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 LITTLE BEAVER FIELD, WASHINGTON AND ADAMS COUNTIES, COLORADO	) ) ) )	CAUSE NO. 30 ORDER NO. 30-18

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION

This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on April 17, 1962, at 10 A.M., in Room 132, State Services Building, Denver, Colorado, after publication of Notice of Hearing as required by law, on the application of the Monsanto Chemical Company for an order deleting the W½, SE¼, S½NE¼ and NW¼NE¼ of Section 1, and all of Section 12, Township 2 South, Range 57 West, 6th P.M., Adams County, Colorado, from the Little Beaver Field; and confirming the location of the No. 2 Scritsmier well as a permitted exception to Rule 317 of the Commission.  Also, at the above hearing, on the Commission's own motion, consideration was given to deletion of additional areas presently included in the Little Beaver Field.

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 Commission has previously issued orders establishing 20-acre spacing for the "D" and "J" sands of the Little Beaver Field; limits on production; and a "D" sand unit and water injection program.

4.      That subsequent development indicates that the following areas should be deleted from the Little Beaver Field, Adams and Washington Counties, Colorado:

Township 1 South, Range 56 West, 6th P.M.
Section 19:  N½	Section 29:  N½, SW¼
Section 28:  N½, SE¼	Section 33:  E½
Township 2 South, Range 56 West, 6th P.M.
Section 5:  SE¼, E½ SW¼
Section 7:  S½	Section 8:  All

Township 1 South, Range 57 West, 6th P.M.
Section 24:  All	Section 36:  W½, W½ E½
Section 25:  All
Township 2 South, Range 57 West, 6th P.M.
Section 1:  W½, SE¼, S½ NE¼, NW¼ NE¼
Section 12:  All

5.      That the location of the No. 2 Scritsmier well in the SW¼ SE¼ SW¼ of Section 1, Township 2 South, Range 57 West, 6th P.M., Adams County, Colorado, should be allowed as an exception to Rule 317 of the Commission.

ORDER

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, that the area of the Little Beaver Field, Washington and Adams Counties, Colorado, shall hereafter be defined as follows:

“D” Sand
Township 1 South, Range 56 West, 6th P.M.
Section 28:  SW¼	Section 32:  All
Section 29:  SE¼	Section 33:  W½
Section 31:  SE¼
Township 2 South, Range 56 West, 6th P.M.
Section 5:  N½, W½ SW¼
Section 6:  E½, SW¼, E¼ NW¼, SW¼ NW¼
Section 7:  N½
“J” Sand
Township 1 South, Range 56 West, 6th P.M.
Section 19:  S½	Section 31:  All
Section 30:  All
Township 2 South, Range 56 West, 6th P.M.
Section 6:  NW¼ NW¼
Township 1 South, Range 57 West, 6th P.M.
Section 36:  E½ E½

Township 2 South, Range 57 West, 6th P.M.

Section 1:  NE¼ NE¼

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED. that an exception to Rule 317 of the Commission is hereby allowed for the location of the No. 2 Scritsmier well in the SW¼ SE¼ SW¼ of Section 1, Township 2 South, Range 57 West, 6th P.M., Adams County, Colorado.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED: that the Commission expressly reserves its right, after notice and hearing, to alter amend, or repeal the above order,

ORDERED this 17th day of April 1962.

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
	By  D.V. Rogers, Secretary