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 AKRON-EAST FIELD, WASHING-TON COUNTY, COLORADO	) ) ) )	CAUSE NO. 62 ORDER NO. 62-2

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION

This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on November 27, 1962, at 10 a.m., in Room 320E, State Capitol, Denver, Colorado, after publication of Notice of Hearing as required by law, on the application of Fred E. Wood for an order approving a Unit Agreement attached to said application as Exhibit II; and further approving a proposed water injection project for injection of water into the "D" sand formation underlying certain unitized lands in 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 April 13, 1955, the Commission issued its Order No. 62-1 in Cause No. 62, which, among other things, established 40-acre drilling units for the production of oil and gas from the "D" sand formation, and defined the area to be known as the Akron-East Field.

4.      That the Unit Agreement presented by Applicant covers operations in the following described unitized area, and is necessary to increase the ultimate recovery of oil and gas from the "D" sand formation, common source of supply underlying such unitized area, and that said Unit Agreement should therefore be approved as being in the public interest for conservation:

UNIT AREA
Township 3 North, Range 51 West, 6th P.M.
Section 30:	SW¼, SW¼NW¼
Township 3 North, Range 52 West, 6th P.M.
Section 25:	All
Section 36:	NW¼, NW¼NE¼

5.      That the proposed water injection project for the "D" sand formation underlying said Akron-East Unit Area 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.

6.      That avoidable waste of oil and gas will be prevented by the operations proposed by Applicant; and the correlative rights of all parties in the Akron-East Unit Area herein defined 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 following rules and regulations shall apply hereafter to the lands set forth in this order, in addition to other applicable rules and regulations and orders of the Commission, if any, heretofore adopted and not in conflict herewith:

Rule 1.    The Akron-East Unit Agreement entered into the 20th day of July 1962 and covering the following defined Unit Area provides for unit operations of the "D" sand formation underlying said Unit Area, and is hereby approved:

Unit Area
Township 3 North, Range 51 West, 6th P.M.
Section 30:	SW¼, SW¼NW¼
Township 3 North, Range 52 West, 6th P.M.
Section 25:	All
Section 36:	NW¼, NW¼NE¼

Rule 2.    Applicant's proposed project for injection of water into the "D" sand formation underlying said Akron-East Unit Area is hereby approved, and Fred E. Wood, as Unit Operator, is authorized to inject water into said reservoir through injection wells in such quantities as shall be reasonably determined by him to best achieve the maximum recovery of oil without waste.

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 orders, rules and regulations.

ORDERED this 27th day of November 1962.

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
	By  D.V. Rogers, Secretary