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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 ATWOOD-EAST FIELD, LOGAN COUNTY, COLORADO |
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CAUSE NO. 65
ORDER NO. 65-8 |
REPORT OF THE COMMISSION
This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on October 3. 1961, at 10 a.m., in Room 320C 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 approving a certain Unit Agreement, and further approving a proposed project for injection of water into the "D" sand reservoir underlying the Atwood-East Unit Area defined in said application.
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 formation underlying the Atwood-East Unit Area, as set forth in the Unit Agreement presented by Applicant, constitutes a common source of supply of oil and gas, and that said Atwood-East Unit Area is composed of the following lands in Logan County, Colorado, to-wit:
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Township 7 North, Range 52 West, 6th P.M. |
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Section 30: |
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Township 7 North, Range 53 West, 6th P.M. |
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Section 24: |
SW¼NE¼, W½SE¼, S½SW¼, and that part of N½SW¼ and that part of S½NW¼ lying south and east of Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way |
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Section 25: |
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4. That the Unit Agreement presented by Applicant is necessary to increase the ultimate recovery of oil and gas from said Atwood-East Unit Area, and should therefore be approved as being in the public interest for conservation.
5. That the proposed plan presented by the Excelsior Oil Corporation for injection of water into the "D" sand reservoir underlying sand Atwood-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 Atwood-East Unit Area, as herein defined, will not be adversely affected and will be reasonably protected under such a plan of operations: and that in the interest of securing the greatest ultimate recovery of oil and gas from said reservoir, 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 "D" sand formation underlying the Atwood-East Unit Area, as set forth in the Unit Agreement entered into June 1, 1961, constitutes a common source of supply of oil and gas; and said Atwood-East Unit Area is composed of the following lands in Logan County, Colorado, to-wit:
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Township 7 North, Range 52 West, 6th P.M. |
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Section 30: |
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Township 7 North, Range 53 West, 6th P.M. |
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Section 23: |
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Section 24: |
SW¼NE¼, W½SE¼, S½SW¼, and that part of N½SW¼ and that part of S½NW¼ lying south and east of Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way |
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Section 25: |
All except NE¼NE¼ |
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NE¼NE¼ |
Rule 2. Said Atwood-East Unit Agreement covering the Atwood-East Unit Area herein defined, and providing for unit operations of the "D" sand formation underlying said Atwood-East Unit, Area, is hereby approved.
Rule 3. The proposed plan for injection of water into the "D" sand formation underlying said Atwood-East Unit Area is hereby approved, and the Excelsior Oil Corporation is authorized to inject water into said reservoir through injection wells in such quantities as shall be reasonably determined by Applicant 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 3rd day of October 1961.
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OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
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By D.V. Rogers, Secretary |