BEFORE THE OIL AND
GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO |
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IN
THE MATTER OF THE INVESTIGATION TO TAKE MEASURES TO PREVENT WASTE OF OIL AND
GAS IN THE "J" SAND IN THE XENIA-WEST FIELD, WASHINGTON COUNTY,
COLORADO |
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CAUSE
NO. 55 ORDER NO. 55-1 |
APPEARANCES:
Wirt L.
Harris, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - for the Kingwood Oil Company |
A.J. Jersin, Deputy
Director, and |
D.V. Rogers,
Petroleum Engineer- for the Commission |
REPORT OF THE
COMMISSION
This cause came on
for hearing before the Commission on January 6, 1955, at 10:00 A.M., in the
Colorado Room of the Shirley Savoy Hotel, Denver, Colorado, after publication
of Notice of Hearing as required by law, on the application of the Kingwood Oil
Company, for an order from the Commission establishing Forty (40) acre drilling
and spacing units, according to the governmental survey thereof, for the
production of oil and gas from the "J" sand, common source of supply
underlying the Xenia-West 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 "J" sand constitutes a
common source of supply of oil and gas underlying the following described lands
in Washington County, Colorado, to-wit:
Township
2 North, Range 54 West, 6th P.M. |
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All of Sections 1,
2, 11, and 12, Washington County, Colorado |
and is known as the
Xenia-West Field.
4. That, in order to prevent waste of oil and
gas as defined in the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Act of 1951, as amended;
and to prevent the drilling of unnecessary wells, an order should be made
establishing Forty (40) acre drilling and spacing units for the production of
oil and gas from the "J" sand, common source of supply underlying the
Zenia [sic]-West Field described above; that said
units should be Forty (40) acre drilling and spacing units according to the
governmental survey thereof; that the permitted well for each drilling unit
should be located in the center of each quarter-quarter section in the
governmental survey; and that a tolerance of One Hundred (100) feet in any
direction from the prescribed location should be permitted to avoid surface
hazards and obstructions.
5. That all available geological and
engineering data concerning the "J" sand, common source of supply in
said Xenia-West Field, indicate that one well will efficiently and economically
drain an area of approximately Forty (40) acres, and that drilling units of the
size and shape hereinabove described are not smaller than the maximum area that
can be efficiently drained by one well producing from the said "J"
sand, common source of supply in said Xenia-West Field.
ORDER
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED,
that the following rules and regulations shall apply hereafter to a well
drilled, completed, or recompleted, in the "J" sand formation
underlying the Xenia-West Field herein described in the Findings, which, by
reference, are made a part hereof, in addition to other applicable rules and
regulations and orders of the Commission, if any, heretofore adopted and not in
conflict herewith:
Rule
1. Forty (40) acre drilling and spacing units
shall be and the same are hereby established for the production of oil and gas
from the "J" sand formation, common source of supply underlying:
Sections One (1), Two (2), Eleven (11), and
Twelve (12), Township Two (2) North, Range Fifty-four (54) West of the 6th
P.M., Washington County, Colorado,
and such area shall
henceforth be known as the Xenia-West Field.
Rule
2. That each governmental quarter-quarter
section in the governmental survey shall constitute a drilling and spacing
unit, and the permitted well for each unit shall be located in the center of
each quarter-quarter section in the governmental survey; that a tolerance of
One Hundred (100) feet in any direction from the prescribed location shall be
permitted only where surface obstructions or hazards make it unduly hazardous
or expensive to drill at the prescribed location.
IT IS FURTHER
ORDERED, that by order of the Commission, after due notice and hearing, said
Xenia-West Field, "J" sand, common source of supply, may be
re-designated from time to time to embrace other lands in the vicinity which
are believed on the basis of additional development to be capable of producing
oil and gas from the "J" sand, common source of supply.
IT IS FURTHER
ORDERED, that the rules and regulations contained herein shall become effective
forthwith, and henceforth the commencement of the drilling of any well or wells
in the Xenia-West Field to the "J" sand, common source of supply as
defined herein, for the purpose of producing oil and gas therefrom at a
location other than authorized by this Order, is hereby prohibited.
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 6th day of January, 1955, by the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission of
the State of Colorado.
OIL
AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO |
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By
Annabel Hogsett, Secretary |