BEFORE THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
THE MATTER OF THE INVESTIGATION TAKE MEASURES TO PREVENT WASTE GAS IN THE BADGER CREEK FIELD, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO	) ) ) )	CAUSE NO. 21 ORDER NO. 21-7

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION

This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on August, 18, 1959, 10:00 a.m., in the Game Room of the Albany Hotel, Denver, Colorado, after publication of Notice of Hearing as required by law, on the application of the Sinclair Oil & Gas Company for an order granting permission and authority to dually complete the Clifford Causey #15 and Clifford Causey #17 wells in the "D" and "J" sands, and to produce same separately and without commingling, in order to operate the approved plan for water flood in the "D" sand of the Badger Creek Field in an economic and efficient manner.

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 said Notice; and of the parties interested therein, and jurisdiction to promulgate hereinafter prescribed order.

3.      That Applicant is the owner and operator of oil and gas leases in the E½ Section 22, Township 2 South, Range 57 West, 6th P.M., Adams County, Colorado, upon which it has drilled the following two wells:

Clifford Causey No 15 well - located 1650 feet south of the north line and 1650 feet west of the east line of said Section 22

Clifford Causey No. 17 well - located 330 feet south of the north line and 1650 feet west of the east line of said Section 22

and that the Clifford Causey No. 15 well and the Clifford Causey No. 17 well are capable of producing from the "D" and "J" sand formations,

4.      That in the drilling of the Clifford Causey No. 15 well, the "D" sand was encountered between the approximate depths of 5252 feet and 5306 feet below the surface, and that the "J" sand was encountered between the approximate depths of 5326 feet and 5374 feet below the surface, and that said well is now producing from the "J" sand formation through perforations between the approximate depths of 5324 feet and 5330 feet below the surface; and that said well is now capable of producing from the sand formation and from the "D" sand formation; and that Applicant proposes to dually complete said well in the "D" and "J" sands, separate common sources of supply, by perforating opposite the "D" sand between 5274 feet and 5277 feet, and between 5284 feet and 5300 feet and that the production from such dual completion will be separate and without commingling, in the manner indicated on Applicant's Exhibit A-1.

5. That in the drilling of the Clifford Causey No, 17 well., the "D" sand was encountered between the approximate depths of 5258 feet and 5302 feet below the surface, and that the "J" sand was encountered between the approximate depths of 5326 feet and 5376 feet below the surface, and that said well is now producing from the "J" sand formation through perforations between the approximate depths of 5326 feet and 5352 feet below the surface; and that said well is now capable of producing from the sand formation and from the "D" sand formation; and that Applicant proposes to dually complete said well in the "D" and "J" sands, separate common sources of supply, by perforating opposite the "D" sand between 5282 feet and 5295 feet, and between 5298 feet and 5304 feet from the surface; and that the production from such dual completion will be separate and without commingling, in the manner indicated on Applicant's Exhibit A-2.

6.      That all available geological and engineering data concerning the above wells indicate that said wells can be dually completed as set forth in Findings 4 and 5 above, and that authority for said dual completions should be granted.

7.      That the granting of Applicant's application, and the completion of and production from said wells in the manner hereinabove described, would not result in waste, and that no damage would result to either formation because of such dual completions,

ORDER

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, that the following rules and regulations shall apply hereafter and respectively to the Clifford Causey No. 15 well located 1650 feet south of the north line and 1,650 feet west of the east line of Section Twenty-two (22); the Clifford Causey No. 17 well located 330 feet south of the north line and 1650 feet west off the east line of' Section Twenty-two (22)both in Township Two (2) South, Range Fifty-seven (57) West of the 6th P.M., Adams County, Colorado, in addition to other applicable rules and regulations and orders of this Commission, if any, heretofore adopted not in conflict herewith.

Rule 1.    Authority is hereby granted applicant, the Sinclair Oil & Gas Company, to dually complete its Clifford Causey No. 15 well in the "D" and "J" sands, separate common sources of supply, by perforating opposite the "D" sand between 5274 feet and 5277 feet, and between 5284 feet and 5300 feet, in the manner indicated on Applicants Exhibit A-1, with production from such dual completion to be separate and without commingling.

Rule 2.    Authority is hereby granted applicant, the Sinclair Oil & Gas Company, dually complete its Clifford Causey No. 17 well in the "D" and "J" sands, separate common sources of supply, by perforating opposite the "D" sand between 5282 feet and 5295 feet, and between. 5298 feet and 5304 feet in the manner indicated on Applicants Exhibit A-2, with production from such dual completion to be separate and without commingling.

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.

ORDERED this 18th day of August, 1959.

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
	By  Annabel Hogsett, Secretary

THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION

OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

August 28, 1959

TO ALL OPERATORS AND PARTIES INTERESTED IN

BADGER CREEK FIELD, ADAMS COUNTY COLORADO:

On August 18, 1959, the Commission issued its Order No. 21-7 in the Badger Creek Field.  In this order, the location descriptions of the Clifford Causey No. 15 well and the Clifford Causey No. 17 well were incorrect.

Attached herewith is a corrected copy of Order No. 21-7. Please destroy the original copy sent you, and use the corrected copy of this order.

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
	By  Annabel Hogsett, Secretary