BEFORE THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION

OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

IN THE MATTER OF THE INVESTIGATION TO TAKE MEASURES TO PREVENT WASTE OF OIL AND GAS IN THE "D" SAND OF THE SURVEYOR CREEK FIELD, WASHINGTON COUNTY, COLORADO

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CAUSE NO. 76

 

ORDER NO. 76-2

 

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION

 

This cause came on for hearing before the Commission on June 18, 1957, at 10:00 a.m., in Room 330 State Office Building, Denver, Colorado, after publication of Notice of Hearing as required by law, on the application of the Skelly Oil Company for an amendment to Order No. 76-1, Cause No. 76, allowing realignment of two gas units in Section 29, Township 2 North, Range 52 West, in the Surveyor Creek Field.

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 from testimony offered by counsel for the Applicant, it appears that production in Section 29, Township 2 North, Range 52 West, 6th P.M., Washington County, Colorado, may be limited to the East Half of that section, and that realignment of units from the North and South halves to the East and West halves will afford a better opportunity to obtain production.

4.      That all parties interested in the two units under consideration have agreed to said realignment.

ORDER

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, that the application of the Skelly Oil Company is hereby granted, and the drilling units in Section Twenty-nine (29), Township Two (2) North, Range Fifty-two (52) West, 6th P.M., Washington County, Colorado, are hereby realigned and shall consist of the East Half and the West Half of said Section 29, and the permitted well for each of these units shall be located not less than Six Hundred Sixty (660) feet from the long sides nor less than Nineteen Hundred Eighty (1980) feet from the short sides of the drilling unit upon which it is located, and in the center of a quarter quarter section, with a tolerance of One Hundred (100) feet from the prescribed location toward the center of the drilling unit to avoid surface hazards and obstructions, as provided in Rule 2 of Order No. 76-1.

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 "D" sand formation, as defined herein, for the purpose of producing gas 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 and regulations.

ORDERED this 18th day of June, 1957.

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

 

 

By  Annabel Hogsett, Secretary