BEFORE THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION

OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

IN THE MATTER OF THE PROMULGATION AND                    )

ESTABLISHMENT OF FIELD RULES TO GOVERN                 )                       CAUSE NO. 112

OPERATIONS IN THE IGNACIO-BLANCO FIELD,                    )

LA PLATA COUNTY, COLORADO                                           )                       DOCKET NO. 0302-UP-01

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES AND TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

 

            On June 15, 1988, the Commission issued Order No. 112-60 which established 320-acre drilling and spacing units for the production of gas and associated hydrocarbons from the Fruitland coal seams, underlying certain lands in the Ignacio-Blanco Field, with the units to consist of a governmental half section and the permitted well when South of the Ute Line to be located in the NE¼ and the SW¼ of each section and when North of the Ute Line to be located in the NW¼ and SE¼ of each section, no closer than 990 feet from the boundaries of the quarter section, nor closer than 130 feet to any interior quarter section line.  Order No. 112-61 was subsequently adopted amending Order No. 112-60 to establish additional field rules for the Fruitland coal seams.  The E½ of Section 9, Township 34 North, Range 9 West, N.M.P.M. is subject to these orders.

 

            On December 23, 2002, Richard and Theresa Watson filed an application with the Commission for an order pooling their mineral interests in four (4) acres within the 320-acre drilling and spacing unit consisting of the E½ of Section 9, Township 34 North, Range 9 West, N.M.P.M., for the University #9-1 Well effective as of the date of completion.  The Applicants seek the pooling order against EnerVest San Juan Operating, LLC. (“EnerVest”) because EnerVest purchased the University #9-1 Well from Emerald Gas Operating Company, who purchased the Well from Bowen/Edwards Associates, Inc., who originally drilled the well.  The Well was operated by Texaco E & P Inc. subsequent to EnerVest and is currently operated by Chevron U.S.A.  In addition, the Applicants are requesting to be paid the money attributable to their mineral interests from the time of the completion of the University #9-1 Well to the present.  Further, the Applicants request that the pooling order contain a list of all of the mineral interests of each owner in the pooled unit and their percentage interest in the 100% of the total mineral interests in the pool.

 

            NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission of the State of Colorado, pursuant to the above, has scheduled the above‑entitled matter for hearing on:

 

                        Date:                                        Monday, February 10, 2003

                        Time:                                       10:00 a.m.

 

                        Place:                                      Suite 801, The Chancery Building

                                                                        1120 Lincoln Street

                                                                        Denver, CO 80203

 

            In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if any party requires special accommodations as a result of a disability for this hearing, please contact Audra Serlet at (303) 894-2100 ext. 114, prior to the hearing and arrangements will be made.

 

            Pursuant to said hearing in the above-entitled matter at the time and place aforesaid, or at any adjourned meeting, the Commission will enter such orders as it deems appropriate to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public and to prevent the waste of oil and gas, either or both, in the operations of said field, and to carry out the purposes of the statute.

 

            In accordance with Rule 509., any interested party desiring to protest the granting of the application or to intervene on the application should file with the Commission a written protest or intervention no later than January 27, 2003, briefly stating the basis of the protest or intervention.  Such interested party shall, at the same time, serve a copy of the protest or intervention to the person filing the application.  An original and nine (9) copies shall be filed with the Commission (Rule 503.f.).  Pursuant to Rule 503.e., if a party who has received notice under Rule 503.b. wishes to receive further pleadings in the above-referenced matter, that party must file a protest or intervention in accordance with these rules.  In accordance with the practices of the Commission, should no protests or interventions be filed in this matter by January 27, 2003, the Applicant may request that an administrative hearing be scheduled for the week of January 27, 2003.

 

                        IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

                                                                        OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION

                                                                             OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

 

                                                                        By                                                                        

                                                                                 Patricia C. Beaver, Secretary

 

Dated at Suite 801                                           Attorney for Applicant:                        

1120 Lincoln Street                                         R. Nicholas Palmer                             

Denver, Colorado 80203                                 P.O. Box 2167

January 10, 2003                                             Durango, CO  81302

                                    (970) 385-9000