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 JACKPOT FIELD, MORGAN AND WELD COUNTIES, COLORADO

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CAUSE NO. 56

 

ORDER NO. 56-6

 

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION

 

This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on September 16, 1975 at 9 a.m., in Room 532, State Services Building, Denver, Colorado, after giving Notice of Hearing as required by law, on the Commission's own motion to consider the rescinding of the orders in Cause No. 56, previously issued for the Jackpot Field, Morgan and Weld Counties, 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 14, 1955, the Commission issued its Order No. 56-1 which established 40-acre drilling and spacing units for the production of oil and gas from the "D" Sand.  Subsequent orders deleted and added certain lands and the spaced area presently consists of the following described lands in Morgan and Weld Counties, Colorado, to-wit:

Township 6 North, Range 59 West, 6th P.M.

Section 1:

W½, W½E½

Section 2:

All

Section 3:

E½, E½, NW¼NE¼, NE¼NW¼

Section 10:

E½ NE¼

Section 11:

Section 12:

NW¼, W½NE¼

 

 

Township 7 North, Range 59 West, 6th P.M.

Section 25:

SW¼SW¼

Section 26:

S½, S½N½

Section 27:

SE¼, S½NE¼, E½SW¼, SE¼NW¼

Section 34:

E½, E½W½

Section 35:

All

Section 36:

W½W½ , E½SW¼, W½SE¼

4. That on November 19, 1959, by its Order No. 56-3, the Commission approved a Unit Agreement and secondary recovery program for a Unit Area comprising certain lands within the Jackpot Field described in Finding 3 herein.  Order No. 56-4 allowed for conversion and drilling of wells for water injection purposes.  Order No. 56-5 allowed for commingling in a certain well.

5.      That since the wells in said area have been plugged and abandoned, the unit agreement terminated, and in order to promote future development, the previous orders in Cause No. 56 are no longer necessary and should be vacated and the area described in Finding 3 herein, be governed by the general rules and regulations of the Commission.

ORDER

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, that Order Nos. 56-1, 56-2, 56-3, 56-4 and 56-5 in Cause No. 56 for the Jackpot Field, Morgan and Weld Counties, Colorado are hereby rescinded, and operations in the area, as described in Finding 3 herein, shall be governed by the general rules and regulations of the Commission.

ORDERED this 16th day of September, 1975.

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

 

By  Frank J. Piro, Secretary