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 GARY-NORTH FIELD, MORGAN COUNTY, COLORADO

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CAUSE NO. 162

 

ORDER NO. 162-1

 

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION

 

This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on January 16, 1962, at 10 a.m., in Room 330, State Office Building, Denver, Colorado, after publication of Notice of Hearing as required by law, and mailing of copies of the application pursuant to regulations of this Commission, on the application of H. L. Hunt as Unit Operator, for an order approving a certain Unit Agreement attached to said application, and further approving a proposed water injection project for the "D" sand formation underlying certain lands in Morgan County, Colorado, and described as the Gary-North "D" Sand Unit Area,

 

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 "D" sand formation underlying the Gary-North "D" Sand Unit Area, as set forth in the Unit Agreement presented by Applicant, constitutes a common source of supply of oil and gas, and that said Gary-North "D" Sand Unit Area is composed of the following described lands in Morgan County, Colorado, to-wit:

 

Township 2 North, Range 56 West, 6th P.M.

 

 

Section 22:

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Section 27:

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4.      That said Gary-North "D" Sand Unit Agreement is necessary to increase the ultimate recovery of oil and gas from the Gary-North Unit Area, and should therefore be approved as being in the public interest for conservation.

 

5.      That the proposed plan for injection of water into the "D" sand formation underlying the Gary-North "D" Sand Unit Area will increase the ultimate recovery of oil and gas from said Unit Area, and should therefore be approved as being in the public interest for conservation.

 

6.      That avoidable waste of oil and gas will be prevented by the operations proposed by Applicant, and the correlative rights of all parties in the Gary-North "D" Sand Unit Area, as herein underlined, will not be adversely affected, and will be reasonably protected under such a plan of operation; and that in the interest of securing the greatest ultimate recovery of oil and gas from said pool, the prevention of waste and protection of correlative rights, this application should be granted.

 

ORDER

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, that the following rules and regulations shall apply hereafter to the lands set forth in this order, in addition to other applicable rules and regulations and orders of the Commission, if any, heretofore adopted and not in conflict, herewith:

 

Rule 1.    The Gary North "D" Sand Unit Area, as set forth in the Gary-North "D" Sand Unit Agreement entered into December 1, 1961, is composed of the following described lands in Morgan County, Colorado, to-wit:

 

Township 2 North, Range 56 West, 6th P.M.

 

 

Section 22:

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Section 27:

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Rule 2.    Said Gary-North "D" Sand Unit Agreement covering the Gary-North "D" Sand Unit Area herein defined, and providing for unit operations of the "D" sand formation underlying said Gary-North Unit Area, is hereby approved.

 

Rule 3.    Applicants program for injection of water into the "D" sand formation underlying the Gary-North Unit Area is hereby approved, and H. L. Hunt, as Unit Operator, is authorized to inject water into said reservoir through the H. L. Hunt G.E. Huey No. 6 well located in Section 27, Township 2 North, Range 56 West, 6th P.M., Morgan County, Colorado, in such quantities as shall be reasonably determined to best achieve the maximum recovery of oil without waste.

 

Rule 4.    In the event that it becomes necessary in the future to convert additional wells to input wells, to plug and abandon certain wells in the Unit Area; or to drill additional producing or input wells as dictated by developments in the course of the operation of the water flood, the Unit Operator is authorized to make such changes in the operation of the project as may be required to facilitate the efficient development thereof, subject to the approval of the Director of the Commission.

 

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 16th day of January 1962.

 

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

 

By 

D.V. Rogers, Secretary