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 BIG BEAVER FIELD, WASH-INGTON COUNTY, COLORADO

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CAUSE NO. 44

 

ORDER NO. 44-6

 

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION

 

This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on April 17, 1978 at 9 a.m., in Room 110, State Centennial Building, Denver, Colorado, after giving Notice of Hearing as required by law, on the Commission's own motion, to consider the approval of a water disposal well in the Big Beaver Field, 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 on February 16, 1978, Continental Oil Company filed an application pursuant to Rule 329 of the rules and regulations for approval to use Well No. 7 Pierce, located in the NW¼SW¼ Section 9, Township 3 South, Range 56 West, 6th P.M., as a water disposal well.  A protest to the granting of the application was filed March 7, 1978 by C.E. Nation and Grace Nation.

 

4.      That evidence presented at the hearing indicates the condition of said well to be used as the water disposal well is such that no damage will be caused to formations containing oil, gas, fresh water or other substances, and further the produced water is to be disposed of into the same formation from which produced, and such operation will not adversely affect the correlative rights of offset owners; therefore, the application should be approved.

 

ORDER

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, that the application requesting authority to dispose of produced water into the "J" Sand by use of Well No. 7 Pierce, located in the NW¼SW¼ Section 9, Township 3 South, Range 56 West, 6th P.M., Big Beaver Field, Washington County Colorado, is hereby approved.

 

ORDERED this 17th day of April, 1978.

 

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

 

By  Frank J. Piro, Secretary