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BEFORE THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
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IN THE MATTER OF THE PROMULGATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF FIELD RULES TO GOVERN OPERATIONS IN THE FLODINE PARK FIELD, MONTEZUMA COUNTY, COLORADO |
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CAUSE NO. 156
ORDER NO. 156-1 |
REPORT OF THE COMMISSION
This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on September 19, 1961, at 10 a.m., in Room 320C, State Capitol, Denver, Colorado, after publication of Notice of Hearing as required by law, on the application of The Ohio Oil Company for an order establishing 80-acre drilling and spacing units, or, where the government land survey is irregular, comparable parcels of land consisting of two lots, for the production of oil from the Upper Hermosa formation underlying Sections 15 and 22, Township 35 North, Range 20 West, N.M.P.M., Montezuma County, Colorado; with the permitted well to be located in the NE¼ (or comparable lot) of each quarter section for the drilling unit constituting the E½ (or comparable lots) of that quarter section; and the SW¼ (or comparable lot) of each quarter section for the drilling unit constituting the W½ (or comparable lots) of that quarter section; and particular well locations designated as the center of said 40-acre tracts (or lots), with a tolerance of 150 feet in any direction for surface conditions; and the existing productive wells to be the permitted wells for the drilling and spacing units on which they are located.
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 Ismay zone of the Hermosa formation constitutes a common source of supply of oil and gas underlying the following described lands in Montezuma County; Colorado, to-wit:
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Township 35 North, Range 20 West, N.M.P.M. |
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Sections 15 and 22: All |
and that such area is referred to as the Flodine Park Field.
4. That the common source of supply underlying the lands sought to be spaced herein is one and the same as the common source of supply underlying lands in Utah and adjacent to the Colorado lands described herein; and that the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission of Utah, by its order dated May 9, 1961, in Cause No. 54, established 80-acre drilling and spacing units for the Utah portion of the same common source of supply.
5. That the geological and engineering data presented to the Commission regarding the Ismay zone of the Hermosa formation in the Flodine Park Field indicate that one well will efficiently and economically drain an area of approximately 80 acres (or the comparable two lots applicable); and that the drilling and spacing units of the size and shape permitted by this order appear not to be smaller than the maximum area that can be efficiently drained by one well.
6. That the drilling and spacing units for the Flodine Park Field should be 80 acres, more or less (or the comparable two lots applicable); and that such drilling and spacing units should comprise the E½ and the W½ of regular quarter-sections, and the following comparable lots in irregular quarter-sections:
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Township 35 North, Range 20 West, N.M.P.M. |
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15 |
Lots 1 and 2 |
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15 |
Lots 5 and 6 |
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15 |
Lots 3 and 4 |
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15 |
Lots 7 and 8 |
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22 |
Lots 1 and 2 |
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22 |
Lots 5 and 6 |
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22 |
Lots 3 and 4 |
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22 |
Lots 7 and 8 |
7. That in order to continue the orderly pattern of development of this pool which has occurred in both the Colorado and Utah portions thereof, and as is also provided by the Utah Commission order, the permitted wells in the Flodine Park Field should be located in the NE¼ of each quarter-section for drilling units constituting the E½ of that quarter-section; and in the SW¼ of each quarter-section for drilling units constituting the W½ of that quarter-section; and that where the drilling and spacing units are made up of two lots, the permitted wells should be located in Lots 1, 6, 3 and 8; and that the particular well locations should be designated as the center of said 40-acre tracts (or lots), with a reasonable tolerance of 150 feet in any direction for surface conditions.
8. That all wells drilled and all locations approved by the Commission prior to September 19, 1961, should be the permitted wells or locations for the respective drilling units on which they are located.
ORDER
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, that the following rules and regulations shall apply hereafter to a well drilled, completed or recompleted in the Ismay zone of the Hermosa formation underlying the Flodine Park Field herein described, in addition to other applicable rules and regulations and orders of the Commission, if any, heretofore adopted and not in conflict herewith:
Rule 1. Drilling and, spacing units of eighty (80) acres, more or less, (or the comparable two lots applicable) shall be and the same are hereby established for the production of oil and gas from the Ismay zone of the Hermosa formation, common source of supply underlying the following described lands, to-wit:
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Township 35 North, Range 20 West, N.M.P.M. |
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Sections 15 and 22: All |
and such area shall henceforth be known as the Flodine Park Field.
Rule 2. In each regular quarter-section, one drilling unit shall comprise the E½ and one drilling unit shall comprise the W½; and in the irregular quarter-sections the following comparable lots shall comprise the drilling and spacing units:
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Township 35 North, Range 20 West, N.M.P.M. |
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Section |
Subdivisions |
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15 |
Lots 1 and 2 |
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15 |
Lots 5 and 6 |
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15 |
Lots 3 and 4 |
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15 |
Lots 7 and 8 |
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22 |
Lots 1 and 2 |
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22 |
Lots 5 and 6 |
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22 |
Lots 3 and 4 |
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22 |
Lots 7 and 8 |
and the permitted well for each drilling unit shall be located in the NE¼ of each quarter-section for drilling units constituting the E½ of that quarter-section and in the SW¼ of each quarter-section for drilling units constituting the W½ of that quarter-section; and where the drilling and spacing units are made up of two lots, the permitted wells shall be located in Lots 1, 6, 3 and 8; and the particular well locations shall be designated as the center of said 40-acre tracts (or lots), with a tolerance of 150 feet in any direction for surface conditions.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that all wells drilled, and all locations approved by the Commission prior to September 19, 1961, shall be the permitted wells or locations for the respective drilling units on which they are located.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that all wells drilled, and all locations shall become effective forthwith, and henceforth commencement of the drilling of any well or wells in the Ismay zone of the Hermosa formation, as defined herein, for the purpose of producing oil and gas therefrom, at a location other than authorized by this order, is hereby prohibited,
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that the Commission expressly reserves its right; after notice and hearing, to alter, amend or repeal any and/or all of the above orders, rules and regulations.
ORDERED this 3rd day of October 1961.
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OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
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D.V. Rogers, Secretary |