TAKE MEASURES TO PREVENT WASTE OF OIL AND GAS IN THE "D" SAND OF THE LITTLE BEAVER FIELD, WASHINGTON COUNTY, COLO-RADO; AND IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICA-TION OF THE CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANY IN BEHALF OF INTERESTED PARTIES FOR AN ORDER FROM THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVA-TION COMMISSION ADOPTING AND APPROVING A CERTAIN UNIT AGREEMENT AND UNIT OPER-ATING AGREEMENT, "D" SAND, LITTLE BEAVER FIELD, WASHINGTON COUNTY, COLORADO

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CAUSE NO. 30

 

ORDER NO. 30-11

 

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION

 

This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on August 20, 1957, at 10 a.m., in Room 330 State Office Building, Denver, Colorado, after publication of Notice of Hearing as required by law, on the application of the Continental Oil Company, in behalf of interested parties, for an order adopting and approving a certain unit agreement and unit operating agreement attached to said application as Exhibit "A", for the Little Beaver Field, "D" sand pool, Washington County, Colorado.

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 the "D" sand formation of the Little Beaver Field constitutes a common source of supply of oil and gas underlying, in addition to the area set forth in Order No. 15-1, Cause No. 15, the original spacing order for the Little Beaver "D" Field, which was later included in Cause No. 30, the following described lands in Washington County, Colorado, to-wit:

 

Township 1 South, Range 56 West, 6th P.M.

 

 

Section 28:  SW/4

Section 29:  SE/4

Section 33:  W/2

and that such area should be subject to the provisions of Order No. 15-1.

 

4.      That the operators have completed the process of unitizing the greater portion of the "D" sand pools of the Dakota Series in the Little Beaver Field, in accordance with the terms and provisions of the "Unit Agreement and Unit Operating Agreement, Little Beaver "D" Sands, Washington County, Colorado", hereafter referred to as the Unit Agreement, which was submitted by the Continental Oil Company at a hearing before the Commission on August 20, 1957. Such unitized area is herein referred to as the Little Beaver "D" Sand Unit Area, and is composed of the "D" sand pools underlying the following lands in Washington County, Colorado, to-wit:

 

Township 1 South, Range 56 West, 6th P.M.

 

 

Section 28:  SW/4

Section 31:  SE/4

Section 29:  SE/4

Section 32:  All

Section 33: W/2

 

Township 2 South, Range 56 West, 6th P.M.

 

 

Section 5:  N/2

Section 6:  S/2, NE/4, S/2 NW/4, NE/4 NW/4

Section 7:  N/2

 

5.      That said Unit Agreement is necessary to increase ultimate recovery of oil and gas from said Unit Area, and should therefore be adopted and approved as being in the public interest for conservation.

 

6.      That in order to prevent waste, and pending further study of the "D" sand reservoir characteristics for unitized operations, field rules as provided in previous orders issued by the Commission and relating to said "D" sand formation should be continued; except that an exception should be made to Rule 3 of Order No. 30-8, as continued by Order No. 30-9, as to the provisions for the gas-oil-ratio tests to be taken on the "D" sand wells during the third quarter of 1957, so as to provide that said tests should be made no later than October 1, 1957, the results of which tests should be submitted to the office of the Commission as soon as practicable thereafter.

 

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 heretofore adopted and not in conflict herewith:

 

Rule 1.    The "D" sand formation of the Dakota Series in the Little Beaver Field, as used herein, constitutes a common source of supply underlying, in addition to the area set forth in Cause No. 15, Order No. 15-1, Little Beaver "D" sand, the Southwest Quarter (SW/4) of Section Twenty-eight (28); the Southeast Quarter (SE/4) of Section Twenty-nine (29), and the West Half (W/2) of Section Thirty-three (33), all in Township One (1) South, Range Fifty-six (56) West, 6th P.M., Washington County, Colorado.

 

Rule 2.    The Unit Agreement and Unit Operating Agreement, Little Beaver "D" Sands, Washington County, Colorado, providing for unit development and operation of the "D"' Sand pools, is hereby adopted and approved. The Unit Area herein referred to as the Little Beaver "D" Sand Unit Area, includes the following described lands in Washington County, Colorado, to-wit:

 

Southwest Quarter (SW/4) of Section Twenty-eight (28), Southeast Quarter (SE/4) of Section Twenty-nine (29), Southeast Quarter (SE/4) of Section Thirty-one (31), all of Section Thirty-two (32), and West Half (W/2) of Section Thirty-three (33), Township One (1) South, Range Fifty-six (56) West, 6th P. M; and

 

North Half (N/2) of Section Five (5); South Half (S/2), Northeast Quarter (NE/4), South Half of Northwest Quarter (S/2 NW/4), and Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (NE/4 NW/4) of Section Six (6); and North Half (N/2) of Section Seven (7), Township Two (2) South, Range Fifty-six (56) West, 6th P.M.

 

Rule 3.    Field operations of wells capable of production from the Little Beaver "D" sand formation shall be in accordance with the provisions of previous orders issued in this cause by this Commission, except that an exception to Rule 3 of Order No 30-8, as continued by Order No. 30-9, is hereby allowed as to the provisions for the gas-oil-ratio tests to be taken on the "D" sand wells during the third quarter of 1957, to provide that said tests shall be made no later than October 1, 1957, the results of which tests shall be submitted to the office of the Commission as soon as practicable thereafter.

 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that the rules and regulations contained herein 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 rules and regulations.

 

ORDERED this 20th day of August, 1957.

 

 OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

 

By  Annabel Hogsett, Secretary