BEFORE THE OIL AND GAS
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
OF THE STATE OF
IN
THE MATTER OF CHANGES TO THE RULES AND ) CAUSE NO. 1R
REGULATIONS
OF THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION )
COMMISSION
OF THE STATE OF
NOTICE OF RULE-MAKING
HEARING
TO
ALL INTERESTED PARTIES AND TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
The
Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, on its own motion, will consider
increasing the charge imposed by the Conservation Mill Levy from eight-tenths
of one mill ($0.0008) to one mill ($0.0010) on the dollar as provided for in
§34-60-122(1) (a), C.R.S., as amended, effective November 30, 2002, retroactive
to July 1, 2002.
Rule 310A., second
paragraph would be amended as shown below.
310A. COGCC Form 8. MILL LEVY
The
levy shall be an amount fixed by order of the Commission. The levy amount may, from time to time, be
reduced or increased to meet the expenses chargeable against the oil and gas
conservation fund. The present charge
imposed, as of January
1, 2001eight-tenths mill
($0.0008) ONE MILL ($0.0010) per dollar value.
In
addition, the Commission, on its own motion, will consider changes to Rule 1003.a.
1003. INTERIM
RECLAMATION
a. General.
Debris and waste materials other than de minimis amounts, including, but not limited to, concrete, sack
bentonite and other drilling mud additives, sand, plastic, pipe and cable, as
well as equipment associated with the drilling, re-entry or completion
operations shall be removed. All E&P
waste shall be handled according to the 900 Series rules. All pits, cellars, rat holes, and other bore
holes unnecessary for further lease operations, excluding the drilling pit,
will be backfilled as soon as possible after the drilling rig is released to
conform with surrounding terrain. On
crop land, if requested by the surface owner, guy line anchors shall be removed
as soon as reasonably possible after the completion rig is released except that when permanent guy line anchors
are installed, it shall not be mandatory to remove them. When permanent guy
line anchors are installed on cropland, care shall be taken to minimize
disruption of cultivation, irrigation, or harvesting operations, and, if
requested by the surface owner or ITS representative, the anchors shall be
specially marked, in addition to the marking requIRed below, so as to
facilitate harvesting operations.
All guy line anchors left buried for future use shall be identified by a
marker of bright color not less than four (4) feet in height and not greater
than one (1) foot east of the guy line anchor.
Material may be burned or buried on the premises only with the prior
written consent of the surface owner, and with prior written notice to the
surface tenant. Such burning or burial
may be prohibited by other applicable law.
Minor modifications
to the rules proposed above may be made at the time of hearing.
NOTICE
IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission of the State of
Date:
Time:
Place:
Copies of the current Rules
and Regulations are available at the office of the Oil
and Gas Conservation Commission, 1120 Lincoln Street,
Suite 801, Denver, Colorado 80203, for $7.50 or by mail upon the receipt of a
check or money order for $10.50, at the same address. The Rules and Regulations
are also available on the Commission Internet homepage at http://www.cogcc.state.co.us.
Pursuant
to said hearing, in the above-entitled matter at the time and place aforesaid,
or at any adjourned meeting, the Commission will enter its order adopting such
policies and guidelines as in its judgment the facts may justify.
Written
comments on the proposed rule change to be considered are requested to be
submitted by
IN THE NAME OF THE STATE
OF
OIL
AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION
OF THE STATE OF
By_____________________________________
Patricia
C. Beaver, Secretary
Dated
at
July
23,