HEARING DOCKET: August 2010      
08/10/2010            
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0809-GA-01 1 Colorado Board of Parks and Outdoor Recreation/
Timothy J. Monahan
12/05/2007 Adams Request for an order to designate Barr Lake State Park as a Designated Outside Activity Area. Protests filed by James Alexander, Alexander Energy Company, HRM Resources, Texas American Resources Company and Sovereign Energy LLC., Noble Energy, Inc., and Anadarko Petroleum Corporation


Continued to the September hearing
1004-GA-07 1 BP Energy, Inc/
Van K. Bullock
02/10/2010 Wattenberg
"J" Sand
Adams
Request to obtain a variance from the requirement to provide financial assurance in the amount set forth in Rule 706.a. Continued to the September hearing
1004-UP-21 112 Seibel's/
Scott M. Campbell
01/29/2010 Ignacio-Blanco
Fruitland coal seams
Archuleta
Request for an order to clarify that Order No. 112-162 force pooled the Seibel Trust only in the Swanemyr 32-6#1-2 Well and declaring that the Seibel Trust must be offered the opportunity to participate in the Swanemyr 32-6 #1-2 and Swanemyr 32-6 #1-3 Wells, located in the SE¼ SE¼ of Section 1, Township 32 North, Range 6 West, 6th P.M., and for an accounting under the provisions of § 34-60-118.5 of the Oil and Gas Conservation Act.
Protested by Energen and BP.

Continued to the September hearing
1004-UP-29 139 Williams Production RMT Company/
William A. Keefe
03/10/2010 Rulison
Williams Fork
Garfield
Request for an order to pool all nonconsenting interests in the established 320-acre drilling and spacing unit consisting of the N½ of Section 24, Township 6 South, Range 94 West, 6th P.M. Protested by J. Andrew Dunn and Niki D. LeClair

Continued to the September hearing
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 September hearing
1007-SP-18 513 Williams Production RMT Company/
William A. Keefe
04/27/2010 Kokopelli
Williams Fork/Iles
Garfield
Request for an order to established a 320-acre drilling and spacing unit consisting of the E½ of Section 7, and for certain lands in Township 6 South, Range 91 West, 6th P.M., allow the equivalent of optional one well per 10 acres.  Protested by the Jolley Family LLLP - Withdrawn 
 

Application Amended


Continued from the July hearing

513-7

1007-SP-20 535 Rubicon Oil & Gas, LLC/
Gretchen VanderWerf
04/30/2010 Checkerboard
Codell/Niobrara
Weld
Request for an order to establish one hundred forty-five (145) 640-acre drilling and spacing units consisting of certain lands in Township 8 North, Range 67 West, 6th P.M., Townships 8 through 10 North, Range 66 West, 6th P.M., and Townships 8 through 11 North, Range 67 West, 6th P. M. Continued from the July hearing

535-2

1007-UP-36 407 Noble Energy, Inc./
Brent Chicken/
Kenneth A. Wonstolen
03/17/2010 Wattenberg
Codell/Niobrara
Weld
Request for an order to pool all nonconsenting interests in the four designated approximate 80-acre standup drilling and spacing units consisting of the W½ SW¼, E½ SW¼, W½ SE¼, E½ SE¼ of Section 6, Township 5 North, Range 62 West, 6th P.M. Protested by Margaret E. (Flynn) Calder, Donald C. Flynn, Patrick H. Flynn - withdrawn

Continued from the July hearing

407-375

1007-UP-46 232 & 407 EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc./
Michael J. Wozniak/Jamie J. Jost
05/17/2010 Wattenberg
Codell/Niobrara/"J" Sand
Weld
Request for an order to pool all nonconsenting interests in the established 160-acre wellbore spacing unit consisting of the SE¼ NE¼, NE¼ SE¼ of Section 22,  and SW¼ NW¼, NW¼ SW¼ of Section 23, Township 2 North, Range 68 West, 6th P.M., to accommodate the Haley 8-4-22 Well. 

Protest filed by MRPC II LLC.

Continued from the July hearing

Application withdrawn
1007-UP-47 191 Bill Barrett Corporation/
William A. Keefe
05/18/2010 Mamm Creek
Willims Fork/Iles
Garfield
Request for an order to pool all nonconsenting interests in the established 640-acre drilling and spacing unit consisting of Section 36, Township 6 North, Range 91 West, 6th P.M., to accommodate the Hilton 36-21D Well.  Protest filed by Gene R. and Mary J. Hilton.

Continued from the July hearing
1007-UP-48 191 Bill Barrett Corporation/
William A. Keefe
05/19/2010 Mamm Creek
Williams Fork/Iles
Garfield
Request for an order to pool all nonconsenting interests in the established 640-acre drilling and spacing unit consisting of Section 21, Township 6 North, Range 92 West, 6th P.M., to accommodate the 12 wells to be drilled from one pad.  Continued from the July hearing

191-78

1007-UP-49 232 & 407 Bonanza Creek Energy Operating Company, LLC/
J. Michael Morgan
05/19/2010 Wattenberg
Codell/Niobrara/Dakota/
"J" Sand
Weld
Request for an order to establish 40-acre drilling and spacing units consisting of certain lands in Section 19, Township 5 North, Range 62 West, 6th P.M., and to pool all nonconsenting interests in said units to accommodate the Antelope 12-19, 21-19 and 22-19 Wells. Protested by 70 Ranch LLC - withdrawn

Continued from the July hearing

1-152

1007-UP-50 1 Bonanza Creek Energy Operating Company, LLC/
J. Michael Morgan
05/19/2010 Wattenberg
Codell/Niobrara/Dakota/
"J" Sand
Weld
Request for an order to establish a 160-acre drilling and spacing unit consisting of SW¼ of Section 18, Township 5 North, Range 62 West, 6th P.M., and to pool all nonconsenting interests in said unit to accommodate the Antelope 13-18, 14-18, 23-18, and 24-18 Wells. Protested by 70 Ranch LLC - withdrawn

Continued from the July hearing

1-153

1008-GA-09 1 Lois Hood, mineral interest owner/
Jeffrey P. Robbins
04/14/2010 Ignacio-Blanco
Fruitland coal seams
La Plata
Request for Commission hearing, related to non-payment of royalties, alleging that neither Samson Resources Company nor BP America Production Company has made any production payments to the payee for production taken from the Echols-Ute #1-12U, SE Bayfield 34-7 #12U-1, and Echols Unit #2-12U Wells. Continued to the September hearing
1008-GA-10 1 Treasure Resources, Inc./
James F. English
06/18/2010 Wattenberg
Codell/Niobrara
Weld
Request for Commission hearing, related to non-payment of royalties, alleging that neither Petro-Canada Resources (USA) Inc. nor Noble Energy, Inc. has made any production payments to the payee for production taken from the Roth #24-21 and Peppler #24-32 Wells. Protested by Noble Energy 

1-155

1008-GA-11 1 Cheyenne County Board of County Commissioners 06/07/2010 Cheyenne Request for Commission hearing to seek a variance from Rule 804., Visual Impact Mitigation, to exempt all operators within the County from painting production facilities, which are observable from any public highway, with uniform, non-contrasting, non-reflective color tones and with colors matched to but slightly darker than the surrounding landscape by September 1, 2010. 1-154 
1008-SP-22 535 Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc./
Kenneth A. Wonstolen
06/23/2010 Checkerboard
Niobrara
Weld
Request to establish four approximate 640-acre drilling and spacing units for certain lands located in Township 8 North, Range 61 West, 6th P.M., Township 8 North, Range 62 West, 6th P.M., Township 9 North, Range 60 West, 6th P.M., Township 9 North, Range 61 West, 6th P.M. and allow up to two optional horizontal wells in each of the units. 535-1 
1008-SP-23 534 Durango Pipeline Corporation/
Thomas W. Niebrugge
06/23/2010 Unnamed
Niobrara/Mancos
Moffat
Request to: (1) vacate the approximate 320-acre drilling and spacing unit established for certain lands located in Sections 3 and 10, Township 7 North, Range 94 West, 6th P.M., and (2) establish an approximate 320-acre drilling and spacing unit for certain lands located within said Sections 3 and 10. 534-2 
1008-UP-51 112 BP America Production Company/
William A. Keefe/Jamie L. Jost
06/18/2010 Ignacio-Blanco
Fruitland coal seams
La Plata
Request for an order to pool all nonconsenting interests for the 320-acre drilling and spacing unit consisting of the S½ of Section 21, Township 34 North, Range 9 West, N.M.P.M.  Application Amended

Continued to the September hearing 

1008-UP-52 232 & 407 Noble Energy, Inc./
Andrew A. Bremner/
Kenneth A. Wonstolen
06/23/2010 Wattenberg
Codell/Niobrara/"J" Sand
Weld
Request for an order to pool all nonconsenting interests in the designated 160-acre wellbore spacing unit consisting of the S½ SE¼ of Section 2 and the N½ NE¼ of Section 11, Township 3 North, Range 66 West, 6th P.M.  232-260

407-376

1008-OV-06 1V Staff Recommendation 06/16/2010 Garfield Request for approval of an Administrative Order by Consent with Williams Production RMT Company to resolve violation of Rules 324A.a., 324A.b., 902.a.,903.a., and 907.a.(2) for oil and gas operations at the Puckett #WGV 21-23-697 and Puckett #WGV 22-23-697 Wells, located in the NE¼ NW¼ of Section 23, Township 6 South, Range 97 West, 6th P.M. 1V-350