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 ALLEN FIELD, MORGAN COUNTY, COLORADO

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CAUSE NO. 82

 

ORDER NO. 82-2

 

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION

 

This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on January 16, 1978 at 9 a.m., in Room 110, State Centennial Building, Denver, Colorado, after giving Notice of Hearing as required by law, on the Commission's own motion to consider the rescinding of Order No. 82-1 for the Allen Field, Morgan 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 March 2, 1956, the Commission issued its Order No. 82-1 which, among other things, established 40-acre drilling and spacing units for production of oil from the "D" Sand and 320-acre drilling and spacing units for production of gas from the "D" and "J" Sands underlying the following described lands in Morgan County, Colorado, to-wit:

Township 2 North, Range 56 West, 6th P.M.

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4.      That since the wells in the spaced area have been plugged and abandoned except for two (2) marginal producers of oil from the "D" Sand, and in order to promote future development in the area, Order No. 82-1 is no longer necessary and should be vacated and the area described in Finding 3 herein should be governed by the general rules and regulations of the Commission.

ORDER

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, that Order No. 82-1 for the Allen Field, Morgan County, Colorado, is hereby rescinded and operations in the area, as described in Finding 3 herein, shall henceforth be governed by the general rules and regulations of the Commission.


 

ORDERED this 16th day of January, 1978.

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

 

By  Frank J. Piro, Secretary