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 MC RAE FIELD, MORGAN COUNTY, COLORADO

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CAUSE NO. 99

 

ORDER NO. 99-3

 

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION

 

This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on January 19, 1981 at 9:00 a.m. in Room 110, State Centennial Building, Denver, Colorado, on the application of Zinke and Philpy, Inc., for an order granting an exception to Rule 218 to allow the re-entry and attempt completion in Well No. 1 C.W. Peters, located 2287 feet from the north line and 330 feet from the east line, Section 14, Township 1 North, Range 55 West, 6th P.M., McRae Field, Morgan County, Colorado.

 

FINDINGS

 

The Commission finds as follows:

 

1.      Zinke and Philpy, Inc., as applicants herein, are interested parties in the subject matter of the above-referenced hearing.

 

2.      Due notice of the time, place and purpose of the hearing has been given in all respects as required by law.

 

3.      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.

 

4.      Testimony presented at the hearing indicates that it would be more reasonable to re-enter the plugged and abandoned Well No. 1 C.W. Peters, drilled in 1954 and located 2287 feet from the north line and 330 feet from the, east line Section 14, Township 1 North, Range 55 West, than drill a new well at a permitted location; therefore, an exception should be allowed to Rule 318 and said Well No. 1 C. W. Peters be allowed to be re-entered and attempt completion.

 

ORDER

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, that an exception to Rule 318 is hereby granted and Well No. 1 C.W. Peters, located 2287 feet from the north line and 330 feet from the east line Section 14, Township 1 North, Range 55 West, 6th P.M., McRae Field, Morgan County, Colorado, shall be allowed to be re-entered and attempt made for completion.

 

ENTERED this 7th day of February 1981, as of January 19, 1981.

 

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

 

By  Frank J. Piro, Secretary