HEARING DOCKET: JUNE 2011 (as of 06/24/2011)    
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1007-AW-07 112 Pablo Operating Company/
Michael J. Wozniak/Jamie L. Jost		 05/19/2010 Ignacio-Blanco
Fruitland coal seams
La Plata		 Request for an order to allow up to four wells per 320-acre standup drilling and spacing unit, with the permitted well to be located no closer than 600 feet from the unit boundary, for Section 27, Township 33 North, Range 8 West, N.M.P.M. Intervention by La Plata County

Continued to the August hearing.
1010-UP-57 112 BP American Production and Lois Hood/
Thomas W. Niebrugge/
Jeffery P. Robbins		 09/01/2010 Ignacio-Blanco
Fruitland coal seams
La Plata		 Request to involuntarily pool all nonconsenting interests in the drilling and spacing unit consisting of Section 1U and the N½ of Section 12U, Township 34 North, Range 7 West, N.M.P.M. (S.U.L.), for the development and operation of the Fruitland coal seams. 
Protested by Samson Resources, SG Interests I, Ltd, and SG Interests V, Ltd - Partial Dismissal - Denied by Commission

Continued from the October 2010 hearing.

Continued to the August hearing. 
1104-SP-17 535 Continental Resources, Inc./
William A. Keefe		 02/02/2011 Unnamed
Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to establish an approximate 1,280-acre drilling and spacing unit consisting of Sections 3 and 10, Township 9 North, Range 61 West, 6th P.M., and approve one horizontal well within unit. Continued to the August hearing.
1105-EX-01 407 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP/
Michael J. Wozniak/Jamie L. Jost		 02/02/2011 Wattenberg
Codell/Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to approve a variance from Rule 318A.f. to authorize a total of up to nine producing completions for the NE¼ of Section 10, Township 2 North, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. Continued from May hearing for adjudication.

407-430
1105-EX-02 407 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP/
Michael J. Wozniak/Jamie L. Jost		 02/02/2011 Wattenberg
Codell/Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to approve a variance from Rule 318A.f. to authorize a total of up to nine producing completions for the SE¼ of Section 10, Township 2 North, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. Continued from May hearing for adjudication.

407-431
1105-EX-03 407 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP/
Michael J. Wozniak/Jamie L. Jost		 02/02/2011 Wattenberg
Codell/Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to approve a variance from Rule 318A.f. to authorize a total of up to nine producing completions for the SW¼ of Section 10, Township 2 North, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. Continued from May hearing for adjudication.

407-432
1105-EX-04 407 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP/
Michael J. Wozniak/Jamie L. Jost		 02/02/2011 Wattenberg
Codell/Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to approve a variance from Rule 318A.f. to authorize a total of up to ten producing completions for the NW¼ of Section 10, Township 2 North, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. Continued from May hearing for adjudication.

407-433
1105-EX-05 232 & 407 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP/
Michael J. Wozniak/Jamie L. Jost		 03/17/2011 Wattenberg
Codell/Niobrara/"J" Sand
Weld		 Request for an order to approve a variance from Rule 318A.f. to authorize a total of up to nine producing completions for the SE¼ of Section 36, Township 1 North, Range 68 West, 6th P.M. Continued from May hearing for adjudication.

232-275

407-434
1105-EX-06 232 & 407 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP/
Michael J. Wozniak/Jamie L. Jost		 03/17/2011 Wattenberg
Codell/Niobrara/"J" Sand
Weld		 Request for an order to approve a variance from Rule 318A.f. to authorize a total of up to ten producing completions for the SW¼ of Section 36, Township 1 North, Range 68 West, 6th P.M. Continued from May hearing for adjudication.

232-276

407-435
1105-EX-08 232 & 407 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP/
Michael J. Wozniak/Jamie L. Jost		 02/02/2011 Wattenberg
Codell/Niobrara/"J" Sand
Weld		 Request for an order to approve a variance from Rule 318A.f. to authorize a total of up to twelve producing completions for the NW¼ of Section 36, Township 1 North, Range 68 West, 6th P.M. Continued from May hearing for adjudication.

232-277

407-436
1105-SP-45 535 EOG Resources, Inc./
Jamie L. Jost/Elizabeth Y. Gallaway		 03/17/2011 Unnamed
Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to establish fifty-nine (59) approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing units for certain lands located in Townships 6, 8, 10, and 11 North, Ranges 59 through 64, 66, and 67 West, 6th P.M., and approve one horizontal well within each unit. Continued from the May hearing to allow for an amended application and to renotice.

535-28
1105-SP-48 112 Energen Resources Corporation/
Jamie L. Jost/Michael J. Wozniak		 03/17/2011 Ignacio-Blanco
Fruitland coal seams
Archuleta		 Request for an order to:  (1) vacate the existing 320-acre drilling and spacing units for Section 16, Township 32 North, Range 5 West, N.M.P.M.; (2) establish an approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit for said Section 16; and (3) approve up to three horizontal wells within the unit established for said Section 16 Application provisionally approved at May hearing. 

Notice to be published in newspaper of general circulation in city/county of Denver.

112-227
1105-SP-49 112 Energen Resources Corporation/
Jamie L. Jost/Michael J. Wozniak		 03/17/2011 Ignacio-Blanco
Fruitland coal seams
Archuleta		 Request for an order to establish an approximate 740.95-acre drilling and spacing unit for the E½ of Section 20 and Section 21, Township 32 North, Range 5 West, N.M.P.M., and approve up to two horizontal wells within the unit Application provisionally approved at May hearing. 

Notice to be published in newspaper of general circulation in city/county of Denver.

112-228
1105-SP-50 371 Laramie Energy II, LLC/
J. Michael Morgan		 03/17/2011 Buzzard
Williams Fork/Iles/Mancos/
Niobrara/Frontier/Mowry
Mesa		 Request for an order to:  (1) vacate the existing 160-acre drilling and spacing unit for the SE¼ of Section 17, Township 9 South, Range 94 West, 6th P.M.; (2) establish two approximate 160-acre drilling and spacing units for the NW¼ and SW¼ of said Section 17; and (3) approve the equivalent of one well per 10 acres density for the W½ and S½ SE¼ of said Section 17 Protested by EnCana and by Oxy

Application amended.

EnCana protest withdrawn

Continued from the May hearing.

371-13
1105-SP-51 139 Laramie Energy II, LLC/
J. Michael Morgan		 03/17/2011 Rulison
Williams Fork/Iles/Mancos/
Niobrara/Frontier/Mowry
Garfield		 Request for an order to:  (1) establish approximate 40-acre drilling and spacing units, consisting of each governmental quarter quarter section, for the E½ SW¼, W½ SE¼, SW¼ NE¼, and SE¼ NW¼ of Section 34, Township 7 South, Range 96 West, 6th P.M.; (2) approve of the equivalent one well per 10 acres density for the SE¼ NW¼ of said Section 34; and (3) approve the equivalent of one well per 10 acres density for the E½ SW¼, W½ SE¼, SW¼ NE¼, and SE¼ NW¼ of said Section 34 Protested by EnCana

Application amended.

EnCana protest withdrawn

Continued from the May hearing.

139-113
1105-UP-27 535 Chesapeake Exploration, LLC/
William A. Keefe/Kenneth A. Wonstolen		 03/14/2011 Unnamed
Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to pool all nonconsenting interests in the approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit established for Section 13, Township 11 North, Range 65 West, 6th P.M., effective as of the spud date of the planned Wagner 11-65 13-1H Well. Application provisionally approved at May hearing. 

Notice to be published in newspaper of general circulation in city/county of Denver.

535-14
1105-UP-28 535 Chesapeake Exploration, LLC/
William A. Keefe/Kenneth A. Wonstolen		 03/14/2011 Unnamed
Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to pool all nonconsenting interests in the approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit established for Section 9, Township 6 North, Range 62 West, 6th P.M., effective as of the spud date of the planned Degenhart #6-62-9-1H Well. Application provisionally approved at May hearing. 

Notice to be published in newspaper of general circulation in city/county of Denver.

Continued to the September hearing.
1105-UP-29 535 Chesapeake Exploration, LLC/
William A. Keefe/Kenneth A. Wonstolen		 03/14/2011 Unnamed
Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to pool all nonconsenting interests in the approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit established for Section 15, Township 7 North, Range 62 West, 6th P.M., effective as of the spud date of the planned Cass #7-62-15-1H Well. Application provisionally approved at May hearing. 

Notice to be published in newspaper of general circulation in city/county of Denver.

535-16
1105-UP-30 535 Chesapeake Exploration, LLC/
William A. Keefe/Kenneth A. Wonstolen		 03/14/2011 Unnamed
Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to pool all nonconsenting interests in the approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit established for Section 14, Township 11 North, Range 65 West, 6th P.M., effective as of the spud date of the planned Wagner 11-65 14-1H Well. Application provisionally approved at May hearing 

Notice to be published in newspaper of general circulation in city/county of Denver.

535-17
1105-UP-31 535 Chesapeake Exploration, LLC/
William A. Keefe/Kenneth A. Wonstolen		 03/14/2011 Unnamed
Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to pool all nonconsenting interests in the approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit established for Section 15, Township 11 North, Range 65 West, 6th P.M., effective as of the spud date of the planned Wagner 11-65 15-1H Well. Application provisionally approved at May hearing 

Notice to be published in newspaper of general circulation in city/county of Denver.

535-18
1105-UP-32 535 Chesapeake Exploration, LLC/
William A. Keefe/Kenneth A. Wonstolen		 03/14/2011 Unnamed
Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to pool all nonconsenting interests in the approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit established for Section 10, Township 11 North, Range 65 West, 6th P.M., effective as of the spud date of the planned Wagner 11-65 10-1H Well. Application provisionally approved at May hearing 

Notice to be published in newspaper of general circulation in city/county of Denver.

535-19
1105-UP-41 535 Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc./
Kenneth A. Wonstolen/Elizabeth Y. Gallaway		 03/17/2011 Unnamed
Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to pool all nonconsenting interests in the approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit established for Section 20, Township 7 North, Range 60 West, 6th P.M., effective retroactive to the earliest date costs are incurred for the initial well drilled on the lands Continued from the May hearing.

535-29
1105-UP-54 535 Chesapeake Exploration, LLC/
William A. Keefe/Kenneth A. Wonstolen		 03/14/2011 Unnamed
Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to pool all nonconsenting interests in the approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit for Section 18, Township 10 North, Range 66 West, 6th P.M., effective as of the spud date of the planned Sheldon 10-66 #18-1H Well Continued from the May hearing.

535-30
1105-UP-55 535 Chesapeake Exploration, LLC/
William A. Keefe/Kenneth A. Wonstolen		 03/17/2011 Unnamed
Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to pool all nonconsenting interests in the approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit for Section 30, Township 10 North, Range 66 West, 6th P.M., effective as of the spud date of the planned Rouse Farms 10-66 #30-1H Well  

 

 

Continued from the May hearing.

535-31
1106-EX-09 536 Noble Energy, Inc./
Michael J. Wozniak/Jamie L. Jost		 04/28/2011 Tom Cat
Lyons
Weld		 Request for an order to grant a well location exemption to vary the 600 foot setback requirement of Rule 318.a. for the McKay AB #02-14 Well, located in the SE¼ SW¼ of Section 2, Township 7 North, Range 64 West, 6th P.M. 536-1
1106-EX-10 407 EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc./
Michael J. Wozniak/Jamie L. Jost/Elizabeth Y. Gallaway		 04/28/2011 Wattenberg
Codell/Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to approve a variance from Rule 318A.f. to authorize a total of up to nine producing completions for the SE¼ of Section 2, Township 2 North, Range 66 West, 6th P.M. Continued to the August hearing.
1106-GA-06 1 Staff Recommendation 05/03/2011 West Muddy
Gunnison		 Request for an order to amend the existing CDP to allow the planning and construction of the Hotchkiss Water Storage Facility by Gunnison Energy Corporation.  1-168
1106-GA-07 1C Petroglyph Energy, Inc./
Kenneth A. Wonstolen		 04/28/2011 North Raton Basin
Vermejo coal
Huerfano		 Request for an order to approve of Petroglyph's plan to terminate coal bed methane (“CBM”) operations in the Northern Raton Basin; (2) allow Petroglyph to plug and abandon certain wells drilled pursuant to the methane investigation, monitoring, and mitigation plan (“MIMMP”) by cementing those boreholes their entire depth to isolate the Vermejo Coal Formation from the Poison Canyon Formation;  and (3) provide for interim operation of Petroglyph’s Phase Two-MIMMP Plan. Continued to the August hearing by the Commission.
1106-SP-52 535 Continental Resources, Inc./
William A. Keefe/William E. Sparks		 04/27/2011 Unnamed
Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to:  (1) vacate the approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit established for Section 24, Township 8 North, Range 62 West, 6th P.M.; (2) establish six approximate 1,280-acre drilling and spacing units for certain lands located in Townships 7 and 8 North, Ranges 61 and 62 West, 6th P.M., and approve one horizontal well within each unit; and (3) establish eight approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing units for certain lands located in Townships 7 through 9 North, Ranges 60 through 62 West, 6th P.M., and approve one horizontal well within each unit. Continued to the August hearing.
1106-SP-53 191 Antero Resources Piceance Corp./
Kenneth A. Wonstolen/Elizabeth Y. Gallaway		 04/26/2011 Mamm Creek
Mancos Group
Garfield		 Request for an order to establish an approximate 540-acre horizontal wellbore spacing unit for certain lands located in Sections 8, 17 and 18, Township 6 South, Range 92 West, 6th P.M., and approve of one horizontal well within the unit. Continued to the August hearing.
1106-SP-54 191 Antero Resources Piceance Corp./
Kenneth A. Wonstolen/Elizabeth Y. Gallaway		 04/26/2011 Mamm Creek
Mancos Group
Garfield		 Request for an order to establish an approximate 400-acre wellbore spacing unit for certain lands located in Sections 10 and 15, Township 6 South, Range 92 West, 6th P.M., and approve one horizontal well within the unit. Continued to the August hearing.
1106-SP-55 535 Rex Energy Rockies, LLC/
James Mowry		 04/28/2011 Unnamed
Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to establish an approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit for Section 25, Township 10 North, Range 57 West, 6th P.M., and approve one horizontal well within the unit. 535-32
1106-SP-56 535 Chesapeake Exploration, LLC/
William A. Keefe/Kenneth A. Wonstolen		 04/28/2011 Unnamed
Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to establish an approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit for Section 25, Township 10 North, Range 68 West, 6th P.M., and approve one horizontal well within the unit 535-33
1106-SP-57 535 Chesapeake Exploration, LLC/
William A. Keefe/Kenneth A. Wonstolen		 04/28/2011 Unnamed
Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to establish an approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit for Section 14, Township 8 North, Range 65 West, 6th P.M., and approve one horizontal well within the unit 535-34
1106-SP-58 535 Chesapeake Exploration, LLC/
William A. Keefe/Kenneth A. Wonstolen		 04/28/2011 Unnamed
Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to establish an approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit for Section 16, Township 2 North, Range 63 West, 6th P.M., and approve one horizontal well within the unit. 535-35
1106-SP-59 535 Chesapeake Exploration, LLC/
William A. Keefe/Kenneth A. Wonstolen		 04/28/2011 Unnamed
Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to establish an approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit for Section 16, Township 7 North, Range 63 West, 6th P.M., and approve one horizontal well within the unit. 535-36
1106-SP-60 535 Chesapeake Exploration, LLC/
William A. Keefe/Kenneth A. Wonstolen		 04/28/2011 Unnamed
Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to establish an approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit for Section 4, Township 6 North, Range 62 West, 6th P.M., and approve one horizontal well within the unit. 535-37
1106-SP-61 535 Chesapeake Exploration, LLC/
William A. Keefe/Kenneth A. Wonstolen		 04/28/2011 Unnamed
Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to establish an approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit for Section 34, Township 7 North, Range 62 West, 6th P.M., and approve one horizontal well within the unit. 535-38
1106-SP-62 407 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP/
Michael J. Wozniak/Jamie L. Jost		 04/28/2011 Wattenberg
Codell
Weld		 Request for an order to establish an approximate 320-acre wellbore spacing unit for certain lands located in Section 28, Township 1 North, Range 66 West, 6th P.M., and approve one horizontal well within the unit (to accommodate the planned Marrs #28C-28HZ Well). Continued to the August hearing.
1106-SP-63 407 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP/
Michael J. Wozniak/Jamie L. Jost		 04/28/2011 Wattenberg
Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to establish an approximate 320-acre wellbore spacing unit for certain lands located in Section 28, Township 1 North, Range 66 West, 6th P.M., and approve one horizontal well within the unit (to accommodate the planned Marrs 3N-28HZ Well). Continued to the August hearing.
1106-SP-64 407 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP/
Michael J. Wozniak/Jamie L. Jost		 04/28/2011 Wattenberg
Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to establish an approximate 160-acre wellbore spacing unit for certain lands located in Section 28, Township 1 North, Range 66 West, 6th P.M., and approve one horizontal well within the unit (to accommodate the planned Marrs 2N-28HZ Well). Continued to the August hearing.
1106-SP 65 535 Noble Energy, Inc./
Michael J. Wozniak/Jamie L. Jost		 04/28/2011 Unnamed
Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to establish forty-nine (47) approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing units for certain lands located in Township 8 North, Ranges 62 and 63 West, 6th P.M., and approve up to two horizontal wells within each unit. Noble has withdrawn Sects. 4 & 14, Township 8 North, Range 62 West, 6th P.M. from their application.

535-39
1106-SP-66 535 Bonanza Creek Energy Operating Co., LLC/
J. Michael Morgan		 04/28/2011 Unnamed
Codell/Niobrara
Larimer		 Request for an order to establish a 640-acre drilling and spacing unit for Section 28, Township 5 North, Range 63 West, 6th P.M., and approve one horizontal well within the unit. 535-40
1106-SP-67 535 Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc./
Kenneth A. Wonstolen/Elizabeth Y. Gallaway		 04/28/2011 Unnamed
Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to establish eleven (11) approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing units for certain lands located in Township 7 North, Range 60 West, 6th P.M., and approve up to two horizontal wells within each unit. Certain lands continued to the August hearing.

535-41
1106-SP-68 535 Marathon Oil Company/
Scott M. Campbell/Jeremy I. Ferrin		 04/28/2011 Unnamed
Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to establish nine (9) approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing units for certain lands located in Township 9 North, Range 57 West, 6th P.M., and approve one horizontal well within each unit. 535-42
1106-SP-69 535 Marathon Oil Company/
Scott M. Campbell/Jeremy I. Ferrin		 04/28/2011 Unnamed
Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to establish fourteen (14) approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing units for certain lands located in Townships 6 and 7 North, Ranges 61 through 63 West, 6th P.M., and approve one horizontal well within each unit. 407-559
1106-SP-70 535 Marathon Oil Company/
Scott M. Campbell/Jeremy I. Ferrin		 04/28/2011 Unnamed
Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to establish eighteen (18) approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing units for certain lands located in Townships 3 and 4 North, Ranges 62 and 63 West, 6th P.M., and approve one horizontal well within each unit. 407-560
1106-SP-71 535 Marathon Oil Company/
Scott M. Campbell/Jeremy I. Ferrin		 04/28/2011 Unnamed
Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to establish thirteen (13) approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing units for certain lands located in Township 10 North, Ranges 68 and 69 West, 6th P.M., and approve one horizontal well within each unit. 535-45
1106-SP-72 535 Marathon Oil Company/
Scott M. Campbell/Jeremy I. Ferrin		 04/28/2011 Unnamed
Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to establish fifteen (15) approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing units for certain lands located in Townships 8 and 9 North, Ranges 64 and 65 West, 6th P.M., and approve one horizontal well within each unit. 535-46
1106-SP-73 407 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP/
Michael J. Wozniak/Jamie L. Jost		 05/03/2011 Wattenberg
Greenhorn/Graneros
Weld		 Request for an order to establish an approximate 320-acre drilling and spacing unit for certain lands located in Section 26, Township 3 North, Range 68 West, 6th P.M., and approve one horizontal well within the unit (to accommodate the planned Douthit #32-26HZ Well, API #05-123-32978). 407-437
1106-SP-74 535 Chesapeake Exploration, LLC/
William A. Keefe/Kenneth A. Wonstolen		 04/28/2011 Unnamed
Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to establish an approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit for Section 11, Township 2 North, Range 63 West, 6th P.M., and approve one horizontal well within the unit. 535-47
1106-UP-17 407 Rancher Exploration Partners LLC/
Kevin J. O'Toole		 04/26/2011 Wattenberg
Codell/Niobrara
Larimer		 Request for an order to pool all nonconsenting interests in a designated 80-acre drilling and spacing unit for certain lands located in Section 24, Township 6 North, Range 68 West, 6th P.M., wherein the Applicant plans to drill and complete the Retta J #1 Well (API #05-069-06431), located in the SW¼ NW¼ of Section 24, Township 6 North, Range 68 West, 6th P.M. Application withdrawn
1106-UP-53 535 Chesapeake Exploration, LLC/
William A. Keefe/Kenneth A. Wonstolen		 04/28/2011 Checkerboard
Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to pool all nonconsenting interests in the approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit established for Section 32, Township 10 North, Range 66 West, 6th P.M., to accommodate the Sidwell #32-10-66 1H Well. Continued to the August Hearing.
1106-UP-57 535 Chesapeake Exploration, LLC/
William A. Keefe/Kenneth A. Wonstolen		 04/28/2011 Unnamed
Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to pool all nonconsenting interests in the approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit which may be established for Section 10, Township 6 North, Range 62 West, 6th P.M. (wherein the Applicant has plans to drill and complete the Rogers #6-62 10-1H Well). Application withdrawn
1106-UP-58 535 Chesapeake Exploration, LLC/
William A. Keefe/Kenneth A. Wonstolen		 04/28/2011 Unnamed
Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to pool all nonconsenting interests in the approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit established for Section 12, Township 8 North, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. (wherein the Applicant has plans to drill and complete the TU #12-8-67 1H Well). 535-48
1106-UP-59 535 Chesapeake Exploration, LLC/
William A. Keefe/Kenneth A. Wonstolen		 04/28/2011 Unnamed
Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to pool all nonconsenting interests in the approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit established for Section 12, Township 8 North, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. (wherein the Applicant has plans to drill and complete the Rogers #6-62 3-1H Well). Application withdrawn
1106-UP-60 535 Chesapeake Exploration, LLC/
William A. Keefe/Kenneth A. Wonstolen		 04/28/2011 Unnamed
Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to pool all nonconsenting interests in the approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit established for Section 12, Township 9 North, Range 66 West, 6th P.M. (wherein the Applicant has plans to drill and complete the Verra #9-66 12-1H Well). 535-49
1106-UP-61 535 Chesapeake Exploration, LLC/
William A. Keefe/Kenneth A. Wonstolen		 04/28/2011 Unnamed
Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to pool all nonconsenting interests in the approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit established for Section 10, Township 10 North, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. (wherein the Applicant has plans to drill and complete the JEM Ranch #10-10-67 1H Well). Continued to the August hearing.
1106-UP-62 535 Chesapeake Exploration, LLC/
William A. Keefe/Kenneth A. Wonstolen		 04/28/2011 Unnamed
Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to pool all nonconsenting interests in the approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit established for Section 15, Township 6 North, Range 62 West, 6th P.M. (wherein the Applicant has plans to drill and complete the Hoff #6-62 15-1H Well). 535-50
1106-UP-63 535 Chesapeake Exploration, LLC/
William A. Keefe/Kenneth A. Wonstolen		 04/28/2011 Unnamed
Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to pool all nonconsenting interests in the approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit established for Section 9, Township 10 North, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. (wherein the Applicant has plans to drill and complete the Thomas Ranch #9-10-67 1-H Well). Continued to the August hearing
1106-UP-64 535 Chesapeake Exploration, LLC/
William A. Keefe/Kenneth A. Wonstolen		 04/28/2011 Unnamed
Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to pool all nonconsenting interests in the approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit which may be established for Section 4, Township 6 North, Range 62 West, 6th P.M. (wherein the Applicant has plans to drill and complete the Hoff #6-62 4-1H Well). Continued to the August hearing
1106-UP-65 535 Chesapeake Exploration, LLC/
William A. Keefe/Kenneth A. Wonstolen		 04/28/2011 Unnamed
Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to pool all nonconsenting interests in the approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing unit which may be established for Section 34, Township 7 North, Range 62 West, 6th P.M. (wherein the Applicant has plans to drill and complete the Franks #7-62 34-1H Well). Continued to the August hearing
1106-UP-66 407 Noble Energy, Inc./
Jamie L. Jost/Elizabeth Y. Gallaway		 04/28/2011 Wattenberg
Codell/Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to pool all nonconsenting interests in a designated 160-acre wellbore spacing unit for the NE¼ of Section 7, Township 3 North, Range 64 West, 6th P.M. (to accommodate the Dechant #7-15 Well, API #05-123-29107). 407-438
1106-UP-67 232 & 407 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP/
Jamie L. Jost/Elizabeth Y. Gallaway		 04/28/2011 Wattenberg
Codell/Niobrara/"J" Sand
Weld		 Request for an order to pool all nonconsenting interests in a designated approximate 160-acre wellbore spacing unit for certain lands located in Sections 25 and 26, Township 5 North, Range 65 West, 6th P.M. (to accommodate the Geib #41-26 Well, API #05-123-32111). 232-278

407-439
1106-UP-68 232 & 407 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP/
Jamie L. Jost/Elizabeth Y. Gallaway		 04/28/2011 Spindle
Codell/Niobrara/"J" Sand
Weld		 Request for an order to pool all nonconsenting interests in a designated approximate 160-acre wellbore spacing unit for the S½ SW¼ of Section 35, Township 1 North, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. and N½ NW¼ of Section 2, Township 1 South, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. (to accommodate the Dry Creek #35-35 Well, API #05-123-31018). 232-279

407-440
1106-UP-69 232 & 407 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP/
Jamie L. Jost/Elizabeth Y. Gallaway		 04/28/2011 Wattenberg
Codell/Niobrara/"J" Sand
Weld		 Request for an order to pool all nonconsenting interests in a designated approximate 160-acre wellbore spacing unit consisting of the SE¼ NE¼ and NE¼ SE¼ of Section 20 and the SW¼ NW¼ and NW¼ SW¼ of Section 21, Township 4 North, Range 65 West, 6th P.M. (to accommodate the JR #32-21 Well, API #05-123-32051). 232-280

407-441
1106-UP-70 232 & 407 EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc./
Jamie L. Jost/Elizabeth Y. Gallaway		 04/28/2011 Wattenberg
Codell/Niobrara/"J" Sand
Weld		 Request for an order to pool all nonconsenting interests in a designated approximate 160-acre wellbore spacing unit consisting of the E½ NW¼ and W½ NE¼ of Section 12, Township 2 North, Range 68 West, 6th P.M. (to accommodate the Johnson #4-2-12 Well, API #05-123-29658). 232-281

407-442
1106-UP-71 232 & 407 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP/
Jamie L. Jost/Elizabeth Y. Gallaway		 04/28/2011 Wattenberg
Codell/Niobrara/"J" Sand
Weld		 Request for an order to pool all nonconsenting interests in a designated approximate 160-acre wellbore spacing unit consisting of the SW¼ SW¼ of Section 16, the SE¼ SE¼ of Section 17, the NE¼ NE¼ of Section 20, and the NW¼ NW¼ of Section 21, Township 4 North, Range 65 West, 6th P.M. (to accommodate the JR #30-21 Well, API #05-123-32050). 232-282

407-443
1106-UP-72 440 EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc./
Stephen J. Sullivan/Blake M. Pickett		 04/28/2011 Parachute
Williams Fork
Garfield		 Request for an order to pool all nonconsenting interests in the approximate 320-acre wellbore spacing unit established consisting of the N½ of Section 19, Township 7 South, Range 95 West, 6th P.M., wherein 14 applications for permit-to-drill have been approved  with  API Nos. 05-045-19889 and  05-045-19891 through 05-045-19903. Application Withdrawn
1106-UP-73 232 & 407 EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc./
Jamie L. Jost/Elizabeth Y. Gallaway		 04/28/2011 Wattenberg
Codell/Niobrara/"J" Sand
Weld		 Request for an order to pool all nonconsenting interests in a designated approximate 160-acre wellbore spacing unit consisting of the SE¼ NE¼ and NE¼ SE¼ of Section 11 and the SW¼ NW¼ and NW¼ SW¼ of Section 12, Township 2 North, Range 68 West, 6th P.M. (to accommodate the Johnson #0-4-12 Well, API #05-123-29664). 232-283

407-444
1106-UP-74 232 & 407 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP/
Jamie L. Jost/Elizabeth Y. Gallaway		 04/28/2011 Wattenberg
Codell/Niobrara/"J" Sand
Weld		 Request for an order to pool all nonconsenting interests in a designated approximate 160-acre wellbore spacing unit for the SE¼ SE¼ of Section 23, the SW¼ SW¼ of Section 24, the NW¼ NW¼ of Section 25, and the NE¼ NE¼ of Section 26, Township 5 North, Range 65 West, 6th P.M. (to accommodate the Geib #26-26 Well, API #05-123-32114). 232-284

407-445
1106-UP-75 407 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP/
Michael J. Wozniak/Jamie L. Jost		 05/03/2011 Wattenberg
Greenhorn/Graneros
Weld		 Request for an order to pool all nonconsenting interests in the approximate 320-acre drilling and spacing unit which may be established for the N½ S½ and S½ N½ of Section 26, Township 3 North, Range 68 West, 6th P.M. (wherein Kerr-McGee plans to drill and complete the Douthit #32-26HZ Well, API #05-123-32978). 407-446
1106-UP-76 232 & 407 Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP/
Jamie L. Jost/Elizabeth Y. Gallaway		 04/29/2011 Wattenberg
Codell/Niobrara/"J" Sand
Weld		 Request for an order to:  (1) pool all nonconsenting interests in a designated approximate 160-acre wellbore spacing unit consisting of the S½ NE¼ and N½ SE¼ of Section 7, Township 4 North, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. (to accommodate the Spaur #24-7 Well (the “Well"), API #05-123-31728), for the development and operation of the Codell and Niobrara Formations, and (2) pool all nonconsenting interests in a designated approximate 320-acre wellbore spacing unit consisting of the E½ of said Section 7 (to accommodate the Well), for the development and operation of the “J” Sand Formation. 232-285

407-447
1106-UP-77 407 Noble Energy, Inc./
Jamie L. Jost/Elizabeth Y. Gallaway		 04/28/2011 Wattenberg
Codell/Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to pool all nonconsenting interests in a designated 160-acre wellbore spacing unit consisting of the S½ SE¼ of Section 6 and the N½ NE¼ of Section 7, Township 3 North, Range 64 West, 6th P.M. (to accommodate the Dechant #7-1-17 Well, API #05-123-28077). 407-448
1106-SP-75 421 EOG Resources, Inc./
Jamie L. Jost/Michael J. Wozniak		 05/26/2011 Hereford
Niobrara
Weld		 Request for an order to amend Order No. 421-4 to:  (1) declare the vacating of the approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing units for Sections 9, 10, 14, 15, and 16, Township 11 North, Range 63 West, 6th P.M. null and void; (2) confirm that the additional horizontal well approved in each of the established "rolling" laydown 1,280-acre drilling and spacing units for said lands does not apply to the existing 640-acre drilling and spacing units; and (3) confirm that one horizontal well is approved in each of the 1,280-acre drilling and spacing units for said lands and recognize that due to overlapping 1,280-acre drilling and spacing units, there will be portions of up to three horizontal wellbores underlying said Section 15.  421-9
 

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1106-OV-10 1V Staff Recommendation 06/03/2011 Weld Request for an order finding violation against Orr Energy LLC for violations of Rule 303.b. at the Lowe #31-34, #31-85, and #31-24D wells and the South #6-21D, #6-22D, #6-23D, and #6-24D wells 1V-371
1105-OV-11 1V #13 Enterprises, LLC/
Nathan Keever		 02/22/2011 Garfield Request for an order finding violation against Maralex Resources, Inc. for alleged violations of Rules 319.b.(3) and 326.b.(1) at the Albertson Ranches #13-4 Well, located in the NW¼ SE¼ of Section 13, Township 7 South, Range 99 West, 6th P.M. Continued to the August hearing.
1105-OV-13 1V Staff Recommendation 04/21/2011 Garfield Request for an order finding violation against Berry Petroleum Company for various Rule violations at the Chevron #12-213D Well, located in the SW¼ NW¼ of Section 12, Township 6 South, Range 97 West, 6th P.M. Parties have agreed in principle to an Administrative Order by Consent in lieu of the request for Order Finding Violation

1V-372
1106-OV-14 1V Staff Recommendation 05/31/2011 Garfield Request for an order finding violation against Marathon Oil Company for various Rule violations at the 697-12A #12 Well, located in the NE¼ NE¼ of Section 12, Township 6 South, Range 97 West, 6th P.M. 1V-373
1106-OV-15 1V Staff Recommendation 06/03/2011 La Plata Request for an order finding violation against Noel Reynolds for various Rule violations at the Ester #1 Well, located in the SE¼ SE¼ of Section 21, Township 33 North, Range 12 West, N.M.P.M. 1V-374
1106-OV-16 1V Staff Recommendation 06/03/2011 La Plata Request for an order finding violation against Noel Reynolds for a Rule violation at the Touchstone-Weber Heirs #1 Well, located in the NW¼ NE¼ of Section 13, Township 33 North, Range 12 West, N.M.P.M. 1V-375