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 BOBCAT "D" FIELD, WASH-INGTON COUNTY, COLORADO

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CAUSE NO. 32

 

ORDER NO. 32-3

 

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION

 

This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on July 18, 1967, at 10 a.m., in Room 132, State Services Building, Denver, Colorado, after publication of Notice of Hearing as required by law, and mailing of copies of the application pursuant to regulations of the Commission, on the application of Continental Oil Company for an order approving a certain Unit Agreement, and further approving a proposed plan for injection of water into the "D" sand formation underlying certain lands in 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 underlying the Bobcat "D" Sand Unit, as set forth in the Unit Agreement presented by Applicant as Exhibit "B", constitutes a common source of supply of oil and gas, and that said Bobcat "D" Sand Unit is composed of the following described lands in Washington County, Colorado, to-wit:

 

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

 

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

 

5.      That the proposed water injection plan, as set forth in Applicant's Exhibit "A", for injection of water into the "D" sand formation underlying said Bobcat "D" Sand Unit, will increase the ultimate recovery of oil and gas from said Unit Area, and should therefore be approved as being in the public interest for conservation.

 

6.      That avoidable waste of oil and gas will be prevented by the operations proposed by Applicant, and the correlative rights of all parties in the Bobcat "D" Sand Unit Area, as herein defined, will not be adversely affected and will be reasonably protected under such a plan of operation; and that in the interest of securing the greatest ultimate recovery of oil and gas from said pool, the prevention of waste and protection of correlative rights, this application should be granted.

 

ORDER

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED 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 "D" sand formation underlying the Bobcat "D" Sand Unit Area as set forth in the Unit Agreement presented by Applicant constitutes a common source of supply of oil and gas underlying said Unit Area composed of the following lands in Washington County, Colorado, to-wit:

 

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

 

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Rule 2.    Said Unit Agreement covering the Bobcat "D" Sand Unit Area herein defined, and providing for unit operations of the "D" sand underlying said Unit Area, is hereby approved.

 

Rule 3.    The water injection plan as set forth in Applicant's Exhibit "A", for injection of water into the "D" sand formation underlying said Bobcat "D" Sand Unit Area, is hereby approved, and the Unit Operator is authorized to inject water into said reservoir through injection wells in such quantities as shall be reasonably determined by him to best achieve the maximum recovery of oil without waste.

 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that the rules and regulations contained herein shall become effective forthwith.

 

ORDERED this 18th day of July 1967.

 

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

 

By  Frank J. Piro, Secretary