BEFORE THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION

OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

IN THE MATTER OF THE PROMULGATION                       )               CAUSE NO. 517

AND ESTABLISHMENT OF FIELD RULES TO                  )

GOVERN OPERATIONS IN THE LORENCITO FIELD,      )                DOCKET NO. 0301-SP-02

VERMEJO COAL FORMATION, LAS ANIMAS                   )

COUNTY, COLORADO                                                           )

 

                                                                            NOTICE OF HEARING

 

TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES AND TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

 

On October 31, 2000, the Commission established 160-acre drilling and spacing units for certain lands in Townships 30 and 31 South, Range 65 West, 6th P.M., Townships 29, 30 and 31 South, Range 66 West, 6th P.M. and Township 31 South, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. for the production of coalbed methane gas from the Raton and Vermejo Coal Formations.  On March 25, 2002, the Commission established a 160-acre drilling and spacing unit consisting of the SW¼ of Section 15, Township 33 South, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. for the production of coalbed methane gas from the Raton and Vermejo Formations and pooled all non-consenting interests in the unit. 

 

On November 19, 2002, Robert L. Bayless, Producer LLC (“Bayless”), by its attorney filed with the Commission a verified Application for an order to establish 160-acre drilling and spacing units for the below-listed lands for the production of gas and associated hydrocarbons from the Vermejo Coal Formation. 

 

Township 34 South, Range 65 West, 6th P.M.

Section 7: NW¼

 

Township 34 South, Range 66 West, 6th P.M.

Section 1: SE¼

Section 12: NE¼

 

            The following wells, operated by Evergreen Operating Company, have been drilled and are producing from the Vermejo Coal Formation.  Bayless requests that the Commission designate these wells as the permitted wells for the drilling and spacing units and that an order pooling all interests in the proposed units be approved for the development and operation of the Vermejo Coal Formation.

 

                      Well                                                    Location                                   Unit

 

       Road Runner #12-7 Well                       SW¼ NW¼ Section 7-34S-65                 NW¼

Gladiator (a/k/a Ernest) #21-7 Well         NE¼ NW¼ Section 7-34S-65W               NW¼

              Bobcat #33-1 Well                     NW¼ SE¼ Section 1-34S-66W               SE¼

            Bullsnake #34-1 Well                   SW¼ SE¼ Section 1-34S-66W               SE¼

                Doe #42-12 Well                      SE¼ NE¼ Section 12-34S-66W              NE¼

 

 

            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, January 6, 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 December 23, 2002, 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 December 23, 2002, the Applicant may request that an administrative hearing be scheduled for the week of December 23, 2002.

 

 

                        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                                      William G. Odell

Denver, Colorado 80203                             Poulson, Odell & Peterson, LLC

December 5, 2002                                       1775 Sherman Street, Suite 1400

                                                                        Denver, CO 80203

                                                                        (303) 861-4400