REPORT OF THE COMMISSION

This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on July 15, 1975 at 9 A.M., in Room 532, State Services Building, Denver, Colorado, after giving Notice of Hearing as required by law, on the application of Charter Exploration and Production Co., for an order approving a pilot secondary recovery program by injection of water into the "D" Sand reservoir underlying certain 1ands in the Lanyard Field, Weld 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 the "D" Sand reservoir to be affected underlies an area consisting of common ownership in Section 24, Township 2 North, Range 63 West, 6th P.M., Lanyard Field, Weld County.

4. That the proposed program for the pilot secondary recovery by injection of water into the Well No. 15 Cuykendall located in the SW/4SE/4NW/4 Section 24, Township 2 North, Range 63 West, 6th P.M. into the "D" Sand reservoir underlying 1ands as describ-ed herein, is necessary in order to determine the feasibility of such a program on a larger scale in said field, and that the project will not adversely affect the correlative rights of any owner in the area.

ORDER

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, that the pilot secondary recovery program for the "D" Sand reservoir, underlying certain lands in Section 24, Township 2 North, Range 63 West, 6th P.M., Lanyard Field, Weld County, Colorado, is hereby approved and the operator is authorized to inject water into said reservoir through Well No. 15 Cuykendall, located in the SW/4SE/4NW/4 of said Section 24 in such quantities as shall be reasonably determined by the operator to best achieve the maximum recovery of oil without waste.

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

ORDERED this 15th day of July, 1975.

THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

By Frank J. Piro, Secretary