‘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 OPERATIONS IN THE CRAIG-NORTH FIELD, MOFFAT COUNTY, COLORADO

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CAUSE NO. 113

 

ORDER NO. 113-4

 

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION

 

This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on September 19, 1977 at 9 a.m., in Room 110, State Centennial Building, Denver, Colorado, after giving Notice of Hearing as required by law, on the application of Sun Oil Company, for an order granting an exception to the well location as established by Order No. 113-1.

 

FINDINGS

 

The Commission finds as follows:

 

1.      That due notice of the time, place and purpose of the hearing has been given in all respects as required by law.

 

2.      That the Commission has jurisdiction over the subject matter embraced in said Notice, and of the parties interested therein, and jurisdiction to promulgate the hereinafter prescribed order.

 

3.      That on November 26, 1957, the Commission issued its Order No. 113-1 which established 320-acre drilling and spacing units for the production of gas from a stray member of the Upper Lewis formation, known locally as the Basal Lance, underlying certain lands in the Craig-North Field, with the permitted well located in the NE¼ or SW¼ of each section, and no closer than 660 feet from the boundaries of the unit.  The W½ Section 29, Township 8 North, Range 90 West, 6th P.M. was designated a drilling and spacing unit.

 

4.      That evidence presented at the hearing indicates that a well drilled at the permitted location in the SW¼ of said Section 29 would not be productive; therefore, an exception to the spacing pattern, as established by Order No. 113-1 should be allowed for a well to be drilled at a location in the approximate center of the NW¼ of said Section 29 and that it be the permitted well for the unit consisting of the W½ of said Section 29.

 

ORDER

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, that an exception to the spacing pattern established by Order No. 113-1 is hereby granted for a well to be drilled at a location in the approximate center of the NW¼ Section 29, Township 8 North, Range 90 West, 6th P.M., and that it be the permitted well for the unit consisting of the W½ of said Section 29.

 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that the order contained herein shall become effective forthwith.


 

ORDERED this 19th day of September, 1977.

 

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

 

By 

Frank J. Piro, Secretary