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 "D" AND "J" SANDS OF THE CLIFF FIELD IN LOGAN COUNTY, COLORADO.

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CAUSE NO. 66

 

ORDER NO. 66-2

 

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION

 

This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on August 24, 1955 at 10:00 A.M., in Room 704, State Capitol Annex, 14th Avenue and Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado, after publication of Notice of Hearing, as required by law, on the application of the Sinclair Oil and Gas Company for an order from the Commission to amend Order No. 66-1 by extending the boundaries of the Cliff Field in 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" and "J" sands of the Cliff Field constitute common sources of supply of oil and gas underlying, in addition to the area set forth in Cause No. 66, Order No. 66-1, the following described lands in Logan County Colorado:

Township 12 North, Range 54 West, 6th P.M.

 

Section 20:  S/2 S/2

Section 21:  S/2 S/2

 

ORDER

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, that the following rules and regulations shall apply hereafter to the lands set forth in this Order, and to those lands set forth in Cause No. 66, Order No. 66-1, referred to as the Cliff Field, in Logan County, Colorado, in addition to other applicable rules, regulations and orders of the Commission heretofore adopted and not in conflict herewith.

Rule 1.    That all the rules, regulations, and orders of this Commission, as set forth in Cause No. 66, shall be and the same are hereby established for the production of oil and gas from the "D" and "J" sands, common sources of supply underlying the following described lands, which include the additional area herein described in the Findings, which by reference are made a part hereof:

North Half (N/2) of Sections Four (4) and Five (5), and Northeast Quarter (NE/4) of Section Six (6), Township Eleven (11) North, Range Fifty-four (54) West of the 6th P.M.; and

South Half of the South Half (S/2S/2) of Sections Twenty (20) and Twenty-one (21); Sections Twenty-eight (28) and Twenty-nine (29); East Half (E/2) of Sections Thirty (30) and Thirty-one (31); and Sections Thirty-two (32) and Thirty-three (33), all in Township Twelve (12) North, Range Fifty-four (54) West of the 6th P.M.

All in Logan County, Colorado,

and such area is known as the Cliff 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 Fifty (150) 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 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" and "J" sand formations for the purpose of producing oil and gas therefrom, at a location other than authorized by previous orders, Cause No. 66, and 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 27th day of August, 1955, by the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission of the State of Colorado.

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

 

By  Annabel Hogsett, Secretary