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 KIOWA CREEK FIELD, WELD COUNTY, COLORADO

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CAUSE NO. 180

 

ORDER NO. 180-1

 

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION

 

This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on August 18, 1964, at 10 a.m., in Room 132 State Services Building, Denver, Colorado, after publication of Notice of Hearing as required by law, on the application of the Jet Drilling Company, Inc. for an order establishing 160-acre drilling and spacing units for production of gas from the "J" sand underlying certain lands in Weld County, Colorado, with no more than one well to be drilled to or produced from the same common source of supply on any such drilling unit, and such well to be located not less than 660 feet from any property line, lease line, or governmental quarter section line.  At the hearing, this application was amended as to 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 evidence presented at the hearing indicates that the "J" sand formation constitutes a common source of supply of gas and liquid hydrocarbons underlying the following described lands in Weld County, Colorado, to-wit:

 

Township 2 North, Range 61 West, 6th P.M.

 

 

Section 28:

W½, SE¼, W½NE¼

Section 29:

E½, SW¼, E½NW¼

Section 32:

E½, NW¼, E½SW¼

Section 33:

W½, NE¼, W½SE¼

 

4.      That in order to prevent waste of oil and gas, as defined in the Oil and Gas Conservation Act; and to prevent the drilling of unnecessary wells, an order should be made establishing 160-acre drilling units for the production of gas and associated liquid hydrocarbons from the "J" sand formation underlying the lands as defined herein; and that said drilling units should be 160-acre units as herein defined in the following order; and that the permitted well for each such drilling unit should be located not less than 660 feet from any property line, lease line, or governmental quarter section line.

 

5.      That all available geological and engineering data concerning said "J" sand formation indicate that one well will adequately and efficiently drain an area of approximately 160 acres of land in said formation.

 

6.      That all wells drilled, and all locations approved by the Commission prior to August 18, 1964, should be the permitted wells or locations for the respective drilling units.

 

ORDER

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, that the following rules and regulations shall apply hereafter to a well drilled, completed, or recompleted in the "J" sand formation underlying the Kiowa Creek Field herein defined, in addition to other applicable rules and regulations and orders of the Commission, if any, heretofore adopted and not in conflict herewith:

 

Rule 1.    One Hundred Sixty (160) acres drilling units shall be, and the same are hereby established for the production of gas and associated liquid hydrocarbons from the "J" sand formation underlying the following described lands in Weld County, Colorado, to-wit:

 

Township 2 North, Range 61 West, 6th P.M.

 

 

Section 28:

W½, SE¼, W½NE¼

Section 29:

E½, SW¼, E½NW¼

Section 32:

E½, NW¼, E½SW¼

Section 33:

W½, NE¼, W½SE¼

 

and such area shall henceforth be known as the Kiowa Creek Field.

 

Rule 2.    The following drilling units are hereby established for production of gas and associated liquid hydrocarbons from the "J" sand formation, common source of supply underlying the Kiowa Creek Field, as defined in Rule 1 hereof:

 

W½ E¼ and E½NW¼ of Section 28

W½SE¼ and E½SW¼ of Section 32

 

 

SW¼ of Section 28

NW¼ of Section 32

 

 

SE¼ of Section 28

NE¼ of Section 32

 

 

W½NW½ of Section 28, and

E½SE¼ of Section 32, and

E½NE¼ of Section 29

W½SW¼ of Section 33

 

 

W½NE¼ and E½NW¼ of Section 29

E½SW¼ and W½SE¼ of Section 33

 

 

SW¼ of Section 29

NW¼ of Section 33

 

 

SE¼ of Section 29

NE¼ of Section 33

 

and the permitted well for each such drilling unit shall be located not less than 660 feet from any property line, lease line, or governmental quarter section line.

 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that all wells drilled, and all locations approved by the Commission prior to August 18, 1964, shall be the permitted wells or locations for the respective drilling units.

 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that the rules and regulations contained herein shall become effective forthwith, and henceforth the commencement of the drilling of any well or wells in the "J" sand formation of the Kiowa Creek Field, as herein defined, for the purpose of producing gas or associated liquid hydrocarbons 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 rules, regulations and orders.

 

ORDERED this 18th day of August 1964.

 

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

 

By 

William R. Smith, Secretary