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Home My WebLink About20130119BEFORE THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION O F NOBLE ENERGY, INC. FOR AN O RDER POOLING ALL INTERESTS IN THE NIOBRARA FORMATION IN AN APPROXIMATE 640 -ACRE DRILLING AND SPACING UNIT LOCATED IN S ECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 9 NORTH, RANGE 59 WEST, 6TH P.M. IN THE AN U NKNOWN FIELD, WELD COUNTY, COLORADO CAUSE NO. DOCKET NO. APPLICATION COMES NOW Noble Energy, Inc. ('Applicant"), by its attorneys, Beatty & Wozniak, P.C., and makes this application to the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission of the State of Colorado (Commission") for an order pooling all interests within an approximate 640 -acre drilling and spacing unit for the drilling of the Castor LC 25-72HN well, API No. 05-123-33166 ("Well") for the development of the Niobrara Formation on the following described lands: Township 9 North, Range 59 West, 6th P.M. Section 25: All Weld County, Colorado (hereinafter "Application Lands"). In support thereof, Applicant states and alleges as follows: 1. Applicant is a corporation duly authorized to conduct business in the State of Colorado, and is a registered operator in good standing with the Commission. 2. Applicant owns certain leasehold interests in the Application Lands. 3. On February 22, 2011, the Commission entered Order No. 535-3, which among other things, established 160 approximate 640 -acre drilling and spacing units for certain lands, including Application Lands, and authorized one horizontal well within each unit, for development and production of oil, gas and related hydrocarbons from the N iobrara Formation. 4. Applicant, pursuant to Commission Rule 530 and the provisions of C.R.S. § 34-60-116 (6) and (7), seeks an order to pool all interests, including but not limited to, any nonconsenting interests, in the Application Lands in the Niobrara Formation underlying the following approximate 640 -acre drilling and spacing unit: nninntim 0,Ck C`t5 'CA- Raid) 2013-0119 101)-4) Township 9 North, Range 59 West, 6th P.M. Section 25: All (hereafter "Drilling and Spacing Unit"). 5. Applicant requests that the Commission's pooling order be made effective as of the earlier of the date of this Application, or the date that the costs specified in C.R.S. § 34-60-116(7)(b)(II) are first incurred for the drilling of a horizontal well to the Niobrara Formation on the Application Lands. 6. Applicant certifies that copies of this Application will be served on all persons owning an interest in the mineral estate of the tracts to be pooled within seven (7) days of the date hereof, as required by Rule 507.b(2), and that at least thirty (30) days prior to the hearing on this matter, each such interest owner not already leased or voluntarily pooled will be offered the opportunity to lease, or to participate in the drilling of the Well, and will be provided with the information required by Rule 530 as applicable. The list of such interested parties is attached hereto as Exhibit A. 7. That in order to prevent waste and to protect correlative rights, all interests in the Application Lands should be pooled for the orderly development of the Niobrara Formation, including any nonconsenting interests therein. WHEREFORE, Applicant requests that this matter be set for hearing at the next available opportunity, that notice be given as required by law, and that upon such hearing, the Commission enter its order: A. Pooling all interests in the Application Lands and Drilling and Spacing Unit for the development of the Niobrara Formation. B. Providing that the Commission's pooling order is made effective as of the earlier of the date of this Application, or the date that any of the costs specified in C.R.S. § 34-60-116(7)(b)(II) are first incurred for the drilling of the Well in the Drilling and Spacing Unit to the Niobrara Formation on the Application Lands. C. Providing that the interests of any owners with whom the Applicant has been unable to secure a lease or other agreement to participate in the drilling of the Well are pooled by operation of statute, pursuant to C.R.S. § 34-60-116(6) and (7), and made subject to the cost recovery provisions thereof with respect to the Well drilled to develop the Niobrara Formation in the Drilling and Spacing Unit comprising the Application Lands. D. For such other findings and orders as the Commission may deem proper or advisable in this matter. WHEREFORE, Applicant respectfully requests that this matter be set for hearing in February, 2013, that notice be given as required by law, and that upon such hearing, the Commission enter its order consistent with Applicant's request as set forth above. Dated: December / k, 2012. Respectfully submitted: NOBLE EN By: Applicant's Address: Noble Energy, Inc. ATTN: Ashley Stokes 1625 Broadway, Suite 2200 Denver, CO 80202 ��Y, INC. C%'�k't i"-- Jamie L. Jost Gregory Nibert Beatty & Wozniak, P.C. Attorneys for Applicant 216 16th Street, Suite 1100 Denver, Colorado 80202 (303) 407-4499 VERIFICATION STATE OF COLORADO ) ss. CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER) Joseph H. Lorenzo, of lawful age, being first duly sworn upon oath, deposes and says that he is Attorney -in -Fact for Noble Energy, Inc. and that he has read the foregoing Application and that the matters therein contained are true to the best of his knowledge, information and belief. Joseph . - zo Attorn - y),In - act Nobl-,Energy, Inc. Subscribed and sworn to before this I I yday of December, 2012. Witness my hand and official seal. mrMICHELE A <I as NOTARY PUBLIC STATE OF COLORADO NOTARY 1v 205440386.0. RR f COMMISSION EWES OCTOBER 28 2016 III / My commission expires: D 4 C EXHIBIT A Noble Energy, Inc. 1625 Broadway, Suite 2200 Denver, CO 80202 Noble Energy WYCO, LLC 1625 Broadway, Suite 2200 Denver, CO 80202 Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. 1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 1500 Houston, TX 77002 Regina Redmond 24193 N. Oasis Boulevard Florence, AZ 85132 John McManus do Lois McManus 12194 Ormes Rd. Presque Isle, WI 54557 Robert McManus 111 S. E. 7th Street Miami, FL 33131 Wade E. Castor 22791 Highway 39 Weldona, CO 80653 Deland Todd Castor 25450 Morgan County Road 10 Weldona, CO 80653 Farmers National Company, Agent for First National Bank, Trustee of the William E. Smoke Trust 5110 S. Yale Ave., Suite 400 Tulsa, OK 74135 Stephen Berry 2152 Skye Dr. Riverside, CA 92506 George R. Haffke as Trustee for The George A. Doll Trust P.O. Box 798 Ft. Morgan, CO 80701 Ann M. Overby PO Box 27, 215 Knapp Ave. Chester, IL 62233 Audrey Greer 1016 Home Ave. Oak Park, IL 60304 Carolyn M. Buckingham 11521 Front Field Lane Potomac, MD 20854 Grace M. Johnson and Richard M. Johnson, wife and husband do Joanne M. Johnson 11641 W. Prentice Place Littleton, CO 80127 Howard A. Frye 1317 Jones Street Reno, NV 89503 Irene J. Gay, widow 745 Corona St. Denver, CO 80218 James E. Reilly 45 Savory Drive Chicopee, MA 1020 Judith M. Ernest u/w Helen McManus UAD 12/18/2003 11521 Front Field Lane Potomac, MD 20854 Mary E. King 22190-850 N. Ave. Princeton, IL 61356-8771 Michael T. Reilly 41 Compass Islands Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33308 Myra E. Hills 5380 Sparta Loop SE Salem, OR 97306 Patricia Bush 2815 Club Drive Rocklin , CA 95765 Patrick O. Reilly 184 NW 114 Lane Coral Springs, FL 33071 Peter M. McManus u/w Helen McManus UAD 12/18/2003 11521 Front Field Lane Potomac, MD 20854 John R. Hills and Mona J. Hills, husband and wife, in joint tenancy 225 Kevin Way SE Salem, OR 97306 Rosemary Reilly, aka Rosemary R. Calderone and her husband Andrew P. Calderone 7300 NW 30 Place #104 Sunrise, FL 33313 The Stillwell Family Trust 9225 Jovic Rd. Lakeside, CA 92040-4503 Weld County, Colorado, a Political Subdivision of the State of Colorado 1150 O Street, P. O. Box 758 Greeley, CO 80632 OIL India (USA) c/o Thompson Knight, LLP 333 Clay Street, Suite 3300 Houston, TX 77002 Attention: Arthur J. Wright IOCL (USA) Inc. c/o Thompson Knight, LLP 333 Clay Street, Suite 3300 Houston, TX 77002 Attention: Arthur J. Wright BEFORE THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF NOBLE ENERGY, INC. FOR AN ORDER POOLING ALL INTERESTS IN THE NIOBRARA FORMATION IN AN APPROXIMATE 640 -ACRE DRILLING AND SPACING UNIT LOCATED IN SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 9 NORTH, RANGE 59 WEST, 6TH P.M. IN THE AN UNKNOWN FIELD, WELD COUNTY, COLORADO CAUSE NO. DOCKET NO. AFFIDAVIT OF MAILING STATE OF COLORADO )ss. CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER ) Jamie L. Jost of lawful age, and being first duly sworn upon her oath, states and declares: That she is the attorney for Noble Energy, Inc., that on or before December 2012, she caused a copy of the attached Application to be deposited in the United States Mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the arties listed on —Exhibit A to the Application. Jamie L. Jost Subscribed and sworn to before me on December /a , 2012. Witness my hand and official seal. My commission expires: Notary Public 1625 Broadway Suite 2200 Denver, CO 80202 Tel: 303.228.4000 Fax: 303.228.4280 www. nobleenergyi nc. corn What is this? ■ L0noble energy RECEIVED DEC 2 6 2t;"2 WELD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS The attached Application is for a statutory pooling proceeding filed with the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (Commission) pursuant to Colorado Revised Statute Section 34-60-116. This statute provides that Noble must send this Application to all "interested parties", defined as working interest, unleased mineral owners, and royalty owners, in the spacing unit. Why am I receiving it? You are receiving this letter because you are an interested party, and therefore Noble is required to send this Application to you as part of its request for statutory pooling. What should I do if I need more information? The purpose of this letter is to provide you with basic information. If you need additional information please contact the individual below: Landman Name Noble Energy, Inc. 1625 Broadway, Suite 2200 Denver, CO 80202 Landman Direct Phone Hello