HomeMy WebLinkAbout20112909.tiff RESOLUTION
RE: APPROVE REQUEST TO WAIVE BID PROCEDURE CONCERNING OIL AND GAS
LEASE, ACCEPT OFFER TO LEASE MINERAL ACRE, AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO
SIGN - LONETREE ENERGY AND ASSOCIATES, LLC
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to
Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of
administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS, LoneTree Energy and Associates, LLC, 3 West Dry Creek Circle, Littleton,
Colorado 80120, has requested that the bidding procedure be waived according to the policy as set
forth in the Weld County Code for parcels less than five acres, on the following described mineral
acres:
A strip of land 150 feet in width, being 75 feet wide on
each side of the center line of the track of the Denver
Laramie and Northwestern Railway as now located,
surveyed and staked out over and across the E1/2
SW1/4 of Section 6, Township 6 North, Range 66
West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado; said
center line being more fully described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the south line of said E1/2
SW 1/4,/4, 499 feet west of the east line thereof; thence
running north 57° 19' west 954.3 feet; thence
northwesterly on a curve to the right with a radius of
5,730 feet, for a distance of 107.7 feet to a point on
the west line of said E1/2 SW1/4, crossing said line
595 feet (more or less) north of the southwest corner
thereof. A total distance of 1,062 feet.
WHEREAS, LoneTree Energy and Associates, LLC, is offering to lease the above described
mineral acres, containing 3.65 mineral acres, more or less, and
WHEREAS,the Board finds that the lease offer from LoneTree Energy and Associates, LLC,
in the amount of ONE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY AND NO/100 DOLLARS($1,460.00),
is acceptable, with further terms and conditions being as stated in said Small Tract Oil and Gas
Lease, a copy being attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld
County, Colorado, that the request of LoneTree Energy and Associates, LLC, to waive the bidding
procedure on an Oil and Gas Lease concerning the above described mineral acres, be, and hereby
is, granted.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the offer of LoneTree Energy and
Associates, LLC, to lease mineral acres, as hereinabove stated, be, and hereby is, accepted.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair, be, and hereby is, authorized to
sign said Small Tract Oil and Gas Lease.
The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by
the following vote on the 2nd day of November, A.D., 2011.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELp COUNTY, COLORADO
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WELD COUNTY OIL AND GAS LEASE
(Small Tract)
THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this 25th day of October, 2011, by and between
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO, a political subdivision of the State of Colorado acting by and through the
Board of County Commissioners of the County of Weld, &.4-5-49th-Street, P.O. Box 758, Greeley, CO 1150 '0"S{,
80632, hereinafter called Lessor, and LoneTree Energy & Associates, LLC, 3 West Dry Creek Circle,
Littleton, CO 80120 hereinafter called Lessee.
WITNESSETH, that Lessor, for and in consideration of the sum of$1,460.00, cash in hand paid,
the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and the covenants and agreements hereinafter described,
has granted, demised, leased and let, and by these presents does grant, demise, lease and let
exclusively unto the said Lessee, the land hereinafter described, with the exclusive right for the purpose
of mining, exploring by geophysical and other methods, and operating for and producing therefrom; oil
and all gas of whatsoever nature or kind, with rights of way and easement for laying pipe lines, and
erection of structures thereon to produce, save and take care of said products, all that certain tract of land
situated in the County of Weld, State of Colorado, described as follows, to wit:
Section 6 Township 6 North, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado:
A strip of land 150 feet in width, being 75 feet wide on each side of the center line of the track of the
Denver Laramie and Northwestern Railway as now located, surveyed and staked out over and across the
E/2SW/4 of Section 6, in Township 6 North, Range 66 West of the 61h P.M. Said center line being more
fully described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the South line of said E/2SW/4, 499 feet West of the East line thereof; thence
running North 57°19' West 954.3 feet; thence Northwesterly on a curve to the right with a radius of 5730
feet, for a distance of 107.7 feet to a point on the West line of said E/2SW/4, crossing said line 595 feet
(more or less) North of the Southwest corner thereof. A total distance of 1062 feet.
and containing 3.65 acres, more or less.
1. It is agreed that the lease shall remain in force for a term of three (3) years from this date
and as long thereafter as oil or gas of whatsoever nature or kind is produced from said leased premises
or on acreage pooled therewith, or drilling operations are continued as hereinafter provided. If, at the
expiration of the primary term of this lease, oil or gas is not being produced on the leased premises or on
acreage pooled therewith but Lessee is then engaged in drilling or re-working operations thereon, then
this lease shall continue in force so long as operations are being continuously prosecuted on the leased
premises or on acreage pooled therewith; and operations shall be considered to be continuously
prosecuted if not more than ninety (90) days shall elapse between the completion or abandonment of one
well and the beginning of operations for the drilling of a subsequent well. If after discovery of oil or gas on
said land or on acreage pooled therewith, the production thereof should cease from any cause after the
primary term, this lease shall not terminate if Lessee commences additional drilling or re-working
operations within ninety (90) days from date of cessation of production or from date of completion of dry
hole. If oil or gas shall be discovered and produced as a result of such operations; at or after the
expiration of the primary term of this lease, this lease shall continue in force so long as oil or gas is
produced from the leased premises or on acreage pooled therewith.
2. This is a PAID-UP LEASE. In consideration of the down cash payment, Lessor agrees
that Lessee shall not be obligated, except as otherwise provided herein, to commence or continue any
operations during the primary term. Lessee may at any time or times during or after the primary term
surrender this lease as to all or any portion of said land and as to any strata or stratum by delivering to
Lessor or by filing for record a release or releases, and be relieved of all obligation thereafter accruing as
to the acreage surrendered.
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3. In consideration of the premises the said Lessee covenants and agree to pay Lessor
twenty percent (20%) of the proceeds received by Lessee, payable monthly, for the oil, gas and other
hydrocarbons produced and saved from the leased premises.
4. Where gas from a well capable of producing gas is not sold or used, Lessee may pay or
tender as royalty to Lessor One Dollar per year per net mineral acre owned by Lessor and covered by this
lease, such payment or tender to be made on or before the anniversary date of this lease next ensuing
after the expiration of 90 days from the date such well is shut in and thereafter on or before the
anniversary date of this lease during the period such well is shut in. If such payment or tender is made, it
will be considered that gas is being produced within the meaning of this lease.
5. If said Lessor owns less than the entire oil and gas fee simple estate in the above
described lands, then the royalties (including any shut-in gas royalty) herein provided for shall be paid to
the said Lessor only in the proportion which Lessor's interest bears to the entire oil and gas mineral fee
simple estate.
6. Lessee shall have the right to use, free of cost or royalty, gas, oil and water produced on
said land for Lessee's operations thereon, except water from the wells of Lessor.
7. When requested by Lessor, Lessee shall bury Lessee's pipe lines below plow depth.
8. No well shall be drilled nearer than 200 feet to any occupied building on said premises
without the written consent of Lessor.
9. Lessee shall have the right at any time to remove all of Lessee's machinery and fixtures
placed on said premises, including the right to draw and remove casing.
10. The rights of Lessor and Lessee hereunder may be assigned in whole, or in part, upon
payment of a $25.00 fee and written consent of the Board of Weld County Commissioners. No change in
ownership of Lessor's interest (by assignment or otherwise) shall be binding on Lessee until Lessee has
been furnished with notice, consisting of certified copies of all recorded instruments or documents and
other information necessary to establish a complete chain of record title from Lessor, and then only with
respect to payment thereafter made. No other kind of notice, whether actual or constructive, shall be
binding upon Lessee. No present or future division of Lessor's ownership as to different portions or
parcels of said land shall operate to enlarge the obligations or diminish the rights of Lessee, and all
Lessee's operations may be conducted without regard to any such division. If all or any part of this lease
is assigned, no leasehold owner shall be liable for any act or omission of any other leasehold owner.
11. Lessee, at its option, is hereby given the right and power at any time and from time to
time as a recurring right, either before or after production, as to all or any part of the land described herein
and as to any one or more of the formations hereunder, to pool or unitize the leasehold estate and the
mineral estate covered by this lease with other land, lease or leases in the immediate vicinity for the
production or oil and gas, or separately for the production or either, when in Lessee's judgment it is
necessary or advisable to do so, and irrespective of whether authority similar to this exists with respect to
such other land, lease or leases. Likewise, units previously formed to include formations not producing oil
or gas may be reformed to exclude such non-producing formations. The forming or reforming of any unit
shall be accomplished by Lessee executing and filing of record a declaration of such unitization or
reformation, which declaration shall describe the unit. Any unit may include land upon which a well has
theretofore been completed or upon which operations for drilling have theretofore been commenced.
Production, drilling or reworking operations or a well shut in for want of a market anywhere on a unit
which includes all or a part of this lease shall be treated as if it were production, drilling or reworking
operation or a well shut in for want of a market under this lease. In lieu of the royalties elsewhere herein
specified, including shut-in gas royalties, Lessor shall receive on production from the unit so pooled
royalties only on the portion of such production allocated to this lease; such allocation shall be that
proportion of the unit production that the total number of surface acres covered by this lease and included
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in the unit bear to the total number of surface acres in such unit. In addition to the foregoing, lessee shall
have the right to unitize, pool or combine all or any part of the above described lands as to one or more of
the formations thereunder with other lands in the same general area by entering into a cooperative or unit
plan of development or operation approved by any governmental authority and, from time to time, with
like approval, to modify, change or terminate any such plan or agreement and, in such event, the terms,
conditions and provisions of this lease shall be deemed modified to conform to the terms, conditions and
provisions of such approved cooperative or unit plan of development or operation and, particularly, all
drilling and development requirements of this lease, express or implied, shall be satisfied by compliance
with the drilling and development requirements of such plan or agreement, and this lease shall not
terminate or expire during the life or such plan or agreement. In the event that said above described
lands or any part thereof shall hereafter be operated under any such cooperative or unit plan of
development or operation whereby the production therefrom is allocated to different portions of the land
covered by said plan, then the production allocated to any particular tract of land shall, for the purpose of
computing the royalties to be paid hereunder to Lessor, be regarded as having been produced from the
particular tract of land to which it is allocated and not to any other tract of land; and the royalty payments
to be made hereunder to Lessor shall be based upon production only as so allocated. Lessor shall
formally express Lessor's consent to any cooperative or unit plan of development or operation adopted by
Lessee and approved by any governmental agency by executing the same upon request of Lessee.
12. All express or implied covenants of this lease shall be subject to all Federal and State
laws, executive orders, rules or regulations, and this lease shall not be terminated, in whole or in part, nor
Lessee held liable in damages, for failure to comply therewith, if compliance is prevented by, or if such
failure is the result of, any such law, order, rule or regulation.
13. Lessor does not warrant title to the leased premises, but it shall, upon request, allow
Lessee access to such abstracts and other title papers as it has in its files. Lessee shall have the right at
any time to redeem for Lessor, by payment, any mortgages, taxes or other liens on the above described
lands in the event of a default of payment by Lessor, and be subrogated to the rights of the holder
thereof.
14. Lessee shall indemnify Lessor against all liability and loss, and against all claims and
actions, including the defense of such claims or actions, based upon or arising out of damage or injury,
including death, to persons or property caused by or sustained in connection with operations on this
leased land or by conditions created thereby, or based upon any violation of any statute, ordinance or
regulation.
15. Upon failure or default of Lessee to comply with any of the terms and provisions hereof
including but not limited to the failure to comply with laws, rules and regulations covering Colorado oil and
gas operations, Lessor is hereby authorized upon notice and hearing, as hereinafter provided, to cancel
this lease as to all of the leased land so claimed or possessed by Lessee hereunder. In the event of any
such default or failure, Lessor shall, before making any such cancellation, send to Lessee by certified
mail, to the post office address of said lessee as shown by the records of Lessor, a notice or intention to
cancel for such failure or default, specifying the same, stating that if within thirty (30) days from the date
of mailing said notice, Lessee shall correct such failure or default, no cancellation will be made. If such
failure or default is not corrected with thirty (30) days after the mailing of such notice, and if Lessee does
not request a hearing on such notice within thirty (30) days, this lease will terminate and be canceled by
operation of the paragraph without further action by Lessor, or further notice to Lessee.
16. All of the provisions of this lease shall be binding upon the heirs, personal
representatives, successors and assigns of Lessor and Lessee.
17. Lessee shall not conduct operations of any kind upon the surface of the lands herein
described without the express written consent of Lessor.
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18. Neither party shall be responsible for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts
or occurrences beyond the reasonable control of such party, including, without limitation: fire, explosion,
power failure, flood, earthquake or other act of God; war, revolution, civil commotion, terrorism, or acts of
public enemies; any law, order, regulation, ordinance, or requirement of any government or legal body or
any representative of any such government or legal body; or labor unrest, including without limitation,
strikes, slowdowns, picketing or boycotts. In such event, the party affected shall be excused from such
performance (other than any obligation to pay money) on a day-to-day basis to the extent of such
interference (and the other party shall likewise be excused from performance of its obligations on a day-
to-day basis to the extent such party's obligations relate to the performance so interfered with).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Lessor has hereunto signed and caused its name to be signed by the
CHAIR, BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF WELD, with the seal of the
office affixed, and Lessee has signed this agreement, the day and year first above written.
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! LONETREEENERGY
-- - - & ASSOCIATES, LLC
October 26,2011
Weld County Board of County Commissioners
915 10th St.
P.O. Box 758
Greeley,CO 80632
RE: Howard Lake Prospect(HOW-745, 313-21)
Oil and Gas Lease and Bonus Consideration
Township 6 North-Range 66 West,6th P.M.
Section 6: A tract of land in the E/2SW/4 containing 3.65 ac
Dear Ms. Gesick,
Per our recent emails and phone conversation, enclosed please find check No. 69130 in the amount of$1,460.00
from LoneTree Energy (on the behalf of Petroleum Development Corporation). I have also included Oil and Gas
form for the small tract of land we are leasing referenced above. Per your email on October 12,2011,you will send
the original Oil and Gas Lease to us after it has been filed in the county records.
Please acknowledge receipt of this check for the full bonus consideration by signing and dating this letter below.
Return the executed original to us and retain the copy of this letter for your records. If you have any questions
regarding this matter, do not hesitate to call me at 303-233-8700 ext. 107.
Respectfully,
Patti oenig
LoneTree nergy&Associa , LLC
Agent fo Petroleum opment Corporation
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Enclosures
Received LTE Check#669130 from LoneTree Energy&Associates LLC as agent for Petroleum Development
Corporation,in the amount of$1,460.00 on this 271' day of(t f,,, ,2011.
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From: Patti Koenig [pkoenig@lonetreeenergy.com]
Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 9:06 AM
To: Esther Gesick
Subject: RE: Oil and Gas Lease Mineral Interest Open
Good Morning Esther,
Please review the notes from the Title Attorney regarding this 3.65 ac tract or as per your notes a 2.5 ac tract. We would
like to get this under lease and wondering if you will review the notes below and decide if we could lease as the 3.65
acres or if Weld County is only willing to use the 2.5 ac description.
By WARRANTY DEED dated February 28, 1910, recorded at Book 357, Page 248, Reception No. 175003, Orville T.
Austin conveyed a strip of land 150 feet in width across the E/2SW/4 of Section 6, containing 3.65 acres, more or less,to
The Denver, Laramie and Northwestern Railway Company for use as a right-of-way. This strip of land is described as
Tract 2 in this opinion.
Pursuant to the decree of foreclosure and sale dated April 24, 1915, issued by the District Court of the City and
County of Denver, State of Colorado, in cause numbered Consolidated No. 55132 (as described in [Sheriffs] DEED dated
June 4, 1917, recorded at Book 471, Page 508, Reception No. 255640 on July 10, 1917), the Sheriff of the City and
County of Denver executed a DEED dated June 4, 1917, recorded at Book 471, Page 508, Reception No. 255640,
conveying, to M.S. Radetsky, all of the interest owned by The Denver, Laramie and Northwestern Railway Company in a
"One hundred and fifty (150) foot right of way and grade, extending in a northwesterly direction across the southeast
quarter (SE1/4) of the southwest quarter (SW1/4) of section six (6), township six (6) north, range sixty six (66) west",
among other lands.
By TREASURER'S DEED TO COUNTY dated April 8, 1940, recorded at Book 1063, Reception No. 845149, the Weld
County Treasurer conveyed a "R/W over & across E1/2SW1/4: Section 6, Township 6 North, Range 66 West" to Weld
County, Colorado.The deed states that the property conveyed was acquired by the Weld County Treasurer as a result of
a foreclosure of the tax lien for unpaid 1924 taxes (Certificate No. 1256, Book No. 6 Tax Sale Record, Year of Sale 1925,
S.D. 52), but does not identify the name of the person or entity that lost the right-of-way to foreclosure. The
aforementioned Certificate No. 1256 was not available for examination in Office of the Weld County Treasurer.
A DECREE IN QUIET TITLE dated November 10, 1942, recorded at Book 1102, Page 340, Reception No. 908802,
issued in the case of The Board of County Commissioners of the County of Weld, State of Colorado, as Plaintiff, and
Esther K. Mitchell, The Denver, Laramie and Northwestern Railroad Company, M.S. Radetsky, et al., as Defendants, Case
No. 10118, District Court, Weld County, Colorado, states that: "...Weld County, State of Colorado is now and was at the
time of the commencement of this action, seized in fee simple of...Right of way across East 1/2 SW1/4 Sec. 6, Tp 6 N.R.
66W.", among other lands, but the decree made no reference to the 150 foot wide right-of-way containing 3.65 acres
that was conveyed in WARRANTY DEED dated February 28, 1910, recorded at Book 357, Page 248, Reception No.
175003 or DEED dated June 4, 1917, recorded at Book 471, Page 508, Reception No. 255640.
Subsequently, Weld County, Colorado conveyed, to Gotfret Hergert (who was the current owner of the
remainder of the E/2SW/4 of Section 6), a "R/W over& across E1/2SW1/4: Section 6,Township 6 North, Range 66 West
of the 6th P.M....reserving therefrom, to grantor, the oil, gas or other minerals therein" (see DEED FROM COUNTY dated
December 9, 1943, recorded at Book 1124, Page 170, Reception No. 929568).
A Parcel Map of Section 6 printed from the website of the Office of the Weld County Assessor on May 13, 2011,
does not show any right-of-way or narrow tract of land crossing the E/2SW/4 of Section
6.
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The materials examined for this opinion included an OIL AND GAS LEASE dated June 12, 1956, recorded at Book
1461, Page 470, Reception No. 1239487, from Sara Radetsky, a widow, as "Lessor", to The California Company, as
"Lessee", for a primary term of twenty(20) years (the "Radetsky lease"), covering "All that land lying and being situated
in the County of Weld, State of Colorado, which lands are described in that certain [Sheriffs Deed]...dated the 4th of
June, 1917, and recorded in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of Weld County, State of Colorado, in Book 471, Page
508". On January 31, 1957, G.B. Radetsky and Florence R. Lindner, as the "sole heirs of SARA RADETSKY", executed an
amendment of the Radetsky lease.
The materials examined also included four oil and gas leases executed by Weld County as "Lessor", issued in
1970, 1974, 1977, and 1983, all covering a "Right of way as described in [the TREASURER'S DEED TO COUNTY recorded
at] Book 1063, Page 42, of the Weld County Records over and across the E/2 SW/4, containing 2.5 acres, more or less"
(emphasis added) in Section 6,T6N, R66W, 6th P.M.
The above-described deeds, decree and leases do not answer, with certainty, whether the right-of-way granted
in WARRANTY DEED recorded at Book 357, Page 248, Reception No. 175003 is the same tract of land conveyed in
TREASURER'S DEED TO COUNTY recorded at Book 1063, Reception No. 845149. Nevertheless, the examiner has
presumed that the tracts are the same and has credited Weld County, Colorado with all of the oil, gas or other minerals
in Tract 2, and has credited R. H. Farms, Inc. (successor-in-interest of Gotfret Hergert) with 100%of the surface rights in
Tract 2.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Thanks for your time.
Thank You,
Patti Koenig
LoneTree Energy&Associates, LLC
3 West Dry Creek Circle
Littleton,CO 80120
pkoenig@lonetreeenergy.com
P: 303-233-8700 ext. 107
F: 303-233-8787
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From: Esther Gesick [mailto:egesick@co.weld.co.us]
Sent:Wednesday,October 12, 2011 12:28 PM
To: Patti Koenig
Cc: Esther Gesick
Subject: RE: Oil and Gas Lease Mineral Interest Open
Patti,
Our records reflect a 2.5-acre parcel, acquired by Deed 1671, recorded in Book 1063, Page 42, on 4/8/40. If the parcel
you are describing is separate from this, please provide similar recorded documentation for me to use in establishing a
separate file.
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As for process,the County leasing policy waives the auction process for parcels that are five (5) acres or less. Please
complete the attached Small Tract Lease form and return it to me for processing with the Commissioners. Upon
recording, we will return the original to the leasing party for their records.
Thanks!
Esther E. Gesick
Deputy Clerk to the Board/Office Manager
1150 O Street P.O. Box 758'Greeley, CO 80632
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From: Patti Koenig (mailto:pkoenig@lonetreeenergy.com]
Sent:Wednesday, October 12, 2011 8:36 AM
To: Esther Gesick
Subject:Oil and Gas Lease Mineral Interest Open
Good Morning Esther,
I am contacting you today regarding a 3.65 acre tract that is open in the following lands.
Township 6 North, Range 66 West,6th P.M.
Section 6: A 3.65 ac tract in the E2SW
Please let me know how we can go about securing a lease on this parcel. I know you typically require this to go through
auction but due to the small size of the tract we were curious if there were any alternatives.
Please advise.
Regards,
Thank You,
Patti Koenig
LoneTree Energy&Associates, LLC
3 West Dry Creek Circle
Littleton,CO 80120
pkoenig@lonetreeenergy.com
P: 303-233-8700 ext. 107
F: 303-233-8787
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