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-EAST FIELD, WASHINGTON COUNTY, COLORADO	) ) ) ) )	CAUSE NO. 53 ORDER NO. 53-3

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION

This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on April 22, 1958, at 10 a.m., in the Auditorium of the Petroleum Club Building, Denver, Colorado, after publication of Notice of Hearing as required by law, and mailing of copies of the application pursuant to the regulations of this Commission, on the application of the Monsanto Chemical Company, as Operator of the Little Beaver-East "D" Sand Unit. for an order permitting Applicant to institute a water injection method of pressure maintenance in the "D" Sand Unit of the Little Beaver-East 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 the pressure maintenance program by water injection into the "D" sand underlying the Little Beaver-East Unit Area, as presented by the applicant, 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.

4.      That avoidable waste of oil and gas will be prevented by the operations proposed by the applicant, and the correlative rights of all parties in the Little Beaver-East Unit Area, as defined in the Unit Agreement approved by the Commission on March 18, 1958, 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 that the pressure maintenance program by the injection of water into the "D" sand of the Little Beaver-East Unit Area is hereby approved, and Applicant is authorized to inject water into said formation through injection wells designated by Applicant in such quantities as shall be reasonably determined by Applicant to best achieve the maximum recovery of oil and gas without waste.

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 22nd day of April, 1958.

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
	By  Annabel Hogsett, Secretary