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 FORT MORGAN FIELD, MORGAN COUNTY, COLORADO.

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CAUSE NO. 49

 

ORDER NO. 49-2

 

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION

 

This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on Tuesday, November 23, 1954, at 10:00 A.M., in the Mezzanine Room of the Shirley-Savoy Hotel, Denver, Colorado, after notice of hearing, as required by law, upon the Commission's own motion.

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, in accordance with the provisions of Sections Four (4) and Five (5) of the Oil and Gas Conservation Act of 1951, as amended, there is being committed in the Fort Morgan Field underground waste, inefficient, excessive or improper use or dissipation of reservoir energy, and the escape, blowing or releasing, directly or indirectly into the open air of gas from wells productive of gas only, or gas in an excessive or unreasonable amount from wells producing oil or both oil and gas; and that there is being committed in the Fort Morgan Field the production of gas in quantities and in such manner as will and is unreasonably reducing reservoir pressures and unreasonably diminishing the quantity of oil or gas that might ultimately be produced.

 

4.      That the "D"sand [sic] reservoir of the Fort Morgan Field is predominantly a gas reservoir containing some crude oil, and that the operators and owners of all wells producing oil or gas, or both oil and gas, from the "D" sand of the Fort Morgan Field should not produce gas from any one well unless:  (1) The gas so produced is marketed to supply domestic or municipal needs; (2) The gas so produced is returned to the "D" sand reservoir; or (3) The gas so produced is required for lease development or operations and fuel.

 

5. That the Fort Morgan Field, as used herein, is that area described as:

 

Township 3 North, Range 57 West, 6th P.M.

 

 

Section 19:  S/2

Section 31:  N/2

Section 30:  All

 

 

Township 3 North, Range 58 West, 6th P.M.

 

 

Section 24:  S/2

Section 35:  E/2

Section 25:  All

Section 36:  All

Section 26:  E/2

 

 

ORDER

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, that the operators and owners of all wells producing oil or gas, or both oil and gas, from the "D" sand of the Fort Morgan Field shall not produce gas from any one well unless:

 

(1)

The gas so produced is marketed to supply domestic or municipal needs;

 

(2)

The gas so produced is returned to the "D" sand reservoir; or

 

(3)

The gas so produced is required for lease development or operations and fuel.

 

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 26th day of November, 1954, by the Oil and Gas Conservation Commis-sion of the State of Colorado.

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

 

By  Annabel Hogsett, Secretary