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 CHEYENNE

WELLS FIELD, CHEYENNE COUNTY, COLORADO

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CAUSE NO.   212

 

ORDER NO.   212-15

 

                                                             REPORT OF THE COMMISSION

 

                        This cause came on for hearing before the Commission at 8:30 a.m. on October 16, 1996, in Suite 801, The Chancery Building, 1120 Lincoln Street, Denver, Colorado, on the verified application of Mull Drilling Company, Inc. for an order rescinding Order No. 212-1 for the lands described and contained in the Cheyenne Wells Field.  The Applicant requests the lands be subject to Rule No. 318 with permitted wells to be located no closer than 600 feet from the boundaries of the lease and no closer than 950 feet to another well drilled for production from the Mississippian-Spergen Formation.

 

                                                                                 FINDINGS

 

                        The Commission finds as follows:

 

                        1.  Mull Drilling Company, Inc. as applicant herein, is an interested party in the subject matter of the above-referenced matter.

    

                        2.  Due notice of the time, place and purpose of the hearing has been given in all respects as required by law.

 

                        3.  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.

 

                        4.  On October 15, 1968 the Commission authorized Order No. 212-1 to be issued which established 80-acre drilling and spacing units for the production of oil and associated hydrocarbons underlying the below-listed lands in the Cheyenne Wells Field in Cheyenne County, Colorado.  The units shall consist of the E½ and W½ or the N½ and S½ of a governmental quarter section, with the permitted well to be located in the center of the NE¼ and SW¼ of each quarter section, with a tolerance of 150 feet in any direction to avoid surface obstructions and hazards.

 

                                                 Township 13 South, Range 44 West, 6th P.M.

                                                                        Sections 31-33:  All

 

                                                 Township 14 South, Range 44 West, 6th P.M.

                                                                          Sections 4-9:  All

 

                        5.  Engineering evidence presented at the administrative hearing indicated that additional wells drilled on 80-acre drilling and spacing units have recovered significant additional reserves without impacting the original wells.

 

                        6.  Rescinding Order No. 212-1 from the above-described lands and placing them under the provision of Rule No. 318 would allow the efficient and economic development of oil reserves for these lands and prevent waste while protecting correlative rights.

 

                       7.  Based on the facts stated in the verified application, having received no protests, and having been heard by the Hearing Officer who recommends approval of the application, the Commission should approve the request and rescind Order No. 212-1 for the lands described and contained in the Cheyenne Wells Field.  The lands should be subject to Rule No. 318 with permitted wells to be located no closer than 600 feet from the boundaries of the lease and no closer than 950 feet to another well drilled for production from the Mississippian-Spergen Formation.

 

                                                                                 O R D E R

 

                        NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that Order No. 212-1 is hereby rescinded for the lands described below and contained in the Cheyenne Wells Field.  The lands shall be subject to Rule No. 318, with permitted wells to be located no closer than 600 feet from the boundaries of the lease and no closer than 950 feet to another well drilled for production from the Mississippian-Spergen Formation.

 

                                                 Township 13 South, Range 44 West, 6th P.M.

                                                                        Sections 31-33:  All

 

                                                 Township 14 South, Range 44 West, 6th P.M.

                                                                          Sections 4-9:  All

 

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

 

                        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.

 

                        ENTERED this                   day of November, 1996, as of October 16, 1996.

 

                                                                        OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION

                                                                            OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

 

 

 

                                                                        By                                                               

                                                                                           Patricia C. Beaver, Secretary

 

Dated at Suite 801

1120 Lincoln Street

Denver, Colorado 80203

July 26, 2018