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    <form_num>02   </form_num>
    <receive_date>2010-04-22T00:00:00-06:00</receive_date>
    <operator_num>100322</operator_num>
    <company_name>NOBLE ENERGY INC                                  </company_name>
    <address>1625 BROADWAY STE 2200                            </address>
    <city>DENVER                        </city>
    <state>CO</state>
    <zip>80202     </zip>
    <first_name>Cheryl         </first_name>
    <last_name>Johnson             </last_name>
    <area_code>303</area_code>
    <phone_num>228-4437       </phone_num>
    <fax_area_code>303</fax_area_code>
    <fax_num>228-4286       </fax_num>
    <submit_name>Cheryl Johnson           </submit_name>
    <submit_title>Regulatory Analyst       </submit_title>
    <submit_date>2010-04-22T00:00:00-06:00</submit_date>
    <approv_name xml:space="preserve">                         </approv_name>
    <approv_title xml:space="preserve">                         </approv_title>
    <status_date>2010-04-22T14:27:12.06-06:00</status_date>
    <status>UPLOADED  </status>
    <user_name>shirleyk                                          </user_name>
    <data_entry_date>2010-01-07T11:24:17.907-07:00</data_entry_date>
    <data_entry_op>shirleyk</data_entry_op>
    <email>cheryljohnson@nobleenergyinc.com</email>
    <version>2.00000</version>
    <contact_email>cheryljohnson@nobleenergyinc.com</contact_email>
    <reason>In Process</reason>
    <last_user>belangep</last_user>
    <last_update_user>belangep</last_update_user>
    <last_update_date>2010-04-23T09:05:07.073-06:00</last_update_date>
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      <doc_num>400027095</doc_num>
      <permit_type>DR</permit_type>
      <refiling>N</refiling>
      <sidetrack>N</sidetrack>
      <well_type>GAS                 </well_type>
      <other_well_type xml:space="preserve">                    </other_well_type>
      <zone_type>MULTIPLE            </zone_type>
      <commingle xml:space="preserve">                    </commingle>
      <well_name>SCHMIDT K                          </well_name>
      <well_num>23-24D         </well_num>
      <unit_name xml:space="preserve">               </unit_name>
      <unit_num xml:space="preserve">            </unit_num>
      <proposed_depth>7972</proposed_depth>
      <qtrqtr>NESW  </qtrqtr>
      <sec>23</sec>
      <twp>4N    </twp>
      <range>66W    </range>
      <meridian>6</meridian>
      <dist_e_w>2551</dist_e_w>
      <field_name>WATTENBERG          </field_name>
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      <dist_n_s>2326</dist_n_s>
      <field_code>90750</field_code>
      <ground_elev>4726</ground_elev>
      <dir_n_s>FSL</dir_n_s>
      <county>WELD           </county>
      <dev_type>DIRECTIONAL    </dev_type>
      <top_dist_e_w>2584</top_dist_e_w>
      <bot_dist_e_w>2584</bot_dist_e_w>
      <top_dir_e_w>FWL</top_dir_e_w>
      <min_owner>FEE       </min_owner>
      <top_dist_n_s>1220</top_dist_n_s>
      <top_dir_n_s>FSL</top_dir_n_s>
      <lease_num xml:space="preserve">               </lease_num>
      <top_sec>23</top_sec>
      <surf_owner>FEE       </surf_owner>
      <s_m_owner>Y</s_m_owner>
      <top_twp>4N    </top_twp>
      <top_range>66W    </top_range>
      <lease_acreage>158</lease_acreage>
      <lease_desc>T4N R66W: Section 23 - SW4 except a 2.57 acrea in the NW corner as follows:  At the NW corner of the SW4 of Sec 23 then South 236 ft then east parallel to North line of Sec 23 for 474 ft then North 236 ft then West 474 ft.</lease_desc>
      <high_density>N</high_density>
      <bot_dir_e_w>FWL</bot_dir_e_w>
      <bot_dist_n_s>1220</bot_dist_n_s>
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