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 ATWOOD-EAST FIELD, LOGAN COUNTY, COLORADO

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CAUSE NO. 65

 

ORDER NO. 65-3

 

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION

 

This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on October 9, 1956, at 10: 00 a.m., in Room 243, State Capitol, Denver, Colorado, after publication of Notice of Hearing as required by law, on the application of the Excelsior Oil Corporation for an order extending the area of the Atwood-East Field, Logan 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 "D" sand of the Atwood-East Field constitutes a common source of supply of oil and gas underlying, in addition to the area set forth in Cause No. 65, Order No. 65-1 the following described lands in Logan County, Colorado, to-wit:

Township 7 North, Range 53 West, 6th P. M.

 

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4.      That, in order to prevent waste of oil and gas as defined in the Oil and Gas Conservation Act; 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 from the said "D" sand, common source of supply underlying said land, as defined herein; that said units should be forty (40) acre drilling and spacing units according to the governmental survey thereof, and that the permitted oil well for each unit should be located not less than Three Hundred Thirty (330) feet from any property line, lease line, lot line, or Governmental quarter-quarter section line; that the oil wells heretofore drilled should be the permitted oil wells for the units on which they are located; and that no other oil wells should be drilled to and produced from said sand on said units.

5.      That all available geological and engineering data concerning the "D" sand, common source of supply in said Atwood-East 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 "D" sand, common source of supply in said Atwood-East Field.

6.      That the Town of Atwood, Colorado, is located within the area herein spaced, and that there may be certain rules, regulations, or ordinances of the Town of Atwood restricting the drilling of wells for the production of oil or gas within said town and therefore this order should be subject to such rules, regulations and ordinances of the Town of Atwood, applicable to the drilling of wells for the production of oil or gas.

ORDER

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, that this order is subject to any rules, regulations or ordinances of the Town of Atwood, Colorado, applicable to the drilling and production of oil or gas wells within the town.

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 "D" sand, 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 25th day of October, 1956.

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

 

By  Annabel Hogsett, Secretary