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 DANFORTH HILLS FIELD, MOFFAT COUNTY, COLORADO

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CAUSE NO. 153

 

ORDER NO. 153-1

 

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION

 

This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on June 20, 1961, at 10 a.m., in Room 320C, State Capitol, Denver, Colorado, after publication of Notice of Hearing as required by law, and mailing of copies of the application pursuant to the regulations of this Commission on the application of Texaco, Inc., for an order approving a proposed project for the injection of water into the Morrison formation of the Danforth Hills Field, through the Texaco Gov't-Treleaven Well No. 3, located in the NE¼ SW¼ of Section 32, Township 5 North, Range 95 West, Moffat County, Colorado.

 

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 the proposed project, as presented by Applicant, for the injection of water into the Morrison formation through the Texaco Gov't-Treleaven Well No. 3, located in the NE¼ SW¼ of Section 32, Township 5 North, Range 95 West of the 6th P.M., Moffat County, Colorado, will increase the ultimate recovery of oil from the Danforth Hills Field, and dispose of water being produced from other wells, and should therefore be approved as being in the public interest for conservation.

 

4.      That avoidable waste of oil and gas will be prevented by the operations proposed by Applicant; and that in the interest of securing the greatest ultimate recovery of oil from said pool, and the prevention of waste, this application should be granted.

 

ORDER

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, that the project presented by Texaco, Inc. for the injection of water into the Morrison formation of the Danforth Hills Field, through the Texaco Gov't-Treleaven Well No. 3, located in the NE¼ SW¼ of Section 32, Township 5 North Range 95 West of the 6th P.M., Moffat County, Colorado, is hereby approved, and applicant is authorized to inject water into said formation through said well in such quantities as shall be reasonably determined by applicant to best achieve the maximum recovery of oil without waste.

 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that the Commission expressly reserves its right, after notice and hearing, to alter, amend or repeal the above order.

 

ORDERED this 20th day of June 1961.

 

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

 

By 

D.V. Rogers, Secretary