BEFORE THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION

OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

IN THE MATTER OF THE PROMULGATION AND                         )                       CAUSE NO. 1

ESTABLISHMENT OF FIELD RULES TO GOVERN                      )                      

OPERATIONS IN THE IGNACIO-BLANCO FIELD,                        )                       DOCKET NO. 0403-GA-02

LA PLATA COUNTY, COLORADO                                              )                      

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES AND TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

 

            On January 16, 2004, Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (“Chevron”), by its attorney, filed with the Commission a verified application requesting a variance under Rule 502.b.(1) and Rule 503.b.(5) to allow notice to be provided only to those persons to be involuntarily pooled into the University 9-1 Well, located in the E˝ of Section 9, Township 34 North, Range 9 West, N.M.P.M., instead of providing notice to all mineral owners in the well, as required in Rule 507.b.(2).  Chevron intends to file an application for involuntary pooling for the April hearing provided the request for variance is granted.

 

            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, March 15, 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 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 March 1, 2004, 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 March 1, 2004, the Applicant may request that an administrative hearing be scheduled for the week of March 1, 2004.

 

                        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 A. Keefe                                   

Denver, Colorado 80203                                      Gorsuch Kirgis LLP

February 13, 2004                                              Tower 1, Suite 1000

                                    1515 Arapahoe Street

                                                                        Denver, CO 80202                                             

                                                                        (303) 376-5000