BEFORE THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION

                                                                  OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

IN THE MATTER OF ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF THE RULES                    )                     CAUSE NO. 1V

AND REGULATIONS OF THE COLORADO OIL AND GAS                          )

CONSERVATION COMMISSION BY ENCANA OIL & GAS (USA) INC.,       )                     DOCKET NO. 0401-OV-02

GARFIELD COUNTY, COLORADO                                                            )                    

                                                                                                                                                           

                                                   NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER BY CONSENT

 

TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES AND TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

 

            On September 9, 2003, Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (“COGCC”) staff received notification from the Grass Mesa Homeowners Association that an EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. (“EnCana”) contractor used the Grass Mesa Hill Access Road to transport a compressor onto the mesa in violation of the approved “modified Access and Transportation Plan”. 

 

            An Administrative Order by Consent (“AOC”) defining how the Access and Transportation Plan would be enforced was accepted by EnCana on October 18, 2002 and adopted by the Commission on December 2, 2002. The AOC stated that if EnCana is responsible for another incident under the Commission’s authority that is in violation of the Access and Transportation Plan, COGCC staff “shall issue a Notice of Alleged Violation and an Administrative Order by Consent, along with a recommended fine.” In accordance with the above referenced order, COGCC staff issued a Notice of Alleged Violation (“NOAV”) to EnCana for the incident on September 18, 2003. Per return receipt, EnCana accepted the NOAV on September 24, 2003. EnCana submitted a response to the NOAV by letter dated October 3, 2003. The letter described the action EnCana had taken to ensure compliance with the Access and Transportation Plan and stated their intent to comply with the plan in the future.

 

On October 9, 2003, COGCC staff issued an Administrative Order by Consent (“AOC”) to EnCana for the violation of COGCC Rule 602.b. for failure to comply with the Access and Transportation Plan and the Administrative Order adopted by the Commission on December 2, 2002.  On November 7, 2003, EnCana agreed to and accepted the AOC, including the fine of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000).

 

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 5, 2004

                                   

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 for this hearing as a result of a disability, please contact Audra Serlet at (303) 894-2100, extension 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 and necessary to protect public health, safety and welfare and to prevent the waste of oil and gas, either or both, in the operations of said field, and carry out the purposes of the statute.

 

In accordance with Rule 509., any interested party desiring to protest or to intervene should file with the Commission a written protest or a notice to intervene no later than December 22, 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 notice to intervene to the person filing the application.  An original and nine (9) copies shall be filed with the Commission.

 

      IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

                                                                  OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION

                               OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

 

 

                        By_________________________________

Dated at Suite 801                                                                Patricia C. Beaver, Secretary

1120 Lincoln Street

Denver, Colorado, 80203

December 5, 2003