HEARING AGENDA

Suite 801, The Chancery

1120 Lincoln Street

Denver, Colorado 80203

Monday, October 29, 2001

 10:00 a.m. Roll Call of Commissioners

                   Approval of Proceedings

                    Report from the Executive Director’s Office

                    Report from the Director - Written report provided

                    Report from the Attorney General

                    Commissioner Comments

                    Review of Trinidad Area Earthquake Study by the U.S.G.S. – Art Frankel/Mark Meremonte

                    Audience Comments

Cause No. 1, Docket No. 0108-GA-06, Las Animas County

            Applicant:     Apache Canyon Gas, LLC

            Attorney:      David Brody

 

            Protestant:  Evergreen Resources

            Attorney:     Barry Spector

 

            Subject:     Request for an order for payment from Evergreen Resources, Inc for proceeds from the W½ SE¼ and NE¼ SE¼ of

                             Section 27, Township 33 South, Range 66 West, 6th P.M.

            Comments: Application withdrawn; hearing cancelled.

Cause No. 1, Docket No. 0108-EX-04, Weld County

            Applicant:     Prima Oil & Gas Company

            Attorney:      Stephen J. Sullivan

 

            Protestant:    HS Resources, Inc.

            Attorney:       Peter Bjork

 

            Subject:         Request for an order allowing the drilling of the Eaton Cattle No. 19-21 Well at an exception location 282.9 feet

                                 from the north line and 2765.72 feet from the east line of Section 19, Township 4 North, Range 66 West, 6th P.M.

 

            Comments:     Continued from the August hearing. Prior to the hearing, the parties requested that the matter to be continued to

                                   the December hearing. Application withdrawn; hearing cancelled.

Cause No. 112, Docket No. 0110-EX-05, Ignacio-Blanco Field, La Plata County

            Applicant:     Texaco Exploration and Production Company

            Attorney:     William A. Keefe

            Subject:     Request for an order allowing the drilling of the Wheeler No. 13-4 Well at an exception location 475 feet from the

                             north line and 1670 feet from the east line in the NW¼ NE¼ of Section 13, Township 34, Range 10 West, 6th P.M.

                             for production from the Fruitland Coal Formation.

            Comments: Application withdrawn; hearing cancelled.

CONSENT AGENDA

October 29, 2001

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No protests/interventions were received on the matters listed below and administrative hearings were held for these matters. Appropriate testimony accompanied by required exhibits were presented to the Hearing Officers in support of the applications. Hearing Officer recommendations are provided and exhibits are available upon request. The Applicants agreed to be bound by oral Order of the Commission.

Cause No. 316, Docket No. 0110-AW-09, Shout Field, Yuma County

         Applicant:    Rosewood Resources, Inc

        Attorney:     Michael J. Wozniak

        Subject:     Request for an order to allow additional wells for certain lands in Township 2 North, Ranges 46 and 47 West and

                         Township 4 North, Range 66 West, 6th P.M. for production from the Niobrara Formation.

 

         Hearing Officers: David Dillon/Tricia Beaver

 

         Comments:     Heard by Hearing Officers who recommend approval.

Cause No. 317, Docket No. 0110-AW-10, Whisper Field, Yuma County

        Applicant:        Rosewood Resources, Inc.

        Attorney:         Michael J. Wozniak

 

        Subject:          Request for an order to allow additional wells for certain lands in Township 3 North, Range 47 West, 6th P.M. for     

                              production from the Niobrara Formation.

 

        Hearing Officers: David Dillon/Tricia Beaver

 

        Comments:      Heard by Hearing Officers who recommend approval.

 

Cause No. 113, Docket No. 0110-SP-03, Craig-North Field, Moffat County

 

        Applicant:         Beartooth Oil & Gas Company

        Attorney:          William A. Keefe

 

        Subject:           Request to rescind the spacing in Section 23, Township 8 North, Range 90 West and to establish 160-acre spacing 

                               in Sections 13, 14, 23 and 24, Township 8 North, Range 90 West, 6th P.M. for production from the Lewis 

                               Formation.

 

        Hearing Officers: Tricia Beaver/Morris Bell

 

        Comments:       Application amended. Heard by Hearing Officers who recommend approval.

 

Cause No. 112, Docket No. 0110-GA-09, Ignacio-Blanco Field, La Plata County

 

        Applicant:         Texaco Exploration and Production Company

        Attorney:          William A. Keefe

 

        Protestant:        La Plata County

        Attorney:          Jeffrey P. Robbins

 

        Subject:           Request to allow the Wheeler No. 12U-4 Well to be located 1335 feet from the north line and 1070 feet from the 

                               east line in the SE¼ NE¼ of Section 12U, Township 34 North, Range 10 West, N.M.P.M., within one and one-half 

                               miles of the outcrop contact between the Fruitland and Pictured Cliffs Formation.

 

        Comments:       Continued from September Hearing. Pre-hearing conference held October 4, 2001. Recommended order proposed 

                                with permit conditions agreed to by all parties.