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 WATTENBERG GAS SPACED AREA, WELD AND ADAMS COUNTIES, COLORADO

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CAUSE NO. 232

 

ORDER NO. 232-5

 

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION

 

This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on June 19, 1973 at 9 A.M., in the Auditorium, Social Services Building, Denver, Colorado, after giving Notice of Hearing as required by law, on the application of Koch Exploration Company for an order extending the field limits of the Wattenberg Gas Spaced Area and providing that the additional area be made subject to the provisions of Order Nos. 232-1, 232-2 and 232-3.

 

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 testimony presented at the hearing indicates a common source of supply of gas and associated hydrocarbons in the "J" Sand underlies, in addition to the area set forth in Order Nos. 232-1, 232-2 and 232-3, the following described lands in Adams County, Colorado, to-wit:

 

Township 2 South, Range 64 West, 6th P.M.

All of Sections

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and 33

 

and that such area should be made subject to the provisions of Order Nos. 232-1, 232-2, and 232-3.

 

4.      That the Well No. 1 Champlin 75 Amoco C located in the SW¼NW¼ Section 19, Township 2 South, Range 64 West, 6th P.M. should be considered an exception and be the permitted well for the designated unit consisting of the W½ of said Section 19.

 

ORDER

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, that the area set forth in Finding 3 herein shall be subject to the provisions of Order Nos. 232-1, 232-2 and 232-3, and the Wattenberg Gas Spaced Area shall henceforth include the following described lands in Adams and Weld Counties, Colorado, to-wit:

 

ADAMS COUNTY

 

 

 

T. 1S., R. 64W. 6th P.M.

 

T. 1S., R. 67W. 6th P.M.

NW¼ (being Sections 4 thru 9, and 16 thru 18)

 

All

 

 

T. 2S., R. 64W., 6th P.M.

T. IS. R. 65W., 6th P.M.

 

All

 

 

 

 

T. 2S., R. 65W., 6th P.M.

T. IS., R. 66W., 6th P.M.

 

Sections 1 thru 24

All

 

 

 

 

 

WELD COUNTY

 

 

 

 

 

T. 1N., R. 64W., 6th P.M.

 

T. 3N., R. 66W., 6th P.M.

 

All

 

 

 

T. 1N., R. 65W., 6th P.M.

 

T. 3N., R. 67W., 6th P.M.

All

 

All

 

 

 

T. 1N., R. 66W., 6th P.M.

 

T. 3N., R. 68W., 6th P.M.

All

 

All

 

 

 

T. 1N., R. 67W., 6th P.M.

 

T. 4N., R. 63W., 6th P.M.

All

 

 

 

 

T. 1N., R. 68W., 6th P.M.

 

T. 4N., R. 64W., 6th P.M.

All

 

All

 

 

 

T. 2N., R. 63W., 6th P.M.

 

T. 4N., R. 65W., 6th P.M.

 

All

 

 

 

T. 2N., R. 64W., 6th P.M.

 

T. 4N., R. 66W., 6th P.M.

All

 

All

 

 

 

T. 2N., R. 65W., 6th P.M.

 

T. 4N., R. 67W., 6th P.M.

All

 

All

 

 

 

T. 2N., R. 66W., 6th P.M.

 

T. 4N., R. 68W., 6th P.M.

All

 

 

 

 

T. 2N., R. 67W., 6th P.M.

 

T. 5N., R. 63W., 6th P.M.

All

 

SW¼ (being Sections 19 thru 21, and 28 thru 33)

T. 2N., R. 68W., 6th P.M.

 

 

All

 

T. 5N., R. 64W., 6th P.M.

 

 

 

 

 

T. 3N., R. 63W., 6th P.M.

 

 

 

T. 5N., R. 65W., 6th P.M.

 

 

T. 3N., R. 64W., 6th P.M.

 

 

All

 

T. 5N., R. 66W., 6th P.M.

 

 

T. 3N., R. 65W., 6th P.M.

 

 

All

 

T. 5N., R. 67W., 6th P.M.

 

 

All

 

and henceforth such area shall be known as the Wattenberg Gas Spaced Area.

 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that the Well No. 1 Champlin 75 Amoco C located in the SW¼NW¼ Section 19, Township 2 South, Range 64 West, 6th P.M., shall be considered an exception and be the permitted well for the designated unit consisting of the W½ of said Section 19.

 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that the Commission expressly reserves the right, after notice and hearing, to alter, amend or repeal any part of, or all of the above orders.

 

ORDERED this 19th day of June 1973.

 

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

 

By 

Frank J. Piro, Secretary