HEARING AGENDA

Suite 801, The Chancery

1120 Lincoln Street

Denver, Colorado 80203

 

Monday, April 22, 2002

 

À10:00 a.m. Roll Call of Commissioners

 

                        Approval of Proceedings

 

À10:05 a.m. Report from the Executive Director’s Office

 

�10:20 a.m. Report from the Director - Written report provided

 

                        Report from the Assistant Attorney General - Written report provided

 

Á10:40 a.m. Commissioner Comments

 

Á10:50 a.m. Audience Comments

 

                        Consent Agenda

                       

                        Cause No. 191, Docket No. 0202-AW-01, Mam Creek Field, Garfield County

                        Applicant:                   Calpine Natural Gas Company

                        Attorney:                     Stephen Sullivan

 

Subject:                      Request for an order to amend Order Nos. 191-3 and 191-4 to allow additional wells on the 640-acre drilling and spacing unit consisting of Section 22, Township 6 South, Range 92 West, 6^th P.M.

 

 Comments:               Local Public Forum to be held in June.  Hearing continued to July.

 

                        Cause No. 112, Docket No. 0203-GA-03, Ignacio-Blanco Field, La Plata County

                        Applicant:                   J.M. Huber Corporation

                        Attorney:                     Mike Wozniak

 

                        Protestant:                 Curtis Swanson

                                                            La Plata County – Jeffery Robbins

                                                            COGA – Ken Wonstolen

 

Subject:                      Request to amend the permit for the Huber #3-24 Well located in the SE¼ SE¼ of Section 24, Township 35 North, Range 8 West, N.M.P.M. to allow the use of the appropriate downhole pumping device

 

 Comments:               Hearing continued to July.

 

Á11:00 a.m. Cause No. 1, Docket No. 0204-GA-04, Mesa County

                        Applicant:                   Rocky Mountain Operating Company

                        Representative:         Edward Niebauer

 

                        Protestant:                 Ronald Galloway

 

                        Subject:                      Request for an extension of time until June 1, 2002 to perform the work described in Order No. 1V-218 on the Nichols No. 1-14 Well located in the SE¼ NW¼ of Section 14, Township 10 South, Range 97 West, 6^th P.M.

 

                        Cause No. 1, Docket No. 0204-GA-05, Mesa County

                        Applicant:                   Rocky Mountain Operating Company

                        Representative:         Edward Niebauer

 

                        Letter of Comment:   Rodney Eddy

 

                        Subject:                      Request for an extension of time until June 1, 2002 to perform the work described in Order No. 1V-219 on the Nichols No. 1-23 Well located in the SE¼ NE¼ of Section 23, Township 10 South, Range 97 West, 6^th P.M.

 

‡12:00 p.m. Lunch

 

  CONSENT AGENDA

April 22, 2002

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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. 112, Docket No. 0204-UP-03, Ignacio-Blanco Field, La Plata County

Applicant:                   Markwest Resources, Inc.

Representative:         Glenn Theriot

 

Subject:                      Request to pool unleased interests in the 320-acre drilling and spacing unit consisting of the E½ of Section 25, Township 34 North, Range 8 West, N.M.P.M. for the development and operation of the Fruitland coal seams.

 

Hearing Officers:       David Dillon/Morris Bell

                       

                        Comments:                Heard by Hearing Officers who recommend approval.

 

                        Cause No. 331, Docket No. 0204-AW-02, Buckboard Field, Yuma County

                        Applicant:                   Rosewood Resources

                        Attorney:                     Mike Wozniak

 

Subject:                      Request for an order to allow an optional second well to be drilled on certain 160-acre drilling and spacing units in Sections 7, 11, 19 & 20, Township 3 North, Range 46 West, 6^th P.M. for the production of gas and associated hydrocarbons from the Niobrara Formation.

 

 Hearing Officers:      Morris Bell/David Dillon

 

Comments:                Heard by Hearing Officers who recommend approval.