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 PLATEAU FIELD, MESA COUNTY, COLORADO

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CAUSE NO. 166

 

ORDER NO. 166-10

 

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION

 

This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on October 17, 1972, at 9 a.m., in Room 132, State Services Building, Denver, Colorado, after giving Notice of Hearing as required by law, on the application of the Polumbus Corporation for an order authorizing the drilling of an additional well in the drilling unit consisting of Section 30, Township 10 South, Range 95 West, 6th P.M., said well to be located in the approximate center of the NW¼ of said Section 30, and to drill an additional well in the drilling unit consisting of Section 25, Township 10 South, Range 96 West, 6th P.M.; said well to be located in the approximate center of the NW¼  of said Section 25, both in the Plateau Field, Mesa 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 on April 17, 1962, the Commission issued its Order No. 166-1 for the Plateau Field which, among other things, established 640-acre drilling and spacing units for the production of gas from the Mesaverde formation (to include the "Corcoran" sandstone as its basal member), with the permitted well for each such drilling unit to be located no closer than 1320 feet from any section line.

 

4.      That there is a well located 1837 feet from the south line and 1644 feet from the east line in said Section 30 and a well located 1960 feet from the north line and 1490 feet from the east line in said Section 25 and both wells produce gas from said Mesaverde formation.

 

5.      That evidence presented at the hearing indicates that one well is insufficient to adequately drain the gas from that part of the Mesaverde reservoir underlying the drilling and spacing units consisting of Section 30, Township 10 South, Range 95 West and Section 25, Township 10 South, Range 96 West, 6th P.M., and that each well should be located in the approximate center of the NW¼ of said sections and no closer than 1320 feet to the boundaries of the section line.

 

 

ORDER

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, that additional wells are hereby authorized to be drilled in the drilling and spacing units consisting of Section 30, Township 10 South, Range 95 West and Section 25, Township 10 South, Range 96 West 6th P.M. and that each well shall be located in the approximate center of the NW¼ of said sections, and no closer than 1320 feet to the boundaries of the section line.

 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the provisions contained in the above order shall become effective herewith.

 

ORDERED this 17th day of October, 1972.

 

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

 

By 

Frank J. Piro, Secretary